“In a high-end art world you have a broker for your stocks and you have Amber for your art.”

- Julia Simon, NPR

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Purchases

We start the moment you purchase a work of art. We streamline your transactions, connect your management team in for payment, confirm insurance and organize shipping.

Sales

We work with you to find the best avenue for selling a work, whether it be private sale or auction, based on your relationships with dealers, your reputation and your wishes. Working with most art dealers and the private sales division of auction, we keep tabs on the current market for contemporary art. This allows us deep insight into the art market. For sales at auction, we negotiate prime placement, financial terms, marketing and costs. We place works in both day and evening sales in London, Hong Kong and NY.

Insurance

Insurance underwriters and brokers trust our methods for collection care. We work with your broker and provide quarterly insurance schedules so insurance is current - always. Should you have damage to an artwork, we oversee the claim with your adjuster and implement our recommended conservation team.

Conservation

We implement annual conservation plans with the best conservation teams available for outdoor sculpture schedules, indoor annual maintenance and to treat any issues that come up throughout the year.

Exhibitions

When works travel to exhibitions, we have an exhibition protocol that keeps track of the condition, shipping methods and value of your work.

Shipping

We have you covered working with your preferred shipper or the shippers that meet our criteria.

Storage

We work with most art storage facilities and implement a coding system that we reconcile quarterly so you never lose track of a piece of art.

Database

We work with your current database or can recommend one for your collection.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ownership

We work with all structures of art ownership including Private, Partnerships, Corporations and LLC’s. We interface with various legal teams, banks and entities regarding art transactions, agreements, and quarterly reporting to officers.

Art Accounting

We track purchases, sales and allocated costs for tax planning. We coordinate with your financial management team to provide annual cost basis reports which provides the foundation on capital gains and

Donations

We work with you and your C.P.A. on donation strategies to offset capital gains for both tax purposes and your reputation.

Use Tax

We guide you in lending to institutions and follow strict Use Tax guidelines.

Financial Institutions

Our extensive history of working with lending services from various institutions allows us to provide you with the art ledgers you need as you work with your C.P.A. and manager.

Appraisals

Whether it be for one work or the entire collection, we coordinate replacement value and fair market value appraisals and make sure they meet our criteria.

Legal Matters

We have at hand some of the best art attorney’s to handle legal matters from agreement reviews, invoice clauses and other matters or we work with your existing team.

Free Ports

We understand the use of free ports and work with art and tax attorneys for in-depth planning and strategies.

 LEGACY SERVICES

Legacy Art Donations

We advise and implement promised or partial gifts to institutions across the country. Our longstanding relationships with curators allows us to match artworks to institutions and grow focused areas of museum collections. We donate hundreds of works a year and orchestrate Deeds of Gifts, appraisals and 8283 IRS donation forms to provide to your C.P.A.

Art Estate Planning

We work with you on family gifting allocation. We provide you and your estate attorney with schedules that reflect your wishes on an annual basis.