Advisory & Brokerage

Poncelin de Raucourt Fine Arts provides discreet and independent advisory services in Old Master paintings and drawings.


Services

  • Private Sales & Brokerage
    Discreet placement with collectors and institutions.
    Fees: 20% on buyer’s price.

  • Targeted Acquisitions
    Tailored searches according to your collecting interests.
    Fees: €500 excl. VAT or 10% success fee.

  • Representation at Auction
    Bid with confidence. We verify, advise, and act on your behalf to secure the right work at the right price.
    Fees: €500 excl. VAT per lot + 5% of hammer if successful.

  • Valuation & Auction Placement
    Research, restoration, framing, choice of the right saleroom, and negotiation of terms.
    Fees: On request. 

  • Valuations & Expert Opinions
    Independent views to support collecting decisions.
    Fees: Brief verbal opinion: complimentary. Written report: from €300–500 excl. VAT.


How We Work

  1. Brief — define objectives, timeframe, and budget.

  2. Dossier — research, comparables, and recommended strategy.

  3. Execution — negotiation, bidding, placement, and follow-up.

  4. Aftercare — framing, restoration, documentation, and collection care.


For Professionals

Newsletter - "in Focus" Section
Our weekly newsletter, read by over 4,000 collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts, includes a Focus feature highlighting one remarkable work “on view in gallery” each week. If you are currently exhibiting an outstanding piece and would like it considered for inclusion, please feel free to reach out to us.

For more information, please contact: diederick@pdrfa.com

 

CURRENT REQUESTS

We have identified and serious requests from our clients for high-quality paintings and drawings, particularly works fresh to the market.


PAINTINGS

  • Italian & French Baroque – Caravaggesque or strong narrative compositions.

  • Northern & French Schools, 17th–18th c. – substantial or rediscovered works.

  • Women Artists – historically significant paintings from any period.

  • 19th Century – strong examples by Besnard, Cabanel, Breton, Béraud, Boldini, Clairin, Tissot...

  • Views of Venice


DRAWINGS

  • Italian Renaissance & Mannerism – Florentine, Bolognese, and Emilian masters (Carracci, Parmigianino, Correggio...).

  • Northern Renaissance – 15th–early 16th c., including works linked to Joachim Patinir.

  • Early Netherlandish – 15th–early 16th c. drawings.

  • 17th Century – French & Italian drawings of quality.

  • “The Artist at Work” – studies of the studio, tools, or creative act.

  • Drapery Studies – academic or compositional works with strong focus on drapery.

  • Women Artists – notable drawings from the 16th–19th c.

  • 19th Century – high-quality academic and Belle Époque drawings.