If our clients wish to sell items from their collection, Butera Art Advisory assists with the sales through auction, dealer, gallery and private sale. We are uniquely positioned to serve as an agent for the client at every step to ensure a seamless process.

Butera Art Advisory aims to help our clients meet their sales goals by maximizing proceeds and by achieving any other objectives. We ensure that items are sold through the best-suited venue and location at the right time with enticing and appropriate pre-sale estimates and favorable terms. By working with Butera Art Advisory rather than approaching sales venues as private individuals, our clients will obtain lower seller’s fees and minimize other related costs.

Butera Art Advisory will:

  • create a collection inventory and help clients identify the items from the collection they wish to sell;
  • orchestrate conversations and site visits (or review via photographs) with recommended secondary market sources to gauge their interest in the property;
  • solicit sales proposals;
  • negotiate on behalf of the client to secure the most advantageous financial terms and conditions of sale;
  • conduct a comparative review and analysis of competing sales proposals for review with the client and assist in the decision-making process;
  • arrange packing and transportation of property to salesroom(s); and
  • serve as the single point of contact between the client and the vendor during the sales process.

I was executor of my mother-in-law's estate and had to sell an apartment full of fine art, fine furniture, jade, china, silver and a healthy array of clothes. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Butera Art Advisory and its president Alanna Butera. They provided straightforward information about valuation and the sale process for the fine art and other property in the apartment. I had a dedicated project manager who was my contact on a day-to-day basis, and the entire team was always available for advice and counsel. Their goal was the same as ours - sell at the highest prices for the top pieces and liquidate the remaining property at a fair price. Even when we switched gears and decided to donate some of the lower valued contents, they identified organizations that might be interested in the donations. We were thrilled to have had Butera Art Advisory as our partners in this endeavor.

Private New York City Client