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We are a Gallery, a Brokerage and a Custom Frame Studio The Gallery offers both originals and limited editions by local artists and non-local independent artists. The Gallery is a dealer-partner with major art publishing houses such as Greenwich Workshop, Somerset House, Collector's Edition, Mill Pond Press, Hadley House, Wild Wings, and Wild Apple. Though we are unable to display the entire offerings of any one artist on this site, we do attempt to provide a sampling of their work for your consideration. If you find an artist whose work draw your attention, please contact us so that we might provide you with additional images or links to sites displaying the artist's work. Links are provided to the publishing house sites... surrounding these links will be a selection of images from some of my favorite artists, please take the time to visit the site and return here for additional information and gallery pricing (*). As we are able, we will provide a link to the websites of our local artists. (* As an artist/publishing house representative we are able to negotiate price-favorable advantages for the buyer. ) Secondary market sales are described as subsequent sales after the initial first sale of the artwork. Secondary market sales are an extremely valuable asset to the collector, providing an avenue for purchasing works of the Old World masters, sold out limited editions, rare and unusual artifacts, etc.. The Gallery provides a secondary market monitoring and buying service in both the European and U.S. markets. Through worldwide tracking services the Gallery is alerted to upcoming sales involving high value and highly collectable artists. Once alerted the gallery contacts the customer-requester to determine his or her interest in the item being offered. Based on the client's desires the Gallery presents a proxy bid, arranges for the payment of fees and taxes, packaging, insurance, and shipment. Secondary market Gallery services are not based on a percentage of the final bid, but on a combination of factors linked to the difficulties associated with the logistics of the purchase and movement of the art. Consignment sales are normally associated with estates, relocations, downsizing, and changing relationships. Normally, estate art is offered by the Gallery for a pre-arranged time period or possibly longer if space is available. Consigned art will be either original or limited edition pieces in good or excellent condition. Many pieces were purchased during the mid-1900's as originals ...some of the artists were collected and others were not. Very few of the originals have gone to print which makes the purchase of one of these originals a unique acquisition. In addition to being displayed on this website - in cases where the artist is a "known" artist in U.S. and European auction houses - the art is added to international sales websites. If you have an interest in one of these original or limited edition works, please contact the Gallery. Art restoration is a skilled and sometimes costly service...your expectations are high and we deliver ! For these reasons, we have chosen a restoration partner with exceptional skills and reputation - Old World Restorations in Cincinnati. When do you need restoration services? ...when the piece is a high value antique or work of art, when the item has great sentimental value, and/or when the item is simply "irreplaceable". Conditions constituting a need for restoration services ... works damaged by the elements (through neglect, water, dirt, insects, and deteriorating materials); when the piece is torn or broken (artwork, frames, reliefs, antiques, antiquities); or when your art or valued piece is in obvious need of cleaning, repair, re-varnishing, relining, and touch-up. The Gallery provides transportation for the art, obtains estimates, negotiates costs, inspects the completed work, and returns the item to the owner. The overall cost of this service is normally less than if you had made the arrangements... the gallery pays the same price that you would pay, but receives a percentage from the partnership which is shared with you, and we save you the time and expense of travel and negotiations. Representation of local artists is a free service of the Gallery. The Gallery currently has thirty-four "local artists that it displays from time to time. The service is limited to the placement of no less than two original works, and the possible inclusion of several bin-displayed works. The exception to this policy occurs while an artist is being "showcased". Currently, the Gallery has a dozen "showcased" artists. Showcased artists are artists whose works are considered to have a wider appeal because of niche value or uniqueness. Custom Framing Services Custom designing a framing package is a two-stage process. The first involves the customer providing the gallery with specific indicators of their needs and desires, such as color and style matching, size, budget, moulding and glazing preferences. Having established some perimeters to work by, the studio creates a minimum of five possible framing options for consideration. The second half of the process happens when the customer returns to the gallery to review the proposed combinations. If the customer is not satisfied with the initial panel of combinations, the process is reviewed and a new panel is created. The Gallery is committed to providing the highest quality wood and metal mouldings... we offer A.P.F. Munn (14th-18th Century replacement frames), Concerto by Larson-Juhl (early European styling), Mercier (leather-wrapped frames from Peru), Larson-Juhl Craig Ponzio and Classic lines, Nurre Caxton, and the Nielsen. Only museum and conservation-grade materials are used in all our creations, our art is archivally mounted, and every piece is hand-crafted. During the last decade, there have been scores of improvements in the creation of materials used for today's framing. Mat and mounting board have become virtually acid-free and the glass is close to 100% ultra-violet protective, and reflection-free. Framed art completed before 2000 may be showing telltale signs of material breakdown, such as browning of the core and discoloration of the surface paper. Deteriorating materials damage art and greatly reduce its value. The gallery provides inspection and reframing services... disassembly, cleaning, replacement, and minor damage repair. Major damage is referred to our restoration partner, Old World Restorations.
If there are any questions regarding these services, please contact us.
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