Services
BEST ART ADVISORY SERVICES
Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants have been providing fine art advisory to private clients, companies and public institutions since 2003 in the purchase of museum quality artworks and in managing art projects.
Our due diligence, independent advice and lateral thinking has helped our clients achieve great outcomes.
We would be delighted to assist you as well. Contact us to find out how. Discretion is guaranteed.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
- Help define the goals for your art purchases
- Work out the best strategy on how to achieve these goals, including where, how and and when to buy
- Help you understand the art market
- Source a particular artwork
- Setting a budget for art purchases
- Guide you through the purchase process
- Advice on framing and conservation
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF USING OUR EXPERTISE?
- A structured approach to buying art
- Intimate knowledge of the art market and its players with a global perspective
- Independent and unbiased advice on proposed purchases
- Thorough research on planned purchases
- Access to all relevant data and know how to analyse that data
- David Hulme is an approved valuer for the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
- Members of the Art Consulting Association of Australia
BENEFITS FOR OUR CLIENTS
- An experienced sounding board before buying your art
- Considerable savings through buying at the right place and time
- Prevention of heavy losses through not understanding real art value
- Prevention of costly mistakes, both aesthetically and monetarily
- A head start in the art world
WHATS INCLUDED IN OUR ART ADVISORY SERVICES
- Valuation for market and insurance purposes of individual works or collection – see Art Appraisals for more information
- Research of potential art purchases
- Comprehensive due diligence pre-purchase reports
- Bidding at auction
- Organisation and management of restoration and reframing (oil paintings, works on paper, photographs)
- Organisation of art transport, both domestic and international
- Management of sales of artworks, both at auction and by private treaty, both domestic and international – more in Case Studies
- Special arts projects, eg. management of donations through the Cultural Gifts Program, curation of art exhibitions, consultation on various art topics
BANZIGER HULME FINE ART
David Hulme was educated at King William’s College Private School in the Isle of Man. He has worked in the Australian art industry since 2001, both in art galleries and as a valuer and art consultant in his own business, valuing Australian and international art and advising on buying and selling art. David Hulme has been an approved valuer for the Australian Governments Cultural Gifts Program since 2007.
David Hulme is past president of the Art Consulting Association of Australia.
Brigitte Banziger holds an MA in Latin, philosophy and literary criticism from the University of Zurich. She has worked as public relations manager for SUISA, the Swiss Copyright Society for music, the media office of the University of Zurich and other public relations manager roles in Switzerland and Australia. Since 2003, she has been director and business manager of Banziger Hulme Fine Art.
Brigitte Banziger is a past member the executive committee of The Art Consulting Association of Australia.
TESTIMONIALS
Read what so many satisfied clients say about the art valuations and art brokerage services provided by Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants.
We are completely independent art valuers and advisers, ensuring you will receive honest and impartial advice, underpinned by solid research and knowledge of the art market.
A formal art valuation is often the best option when you need to update your home and contents insurance, when you are considering selling art or when you want to make informed decisions on artworks from a deceased estate or property division.
We are highly experienced in providing remote art valuations / desktop appraisals, and equally valuations that require site visits.
We have catalogued and established art values for hundreds of private clients, companies and institutions, both in Australia and overseas, valuing artworks by famous Australian artists, by less-well known painters and international artists.
The National Art School in Sydney, the National Museum of Australia, the Museum of Australian Democracy, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Gosford Regional Gallery, Geraldton Regional Gallery, the Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, and numerous individual, public and corporate clients have entrusted us with valuing their paintings, works on paper, photographs and sculpture.