Art and Collectibles Research & Valuation: Home

Sold Lots allow the researcher to find realized pricing for similar works of art or artifacts.

This link leads the researcher to past auctions. Limit further by department and location.

Past auction results may lead to discoveries of art similar to your hidden treasures.

This link leads you to Bonhams free Auction Estimates by email or postal mail. Scroll down the page for instructions.

This site offers access to a range of sales and auction information in print, microform, and online formats - essential when investigating provenance, making appraisals, or studying the history of taste or the art market.

Price guides, online pricing resources, appraisals and auction houses are listed on included on this page from a valued expert.

A full provenance provides a documented history that can help prove ownership, assign the work to a known artist, and establish the work of art's authenticity. This resource leads to the
Getty Provenance Index ® Database. Click on "Search the Databases" to begin; but make time to explore the wealth of information available from this respected source.

Email a librarian, plan a research visit, interact with items from the digital collections. Explore, discover, learn more about your own collections from this iconic source.

Access to a range of sales and auction information in print, microform, and online formats - essential when investigating provenance, making appraisals, or studying the art market or the history of taste.

Find an appraiser. If your search leads you to a professional appraiser, this national association has a guide to members that may be limited by location or specialization.

Begin your search for art at the keyboard. Explore Metropolitan Museum of Art publications, rare materials, special collections, manuscripts and auction catalogs.