Collecting Art as an Alternative Investment

Sat Aug 03 2019

How to Invest in Art & Luxury Collectibles

" Buying a piece of art is a great choice for any investor looking for alternative investment opportunities. Art collecting is more rewarding in terms of emotional feelings and less sensitive to the macroeconomic factors influencing financial markets."
Francesco Gibbi, Founder & CEO | LOT-ART.com

Proposing a financial approach to art collecting, Lot-Art is the best tool for a cost-effective investment decision-making in any form of art-related assets. With its Art Investment Advisory, Lot-Art can help you profiting from the geographic arbitrages and information asymmetries of the global art market selecting the artworks with the highest degree of liquidity and opportunity of return.

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Highlights of the "Buy Now" Section

To provide the most complete overview of the international art market, we have added the opportunity to search artworks and luxury items from trusted art galleries and private collectors. From the advanced search box of Lot-Art home page, you can always choose to explore the full database or to narrow your research, selecting between Auctions and Galleries (Buy Now).

Dealer: Lot-Art Gallery
Catalogue: Watches - Buy Now | Location: The Netherlands, Amsterdam

^{Fabergé Visionnaire I Flying Tourbillon}

Fabergé Visionnaire I Flying Tourbillon
A fine, rare and unworn platinum hand-wound wristwatch. Designer/Maker: APRP (Audemars Piguet Renaud et Papi). Model: Visionnaire I. Limited Edition: No.02/15. Movement: APRP Cal.TOF14, Flying Tourbillion Complication, 29 jewels, 72-hour power reserve (ARP movement no.021). Dial: Signed, segmented dial, black PVD treated outer 5-minute track, luminescent hour markers and hands. Case: Signed, platinum and black PVD coated titanium, sapphire crystal, exhibition case back displaying power reserve indicator. Strap: Signed, black Alligator, 18K white gold and black PVD treated titanium double deployment buckle. Size: 44mm. See Price...

Dealer: Piranesi Selection
Catalogue: Antique Prints | Location: The Netherlands, Amsterdam

^{Left: Piranesi, Giovanni: Bird's-Eye View of the Colosseum, Year 1776; Right: Piranesi, Giovanni: The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Year 1756.}

Piranesi, Giovanni: Bird's-Eye View of the Colosseum, Year 1776
From the series “Views of Rome”, Roman Edition before the numbers; Etching on paper, Plate Size: 20 X 28 inch. Price: Upon request.

Piranesi, Giovanni: The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Year 1756
From the series “Views of Rome”, First Edition, before the numbers; Etching on paper, Plate size 15 ¼ x 21 inch. Price: Upon request.

^{Left: Panini, Francesco: Interior View of St. Peter’s Basilica, Year 1766; Right: Panini, Francesco: View of the Sala Regia in the Vatican Palace, made for Pope Paolo III. Year 1766}

Panini, Francesco: Interior View of St. Peter’s Basilica, Year 1766
Etching on paper, Size: 45 x 70 cm. Price: Upon request.

Panini, Francesco: View of the Sala Regia in the Vatican Palace, made for Pope Paolo III. Year 1766
Etching on paper, wide margins, antique colouring, Title "Veduta della Sala regia del Palazzo Vaticano, edificata dal Pontefice Paolo III"; Size cm 45 x 66. Price: Upon request.

Dealer: Piranesi Selection
Catalogue: Modern Paintings | Location: The Netherlands, Amsterdam

^{Left: Milo Manara, Tribute to Botticelli, Year 2001; Right: Jean G. Domergue - Mademoiselle Avec Cheveux Brune, first half 20th century}

Milo Manara, Tribute to Botticelli, Year 2001
Acrylic on canvas for a painting inspired by the story of Nastagio degli Onesti of Sandro Botticelli. From the series "Artist and Model", Signed. Size 100 x 100 cm. Price: Upon request.

Jean G. Domergue - Mademoiselle Avec Cheveux Brune, first half 20th century
Oil on canvas, signed JEAN GABRIEL DOMERGUE on the lower left corner; with Original frame - Size of canvas 55x46 cm. Price: Upon request.

Dealer: 1st Dealers
Catalogue: Loretta Antiques | Location: United Kingdom, London

^{Left: 19th Century Regency Rosewood and Brass Marquetry Inlaid Scroll End Day Bed; Right: Authentic Didlier Nicolas Ainé Mirecourt Violin}

19th Century Regency Rosewood and Brass Marquetry Inlaid Scroll End Day Bed
^{circa 1820}
A Regency rosewood and brass marquetry inlaid scroll end daybed in red leather, with ribbed and gadrooned mouldings, on swept legs terminating in leaf and scroll cast brass sabot and castors.
England. See Price...

Authentic Didlier Nicolas Ainé Mirecourt Violin
^{19th Century, France}
Didier Nicolas Aîné Violin maker (1757–1833). Materials and Techniques: Hand-CarvedWood. Dimensions: H 7.88 in. x W 14.18 in. x D 11.82 in.H 20 cm x W 36 cm x D 30 cm. See Price...

^{Left: Original 'PJ Clarke's Bar' by LeRoy Neiman, Signed and Numbered; Right: Two Qing Dynasty Side Tables}

Original 'PJ Clarke's Bar' by LeRoy Neiman, Signed and Numbered, New York, 1978
^{New York, 1978}
Limited edition serigraph. Dimensions 26.25" x 39.25." Numbered 300 pieces.
Signed and numbered by Leroy Neiman. See Price...

Two Qing Dynasty Side Tables
^{Late 19th Century}
Authentic Qing dynasty two side tables. Place of Origin: China. Materials and Techniques: Hand-Carved Hardwood. Dimensions: H 33.86 in. x W 17.72 in. x D 17.72 in.H 86 cm x W 45 cm x D 45 cm. See Price...

^{Left: 17th Century Italian Handmade Wrought Iron Table Frame with Inlaid Marble Top; Right: Homage to Picasso Murano Sculpture by Walter Furlan}

17th Century Italian Handmade Wrought Iron Table Frame with Inlaid Marble Top
^{Italy, circa 1680}
Rare multi-color marble-top inlaid table standing on wrought iron legs. Made in 17th century in typical Florentine style with a lot of floral motives on a black base. Materials and Techniques: Inlay Marble, Wrought Iron. Dimensions: H 19.69 in. x W 29.53 in. x D 21.66 in.H 50 cm x W 75 cm x D 55 cm. See Price...

Homage to Picasso Murano Sculpture by Walter Furlan
^{Italy, circa 1970}
Murano glass sculpture. Pablo Picasso gave license to Walter Furlan to use his name in these Murano glass sculptures which interpreted Picasso's paintings during his Cubic period. Materials and Techniques: Hand-Crafted Art Glass. Dimensions: H 22.05 in. x W 18.12 in. x D 9.45 in.H 56 cm x W 46 cm x D 24 cm. See Price...

^{Left: Greddy Assa, Koi Fish Painting on Canvas by Greddy Assa; Right: 20th Century Rare Italian Cabinet in Checkerboard Pattern Ash Wood and Ebony}

Greddy Assa, Koi Fish Painting on Canvas by Greddy Assa
^{Bulgaria, 2010}
One of the most colorful paintings of Greddy Assa. Production Type: One of a Kind. Dimensions: H 78.75 in. x W 78.75 in. x D 1.19 in.H 200 cm x W 200 cm x D 3 cm. See Price...

20th Century Rare Italian Cabinet in Checkerboard Pattern Ash Wood and Ebony
^{Italy, circa 1920}
An elegant wooden cabinet finished with veneer in checkerboard pattern done by ebony and ash wood. It opens with two front panels, framed by two spindle columns with geometrical decoration, resting on four legs. Materials and Techniques: Veneer Wood. Dimensions: H 37.01 in. x W 55.12 in. x D 19.3 in.H 94 cm x W 140 cm x D 49 cm. See Price...