Consign
Confidential private sale and auction consignment for paintings, prints, photographs and works on paper, in every category we handle.
Whether you are selling a single work or a whole collection, the valuation is free, confidential and carries no obligation to proceed. We act for you, the seller, from the first photograph to settlement, and the paperwork stays in your name throughout.
Confidential private sale
A private sale happens out of public view. We offer the work quietly to buyers and collectors we know, the price is agreed before anything changes hands, and if it does not sell, nothing is published and you keep the work. There is no catalogue, no sale date to wait for and no unsold record.
It suits owners for whom discretion matters, works that have been offered before, and anyone who needs certainty over price or timing. Where an auction would do better for the work, we say so, compare the salerooms on your behalf and negotiate the terms. Read how private sales work, or what an auction costs the seller.
Every category
We consign across six areas, from a single print to a full collection. Individual artists are in the A to Z.
- Old Masters
- European paintings and drawings made before about 1800, where attribution, condition and provenance settle the figure.
- Impressionist
- Paintings, pastels and works on paper from the later nineteenth century and the years either side of it.
- Modernist
- The first half of the twentieth century: paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture.
- Contemporary and Post-War
- Work made since 1945, from established names to the editions and multiples that change hands most often.
- Photographic art
- Vintage and later prints, editioned and unique photographs.
- Street art
- Signed and unsigned prints, originals and unique works, Banksy among them.
Unique works by Banksy
Most Banksy works that change hands are screenprints. We also handle the unique works: paintings on canvas, works on paper and other one-off pieces made by the artist rather than printed in an edition. They come to market rarely, and they are where discretion matters most.
For any Banksy, and a unique work above all, authentication comes first. Pest Control, the artist’s handling service, issues the certificates buyers require, and without one a work cannot be sold through any reputable route. Banksy authentication explains how the process works.
Consign a work
Tell us what you know about each work and add photographs of it. Up to five works can go in one submission, and the valuation is free.
Speak to us
If you would rather talk before sending anything, call +44 7939 196 398, write to info@whitebankfineart.co.uk or send photographs on WhatsApp.
The most useful photographs show the whole front, the signature or edition number, and the back, where labels and stamps usually are.
