'Designer' Risk Management
Sadly, much fire and security equipment are designed to be purely practical and therefore can be positively ugly; but they need not be! We have selected four products which clients...
A World of Interiors
2019 marks the tenth anniversary of the furniture designer Francis Sultana's emergence as an interior designer of extraordinary taste and vision. Previously our paths have alwa...
An Interview with Baron Lorne Thyssen
As an Art Historian I am fortunate to meet many collectors but rarely ask that fundamental question, why collect? I collect because I am able to, thank God! Having said that, at...
Carpets – Masterpieces that you can walk on.
Arguably period quality rugs have been a relatively obscure complex world, little understood and generally underappreciated. One of my favourite possessions is an Iranian silk carp...
Daughter of the revolution
Andrew Grima Francesca Grima is the London based designer and curator of GRIMA - the most important jewellery brand that you might not have heard of. Francesca Grima is q...
Displaying Art on Superyachts
Owners of superyachts often also own some of the world's finest art collections. Specialist fine art insurance policies have developed over the years with every aspect of the i...
Escape of Water
The fact that the insurance industry pays out £2.5 million every day to escape of water home insurance claims is sobering. Tackling the rising costs of escape of water claims must...
From Bags to Riches
Andrew Davies looks at how the humble handbag has in recent years become a feverish area for collecting. Last year a recent but rare Himalaya Birkin by Hermes, (illustrated belo...
How unfashionable, an artist who makes beautiful things!
The soaring talent of animal sculptor Geoffrey Dashwood. The late Sir Kyffin Williams RA stated that he bought Geoffrey Dashwood sculptures for three reasons; 'firstly becau...
Taking Cover
Taking Cover Insuring against floods, fires and theft are all part of the specialist services offered for fine art and antiques, says Andrew Davies The idea of paying even a ...
The Alchemy of Bouke de Vries
It is generally best to meet creative people in their workspace. Relaxed, they can simply point to past and current projects around them as they chat while continuing to work. ...
The Art of Jewellery Insurance
Jewellery is designed to be worn and unlike Art works jewellery often leaves the home. Intrinsically precious, the main perils are loss and damage. When considering insuring jewell...
The Clandon Park House Fire, Five Years On
Outlines for Fine Art Disaster Planning The fire at Clandon Park House, a Grade I listed building near Guildford, Surrey occurred on April 29th, 2015 and rendered the once magni...
The Importance of Up-to-Date Valuations
Clients sometimes ask, "Why should I go to the trouble and expense of having my collection valued?" The answer is quite simple: "The purpose of insurance is to settle claims!" Insu...
