FAQ

Private Sales Frequently Asked Questions

I am a Prospective Private Seller

Goupil & Cie accepts items that fall into the categories listed in our departments that you can refer to here.

You can request an estimate and a Goupil & Cie specialist will evaluate your property for you. Please refer to our “How To Get An Estimate”section.

Upon physical examination and valuation of the property, a Goupil & Cie specialist will make a recommendation and determine together with you how to sell your property according to your needs and preferences. All inquiries will be handled with the greatest discretion.

A specialist with Goupil & Cie will review your property. The name of the artist or maker, title of the artwork or item, size (dimensions), medium, material, date of creation, exhibition or ownership history, provenance, certificates, rarity and condition, or equivalent information for collectibles, and similar items that were sold recently at auctions are important aspects that are all taken into account. Estimates may be adjusted upon physical inspection of the item.

Goupil & Cie has an extensive worldwide network of individual collectors, institutions, companies, and other parties that take great interest in acquiring or collecting artworks and exclusive items in their collections. Goupil & Cie will personally and discretely offer your property to potential buyers.

Goupil & Cie is committed to find a buyer as quickly as possible. The timing does vary according to the actual market demand for your property.

Goupil & Cie is committed to find a buyer as quickly as possible. The timing does vary according to the actual market demand for your property.

I am a Prospective Private Buyer

Not at all. Goupil & Cie client advisors are engaged with clients worldwide and will assist you in acquiring the finest objects that meet your wishes thanks to our extensive global network.

Thanks to our close contacts within our extensive global network, Goupil & Cie client advisors can quickly locate the items that meet your wishes, and match buyers with sellers. The timing may vary depending on the rarity and uniqueness of the specific items. Rest assured, we will do our utmost to seek private sales opportunities until your wishes have been met.   

At any given time Goupil & Cie has numerous and various artworks and exclusive items available for private sale. Please get in touch with us to discuss what you are looking for and how we can be of help. You can find the list of categories and their corresponding departments here.

We will collaborate with you to source and research items specifically on your behalf. Goupil & Cie has fostered and maintains close relationships with collectors, gallerists and institutions around the world, and through these global yet close contacts we are able to help find the exceptional artworks and other exclusive items you are looking for.

If you require privacy or confidentiality, private sales would be appropriate and the process is handled with the greatest discretion. Goupil & Cie negotiates a mutually agreed purchase price with the seller and the buyer. At an auction, many parties that are interested in the same particular artwork or item often determine the final price.

You are always welcome to purchase an item from our private sale collections directly.

An invoice will be sent to you once you have agreed on the purchase of the private sale item that our team has sourced for you. You are welcome to pay by credit card for purchases for limits up to 5,000USD, 5,000EUR, 50,000HKD, 5,000CHF, 5,000GBP or 5,000SGD. Any invoice amounts above those amounts have to settled by bank transfer exclusively.