Sell Your Art with Daxer & Marschall
We’ll appraise your artwork for free!
The successful sale of a work of art is not a matter of luck.
It is the result of intensive, professional preparation. This includes comprehensive research, obtaining expert opinions, a thorough knowledge of the art market, good timing, discretion, trust, and—last but not least—the right clients!
Our national and international clients are constantly on the lookout for exceptional works of art. If you’re considering selling a work of art, please contact us. Depending on your preference, we can purchase the artwork directly or sell it on your behalf as a consignment agent.
Discretion, transparent billing, and a streamlined fee structure ranging from 15% to 20%—depending on the value of the artwork—are standard practice for us. We achieve prices for you that are often significantly higher than auction prices.
This makes Daxer&Marschall an attractive alternative to the vagaries and price fluctuations of the auction market, where transaction fees can total 35% to 45% of the price paid by the buyer.**
Request a no-obligation quote from us. You’ll be surprised by the opportunities we can offer you!
In addition to our private clients, whose anonymity we protect, public institutions also purchase from us; here is a small selection:
- Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
- LACMA, Los Angeles
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Nationalgalerie, Berlin
- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
- Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
- Bavarian National Museum, Munich
- National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen
- Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
- Musée d’Orsay, Paris
** The auction house’s transaction fee consists of a commission of approximately 10%, which is charged to the seller (the consignor), and a buyer’s premium of 30–35%, which is charged to the buyer. Together, these fees reduce the seller’s proceeds by 35 to 45%, depending on the auction house and the value of the artwork.
Here’s an example:
You sell a painting at auction: The auctioneer’s hammer falls at €100,000. The buyer pays €130,000 (hammer price + 30% buyer’s premium). You receive €90,000 (€100,000 minus 10% commission). The auction house receives €40,000! On top of that, you’ll face significant costs for shipping and insurance.
You also face the significant risk that your artwork won’t sell at auction if no buyer is found. It will then be listed as unsold in all databases for decades — a stigma that significantly reduces the future value of your artwork.
