From a passion for collecting — to a family legacy
A collection begins with passion, and becomes a legacy when there is a system behind it. We help you build, catalogue, organise, present, preserve and pass on a collection — paintings, books, tableware, musical instruments, cars, coins, watches, wine or family heirlooms.
What a collection means to a family
A collection is capital too
A collection holds the taste and interests of the person who built it, and is often worth more than it seems. But without a catalogue, documents and clear rules it easily loses value: pieces drift apart, their history is forgotten, and heirs do not know what exactly they have inherited.
How we work
From the first purchase — to a family collection
We begin with a conversation about what you collect and why. Then, together with experts, we build a system: where to source pieces, how to authenticate them, how to store, insure and catalogue them. If a collection already exists, we inventory and value it and help decide how it will live on. Very often we create premium catalogues or entire books about private collections — this is how objects become part of the family legacy.
What is included
Concept of the collectionThe theme, scope and logic of the collection — so that it forms a whole rather than a set of purchases. We take the family’s succession programme into account.
Sourcing and acquisitionDealers, auctions and private collections in Russia and worldwide; support through the transaction and authentication by independent experts.
Catalogue and provenanceA catalogue of the collection: descriptions, photographs, the history of every piece, documents and expert opinions.
Care and displayStorage conditions, restoration, insurance and transport — with trusted specialists. We fit out a library, a dedicated room or a private museum for the collection.Family and corporate museums→
Collection cataloguesAn electronic catalogue — an IT system where every piece has its description, photographs, documents and history — and a premium printed edition about the collection.
Passing it on to heirsHow the collection will pass to the next generation: as a single whole, through a foundation, a museum or a public exhibition.
A collection is a self-portrait of the collector. Well catalogued, it becomes a portrait of the family.