The Art of Art Advisory
MAKING INVESTMENT. PRESERVING VALUE. CREATING PASSION.
Truffle Art Advisory is an internationally active art advisory firm for art collectors and investors who invest their wealth in value-holding art.
Our team of financial market experts and art historians advises on the purchase and sale of high-quality Western art from the modern era through to established art after 1945. A particular focus of our work is the care of estates comprising high-quality art and collectibles.
Truffle Art Advisory has a worldwide network of collectors, artists, galleries, museums, dealers, auction houses and financial market players. Truffle Art Advisory bundles the resulting synergies and uses them to the advantage of its clients.
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Art as an Asset
We think of art as an asset class.
Artworks and high-quality collectibles contribute to the diversification of an investment portfolio, are largely independent of traditional financial markets and, when carefully selected, offer sustainable value potential.
Art is a tangible asset that provides stability in a portfolio, especially in times of crisis and inflation. As a global currency, it preserves value across generations. In addition, art offers tax advantages and is mobile at the same time, enabling worldwide asset diversification.
Not every artwork is an asset. The value of art as an asset is based on quality, market position and long-term relevance. The right selection requires experience and market knowledge. Truffle Art Advisory ensures precisely this quality of decision-making.
Truffle Art Advisory accompanies acquisitions and sales of artworks and collections, including discreet private sales.
- Establishing and expanding collections
- Selection of relevant works
- PRIVATE SALES
- Sale of individual works and collections
- COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
- Market analyses
Generational planning and estates
Truffle Art Advisory advises families and heirs on the responsible transfer, structuring or sale of art assets.
We support testators during their lifetime in gaining clarity about the actual value of their art and in making well-founded decisions on gifts, bequests or foundation models. This creates planning security for everyone involved – and art assets are not left to chance, but managed with respect for the work, the wishes of the testator or founder, and the economic interests of the heirs.
When art is part of an inheritance or bequest, sensitivity and expertise are crucial. We provide orientation in emotionally and economically demanding situations and develop solutions that do justice to the work, the wishes of the testator and the needs of those involved.
Especially in cases of inheritance, considerable losses in value often occur when works are sold below value due to lack of knowledge, time pressure or missing market expertise. Through early advice, transparent valuations and clear structures, we help avoid such mistakes.
- Valuations for inheritance tax purposes
- Review and valuation of artworks in estates and bequests
- Sale of inherited art lots
- Support with gifts, bequests and foundation matters.
Valuations & Due Diligence
Value is created through knowledge.
Truffle Art Advisory creates certainty through precise valuations, transparent documentation and careful due diligence processes. From provenance research to checks against international databases, we examine artworks with the utmost care as a basis for well-founded decisions.
- Valuations and appraisals –
- Provenance research and documentation
- Checks against international databases:
- ART-LOSS-REGISTER (ALR)
- LOST ART INTERNET DATABASE
Art-related services
In addition to advising on purchases and sales, we comprehensively support our clients in the practical care of their artworks and collections.
In doing so, we draw on an international network of leading conservators and logistics, storage and security specialists. In cooperation with selected partners, we also develop structured solutions for credit- and financing-related questions concerning art assets.
Art-related services
- Structuring, optimisation and conservational care of collections.
- Inventory management,
- Loan management
- TRANSPORT
- Storage
- Insurance
- Including solutions for credit questions in cooperation with specialised partners
Art investment & sale
- Establishing and expanding collections
- PRIVATE SALES
- Selection of relevant works
- Sale of individual works and collections
- COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
- Market analyses
Estates & generational planning
- Review and valuation of artworks in estates and bequests
- Sale of inherited lots comprising art and collectables
- Support with gifts, bequests and foundation matters
- Valuations for inheritance tax purposes
Valuations & due diligence
- Valuations and appraisals
- Checks against international databases: Art Loss Register (ALR), Lost Art Internet Database
- Provenance research
Art-related services
- Structuring, optimisation and conservational care of collections.
- Inventory management
- Loan management
- Nail-to-nail logistics: transport, storage, insurance
- Art lending: solutions for credit questions in cooperation with specialised partners
The Art of Art Business
FOR PRIVATE AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS
INVEST IN PASSION ASSETS
Truffle Art Advisory supports private collectors, wealthy families, companies and institutional market participants in buying, selling and valuing art and high-quality collectables.
As an independent authority, we develop tailor-made strategies for building, maintaining and developing art collections and value-holding collectables – always with the aim of combining cultural passion with economic foresight.
Whether building and maintaining a collection, structuring and strategy, estate and bequest support, or preparing complex sales processes: free from third-party interests, we develop solutions as individual as the assets themselves. We act discreetly, objectively and independently as your neutral navigator in the art market.
Truffle Art Advisory is your independent navigator in the art market
For private clients, we provide orientation in a complex market: from initial acquisition advice and long-term collection strategy to professional support with sales as well as inheritances and bequests involving art.
We support institutional clients such as family offices, banks, wealth managers, foundations and non-profit organisations as an independent cooperation partner in the valuation, development and realisation of art collections as well as in estate matters involving artworks. We also work with selected law firms and estate administrators, in particular on the valuation and realisation of art assets in connection with artistic estates.
We support corporate clients in building and managing corporate collections and in integrating art into brand and communication strategies. Art thus becomes an asset that creates identity and has a lasting impact.
The art of Networking
Banks
Non-profit organisations & foundations
Estate planning & inheritance
Family offices and wealth managers
The Art of Art People
Artworks are something emotional – and they are allowed to be. At the same time, a cool head and clear analysis are crucial for making well-founded buying and selling decisions. That is exactly what we at Truffle Art Advisory ensure.
We combine art-historical expertise with financial market-oriented analysis to read the mechanisms of the art market precisely.We work independently and in the interests of our clients – from the first enquiry to full implementation.
