Services

  • PRIVATE SALES 

    We offer discretion in both buying and selling. Our specialists and network of external experts provide scholarly research and art market knowledge to aid marketing and improve the value of works. Since our foundation, the company has helped collectors and institutions build exceptional and personal collections. As a result, we have long-established relationships with museums and national institutions around the world.

     

    COLLECTION ADVICE & VALUATIONS

    We offer advice on the growth of private collections, as well as care and cataloguing of works they contain. In addition, we undertake condition reports and valuations for the purpose of sale, insurance, probate, inheritance tax for individuals and estates.

     

    AUCTION

    We can execute bids on behalf of clients as well as monitor and advise on pictures in auction. In addition, we can provide surveys of artists’ auction and gallery performance to indicate current market positions.

  • PICTURE FRAMING & CONSERVATION

    From our Edinburgh studio, we provide painting and frame conservation as well as framing using museum-quality materials and practice. We also make replica and contemporary frames and source original antique frames from an extensive stock, considering the date, style and aesthetic. Please click here for more information regarding framing or email frames@thefineartsociety.com.

     

    We offer advice and services relating to the conservation of all works of art and design. Please contact art@thefineartsociety.com with any enquiries.

     

    INSTALLATION & SHIPPING

    We will arrange packing, shipping and storage of works acquired through us, domestically and internationally. We can also arrange for a professional hanging service for our clients across the UK, and advice on environmental care and insurance options.

  • RESEARCH

    With records dating back to our foundation in 1876, our archival holdings provide a major source of scholarly research on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British art. Our records and image library resources have assisted many exhibitions and publications, as well as artist catalogue raisonnés. Image licensing and research requests are reviewed on a case by case basis, and work undertaken may require payment. For more information please email art@thefineartsociety.com.

     

    GALLERY HIRE

    A specially dedicated gallery space for hire is located on our lower ground floor of the Edinburgh gallery. The space is self-contained with separate access, floor to ceiling glass frontage, and its own office, kitchen and facilities. The 700 sq ft gallery is perfectly suited for one-person and group shows, with over 330 ft for hanging space. The gallery is available for weekly, fortnightly, or monthly hire. Please click here for more information or email art@thefineartsociety.com.