Over 35 years of collective experience working in auction houses, commercial galleries, and with private collectors.
No matter what you need, we’re equipped to help.
Private collection advisory is a core component of our practice, focused on building, refining, and stewarding collections with long-term cultural and financial intent. We work closely with collectors to shape thoughtful acquisition strategies, identify significant works and emerging opportunities, and ensure each addition aligns with the broader conceptual and curatorial vision of the collection. Our advisory services also extend to collection management, including valuation awareness, documentation, provenance research, and placement considerations, with an emphasis on discretion, rigor, and market insight. The result is a collection that is not only cohesive and meaningful, but also tailored specifically to you.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN COLLABORATIONS
Whether it’s a domestic or commercial setting, our team has extensive experience working in architecture and design. Working in close collaboration with leading architects, designers, and project stakeholders, we guide projects from early conceptual development through execution, ensuring alignment between spatial intent, materiality, and end use. Our approach prioritizes environments that are both visually compelling and operationally effective, while remaining responsive to budget, sustainability, and long-term value. Examples of several of our ongoing design projects can be found on our portfolio.
estate advisory & appraisal
Our expert appraisal services are conducted through our partner group, Sterling | Teel Capital.
Sterling | Teel Capital provides comprehensive, independent appraisal services conducted by fully qualified professionals in strict accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and the Appraiser Qualification Board (AQB). Our practice delivers precise, objective valuations tailored to a wide range of needs including estate planning, tax reporting, charitable donations, insurance, private equity, and collateralization. Each appraisal is executed with rigorous attention to legal, financial, and ethical standards, ensuring accurate, defensible reporting that supports informed decision-making for collectors, institutions, and fiduciaries.
You can read more about our comprehensive appraisal services here.
PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
We approach philanthropy as a strategic extension of the collection, guiding clients in aligning their charitable giving with both personal values and broader cultural impact. Our team advises on museum donations and institutional partnerships, identifying opportunities that resonate with the collector’s vision while ensuring thoughtful placement and long-term significance. Our services also include the development of private foundations, from structuring and mission-building to collection curation and programmatic planning, with an emphasis on legacy, sustainability, and institutional relevance. Through a highly tailored approach, we help clients realize meaningful contributions to the cultural landscape that are both impactful and enduring.
We are proud to have facilitated charitable donations to a wide range of prestigious institutions, including but not limited to:
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburg, PA
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dallas Art Museum, Dallas, TX
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Foundation for Art & Preservation in Embassies (FAPE), Washington, DC
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
MOCA | Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec
Morgan Library, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Nakashima Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, Stillwater, OK
Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY