Russia's antique dealers have their own guild Appraisers

[SergeiSK]

When established in Russia, the International Confederation of antique and art dealers (MKAAD) will own guild of appraisers. With this initiative were made by Russia antiquarians and art dealers. As explained by "Kommersant", thus they are protesting against the situation, when there is only one organization dedicated to the assessment of works of art - "Art Consulting, with a private company.
According to Association of Antiquaries, the company "Art Consulting has become a monopolist in its market sector, with the support of the state. Member MKAAD Oleg Tairov in an interview with Kommersant explained why finds it necessary to create an autonomous guild of appraisers: the world is the practice of separate assessment of authenticity and artistic value of works and estimates of its market value. But in Russia there was a monopoly on art history expertise: she engaged Grabar Center and Art Consulting. This latter company is a market evaluation and also.
Denis Lukashin, CEO Art Consulting, in an interview with Kommersant, confirmed that his company is actually engaged in "academic, technological expertise and valuation" and that "the feasibility of this indissoluble complex due to huge number of fakes on the market." In terms Lukashin, an initiative of Antiquaries leads to a "closed pocket Guild of Appraisers" in the "Seller", which is "anachronistic and legal misunderstanding."
(Lenta.ru)

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In continuation of the topic of today's paper "Kommersant":

Expert revaluation
The problem of evaluation of works of art no less complicated than the problem of expertise. Or rather, examination and evaluation - these are links in one chain linking the seller and the buyer, or, for example, the collector, the insurer and the bank, where he wants to get a loan. All of these service structures (institutions examination and assessment, insurance, as well as storage and data services, such as ratings and indices of sales) - for centuries formed the West parallel to the development of the art market. In Russia, they are not formed at all - and the first steps in their development have begun to literally the last three or four years.
Now in Russia there is a confederation of Antiquaries (MKAAD) with the guild of experts at it. And a private company engaged in the examination and evaluation - "Art Consulting, and launched her organization experts NOEKSI. Lists of experts in both expert organizations are very similar - as they have, which is understandable, advocate, museum professionals, who are forbidden to do business expertise to his work place in the museum. Antique dealers believe that "Art Consulting" is not a leader in its niche, as a monopolist, which has the support of the state. Art Consulting believes that if the assessment will address themselves antique dealers, then abuse is inevitable. Even the same numbers - for example, the percentage of works that have received negative results due to examination "Art Consulting" - they treat diametrically. Increasing this percentage (from 60.5%in 2005 to 78,3%in 2009) "Art Consulting estimates as a sign of reduction in the antique market of original works of art. And antiquarians believe that the more questionable works otseilos under examination, the less they appear on the market.
A formal evaluation of works of art - it is something without which currently can not do. An increasing number of collectors, private or corporate needs in insurance paintings, bronze, silver and other things - for example in order to be able to take their security a bank loan. In the west, examination and evaluation is done by independent from each other organizations and experts. We do that examination and evaluation of proposed package - and it makes no difference which of the competitors you choose.

[SergeiSK]

And now the view of the parties:

Oleg Tairov

- Why create a guild of appraisers?
- In our country registered a sufficient number of guilds appraisers in the field of industry in the form of SROs (self-regulatory organization), which operate on a competitive basis, ensuring its objectivity. But in the field of art appraisal activities in our country is in its infancy.
In assessing the value of works of art isolated assessment of authenticity and artistic value of works and assess the market value at the time of this evaluation, which depends on many market and socio-psychological factors. In the world of these assessments are conducted by various independent of each other's companies.
- What is happening in Russia?
- The legislation of Russia, as in many other countries, clearly stated position on the independence of appraisers from state institutions and manufacturers. In our country after the willful decisions of government museums and other institutions are prohibited from engaging art-examination for private citizens. After 2007 to establish a monopoly on this type of activity of the two government organizations - the All-Russia scientific and artistic behalf of the Grabar Restoration Center and the State Scientific Research Institute of Restoration and a private company, Art Consulting, part of whose founders include former employees of the Ministry of Culture. The latter company is including brokering, arranging examination of the works being carried out on a commercial basis the workers in those same museums, which have banned this type of activity in the workplace.
- What did your colleagues to accuse Art Consulting in monopoly?
- Supported by the Ministry of Culture to create a graceful monopoly structure to regulate appraisal, evaluation and fund-raising by the law of inheritance, which includes the following organizations: "Art Consulting (constituents - individuals), a guild of experts in a nonprofit partnership NOEKSI ( initiator of creation - "Art Consulting), a company to raise funds UPRAVIS (founders -" Art Consulting, NOEKSI, Petr Konchalovsky Foundation) accredited Rosokhrankultura. Now this conglomerate joined the newly formed mutual funds (the main parent company - UK "Leader") to work with artistic values.
Chairman of group of companies "Art Consulting and NOEKSI - Eugene Zyablov (ROSIZO former director, who is also a managing employee of the Criminal Code" Leader ") and CEO Art Consulting - Denis Lukashin, who is also a director and member of UPRAVIS NOEKSI. Companion PIFu are and Gazprom, and Ingosstrakh (which, in turn, is a partner of Lloyd \`s), and executive director of RESO-Garantia" Leonid Nadirov altogether chairman UPRAVIS.
- What they want to oppose this antique dealers?
- International Confederation of antique and art dealers not only includes members of the CIS countries, but also others. In addition, MKAAD is a member of CINOA (International Association of Antiquaries), as well as a member of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce. Members of the Confederation had years of experience in domestic and foreign markets for art and the de facto act as appraisers for their clients. When MKAAD accredited sufficiently large number of art experts who certainly trust its members. Creating a guild of appraisers in MKAAD - a logical step toward further legalization of all shades of antique and legal support for this work within the full self-regulatory organization under the laws of Russia.

[Pavel]

In fact, long overdue. But evaluators must Auction. At the salon painting for sale once a year, but the auction can be sold many times. The percentage that goes with the sale. Ratings can be fixed here and prospectus.

[SergeiSK]

Denis Lukashin

- Michael Perchenko, president of a guild of appraisers in MKAAD, questioned the professionalism of your company. How do you explain this?
- When I hear such things from art dealers, then explain this one - someone from their regular trouble: our experts have not confirmed the authenticity of regular sold works or appreciate her many times less than the seller. Art dealers want to be not only sellers, but experts and appraisers of art. Actually, creating a guild with MKAAD associated with the current crisis of confidence collectors and investors in Russia to sellers of art. Art dealers has a lot of things of questionable quality and their goal is clear - "lull" clients and to deprive them of alternative methods of self-defense. Art Consulting for more than six years, is a leader in the field of examination and evaluation of art in Russia. Our conclusions are recognized not only the well-known collectors and antique dealers - among our regular clients, Alfa Group, AFK Sistema, the Bank of Moscow, Vnesheconombank, Gazprombank, Ingosstrakh, RESO Garantia and others. We conduct due diligence and assessment for the presidential administration of Russia, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor General's Office, Rosokhrankultura.
The basis of our work - a combination of academic, technological expertise and valuation. The feasibility of the indissoluble complex due to huge number of fakes on the market, the acquisition of which protects its clients' Art Consulting.
- You can see in the creation of a guild of appraisers for the International Confederation of antique and art dealers conflict of interest?
- Separation of roles of trade and independent examination and assessment - a way to avoid bad faith and abuse. Development on the art market, independent evaluation and examination institutions is inevitable, as this would not impede its community of players. But the existence of closed pocket Guild of Appraisers "in Merchant," which even its name are in conflict with Russia's legislation requiring independent evaluation, it is rather an anachronism and legal misunderstanding.
- Do not you think that when the same people (ie you) are headed by several employees in one area companies, this gives rise to accusations of monopolistic practices?
- I refer to the three organizations, the scope of Art - Art Consulting, NOEKSI and UPRAVIS. All these organizations are not totally dependent on each other. NOEKSI - a self-regulating non-profit organization of art experts, its board - a collegiate body of 20 people, and I am only one of them. UPRAVIS where I am the director - non-profit partnership to protect the copyrights of artists and their heirs. The State, we have nothing to do.
- The fact that the expert opinion "Art Consulting and its evaluation are the basis for perestrahovyvaniya works at Lloyd's, has always seemed one of the main advantages of the company. How it works
- Indeed, "Art Consulting - the only expert and appraiser from Russia, recognized Lloyd's. This means that if the works were reviewed and evaluated in "Art Consulting, then the owner can insure (or reinsure) into Lloyd's with a limit of $ 100 million per unit without the risk of limiting the number of risks. If the client wants to insure the collection in Russia, he must do so in Russia's insurance company and then Lloyd's will take these risks to reinsurance. That is why "Art Consulting is recognized by all insurance companies in Russia. I think you understand that the recognition of the global insurance market - this is not the cause of success "Art Consulting, a direct consequence of his many years of impeccable professional activities.

[Pavel]

To avoid all dremuchesti enough to make the work that is publicly appraisers printed in his own newspaper or regular billyutene, as is done in France, the results of any auction can be found in the archives. All publicly.

[Konstantin]

as is done in France, the results of any auction can be found in the archives.

Not exactly.
Some auctions a month and do not hold, and some up to six months. But so that a few years ... Only large. And then - Christie's, for example, after the auction removes all lots not sold. Bonams, have sold, removes estimate. Or remove the picture.

Somewhere about six months ago at one event, I listened to the report of D. Lukashin. And one of the items was a statement - Evaluation.
I specially stayed to listen and all wondering how they can do? If they do not sell yourself every day, how can they know the current market price, I asked myself questions. Yes, and in the galleries, too, as a rule, there is a specialization of artists and those who traffic in the French probably do not know the price of Socialist Realism. And then evaluate everything. The answer was simple - offer Artprays or our base - and that's all, and rightly so. Moreover, I have seen the lists of large collections of paintings with prices and postscript at the end of this site Artinvestment.ru.

[ВЯЧЕСЛАВ]

The monopoly on the market is always bad for everyone except, of course, very monopolista.Gospodin Lukashin is well aware of, and in fear of losing their monopoly beat an opponent below the belt, claiming in advance for all tyazhkih.Kak still can be considered such a statement: "In fact, when creating a guild MKAAD associated with the current crisis of confidence of collectors and investors in Russia to sellers of art. Art dealers have accumulated a lot of things of questionable quality, and their goal is clear - "lull" of clients and to deprive them of alternative methods of self-defense. "
Accumulated Mol bullshit and tisnut hotyat.A him that "the creators of the guild" to sue for defamation may be, it is not "sways." How could it be otherwise - it is "under the roof of the cave gosudarstva.Prekrasny example of capitalism, raised on the ruins of totalitarian Socialism with a human face "by former secretaries of district committees of the Komsomol.

[Pavel]

Politics is for the credibility?

[ВЯЧЕСЛАВ]

Сообщение от Pavel

The policy is for the credibility?

And what are you still believe - the children are in the cabbage?

[Meister]

Сообщение от VYACHESLAV

: "Actually, creating a guild in MKAAD associated with the current crisis of confidence of collectors and investors in Russia to sellers of art. Art dealers have accumulated a lot of things of questionable quality, and their goal is clear -" lull "of clients and to deprive their alternative ways of self-defense. "

yes for this and can hit in the face ... Who says it is? he himself does it, it's his bread. this is stupid - to spit against the wind.