Guide
SELLING
You list your own work, following others examples as guidelines with optional support for cataloguing and valuation, storage and photography before you publish.
Each work will be vetted by Messums before being listed to ensure that the listing matches our standards of presentation. This normally takes 24 hrs
Storage, professional photography and authentication are all available as additional services, please select from the options what works for you.
Buying
Discover some of the great works lying in private collections.
Buying is commission free and can be completed directly with the vendor like you would on any other online platform.
We recommend our Escrow service where funds are held by Messums as third party until the you have received your purchase.
Collection, storage and authentication are all also available.
ARTIST RESALE RIGHT
Artist Resale right is an important part of the art market ecosystem. If you choose to use our Escrow service we will check eligibility on the work you are buying and automatically pay this for you charging you the amount due.
If you are buying directly from the vendor you will need to check with one of the two UK based collecting agencies whether your purchase is eligible for artist resale rights to be paid.
DACS: https://www.dacs.org.uk/artists-resale-right/what-is-arr/how-arr-payments-are-calculated