Auction houses
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Auction houses

The image production partner for the world’s leading auction houses

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A workflow designed for auction house image production

In the auction world catalogues are commissioned, lots are confirmed and sales are dated months ahead. Imagery is one of the last things to land, but one of the first things bidders see.

We are proud to have shot many of the world’s most valuable auction lots, producing tens of thousands of auction sale images per year to support pre-sale marketing, drive PR and build excitement ahead of the auction. Our practice is shaped around the pace and pressure of the auction calendar and our detailed understanding of the auction world.

Built for immovable deadlines

A sale date cannot move. Our continuous twenty-four-hour workflow across London, New York and Hong Kong, alongside our colour hub in South Asia, means lots photographed in one studio are colour-matched and retouched at another while the first sleeps. Our scale ensures we can also easily absorb overspill from in-house teams during peak weeks.

Discretion as standard

With unreleased lots, undisclosed estimates and private consignors, we understand that the auction world runs on confidentiality, and as such, so does ours. Every project is handled under the protocols our clients require.

When a single lot can realise eight figures, the image is not decoration — it is the primary point of sale.

What we do for auction houses

  • Pre-sale photographypaintings, works on paper, sculpture, jewellery, watches, antiquities and decorative arts
  • Hero creative imagerystyled, unique shoots that present special works with standout creativity
  • Premium retouching and colour correctioncolour balancing and creative retouching for ultra high-end finishes
  • Digital preparationchannel-ready files cut to the exact specifications of catalogues, microsites and online platforms
  • Print optimisationpress-ready files calibrated for catalogue printing
  • Catalogue and online sale designlayouts that promote each lot while holding the visual logic of the sale together

Discretion as standard

With unreleased lots, undisclosed estimates, private consignors and confidential commissions, we understand that our world runs on discretion. Every project is handled under the protocols our clients require, by senior specialists who have spent careers in this world.

Please get in touch and tell us about your needs — we will tailor a workflow around it

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