| CONSULTING SERVICES: |
Anne Weston & Associates, LLC provides a full complement of fine and decorative art services.
We offer a confidential consulting service for the placement of item(s) in the most relevant auction venue. Our services include the initial appraisal of the object; the determination of the proper market for the sale of that object; negotiation of the seller's commission, insurance charges etc,; transport of the object to the chosen venue; and attention to the details of cataloguing and sale. We have recently handled the sale of an Irish painting in the London salerooms (the painting was from an estate in New England) for over $300,000; the sale of an Egyptian travel book with accompanying color portfolio (sold in London for $15,000); and the auction of an American federal card table which sold in New York for $58,000.
We just negotiated the placement of an entire estate between two different auction houses with very favorable commission rates for the family. Since the larger auction houses tend to only want those items with a value above $5,000, it is increasingly important to work creatively to ensure that all items are sold in the best venues. In this particular case, those items under $5,000 were consigned to a smaller auction house where the buyer's premium was less (typically an important consideration for those purchasers of smaller value properties) and the auction house has a stronger web auction presence. The smaller objects will not be slotted in "dealer" lots, but instead be sold individually in the auction that is most appropriate for them. An "on-time" web auction ensures an increased buyer's involvement. |
| RESEARCH, WRITING AND LECTURING SERVICES: |
Anne Weston, AAA, principal of Anne Weston & Associates, LLC has over twenty years experience researching, writing and lecturing on the decorative and fine arts. She is a contributing consultant to Miller's Antiques Price Guide 2008. She is the principal researcher and author of Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary, published by Dorling Kindersley Publishers, London, September 2005 (under her previous name, Anne Rogers Haley). She has contributed articles to The Oxford University Press, The Magazine Antiques, American Furniture, Regional Furniture Society (UK) and other publications. She researched and wrote text for the seminal publication, Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast (Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1993). She recently contributed an article on New Hampshire painters of Lake Winnipesaukee for a catalogue (September 2008) on White Mountain artists published by The Banks Gallery (Portsmouth, North Conway, and New London NH) in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title.
Anne Weston (as Anne Rogers Haley) has lectured at the Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum, the Newport Symposium and the Victorian & Albert Museum. She has taught Road Scholar Students and has led tours for members of the Furniture History Society and the Regional Furniture Society. |
| BROKERAGE SERVICES: |
| Anne Weston & Associates is pleased to offer acquisition and de-accessioning consultation for museums, collectors, and design professionals. We maintain national and international relationships with antiques and fine arts dealers and auction houses. These connections enable us to offer a complete consulting package for buying, selling, and conserving fine art and antiques. |
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