THE ART of the SALE 4 Success Story in Cologne 6 About Us CONTENTS 8 Buying 12 Consigning 16 Valuations – Our Services for Estate Management 17 Online
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THE ART OF THE SALE 4 Success Story in Cologne 6 About Us CONTENTS 8 Buying 12 Consigning 16 Valuations – Our Services for Estate Management 17 Online Our Sales 18 Contemporary Art 20 Modern Art 22 19th-Century Painting 24 Fine Art 26 European Applied Art 28 Asian Art 30 Jewellery and Watches 32 Carpets and Tapestries 34 Legal Notice 35 VAN HAM’s Representatives Near You „In the end, the auction house A SUCCESS STORY is a Cologne success story.“ 4 | 5 KStA, 9.5.2014 IN COLOGNE having “likely the most interesting Personal consultation, unparalleled offerings in Germany,” while the expertise, and passion for art mo- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said, tivate our interactions with our cli- “It is remarkable what a leap VAN ents and constitute the springboard HAM in Cologne has made. The for VAN HAM’s future successes. most distinctive range of contempo- rary art comes this spring from the Clients have diverse buying and south of the city.” selling interests. One hopes for a low hammer price while the other Our guidelines are clear: experi- desires a top result. We consider ence, competence, confidence, and our role to be that of an honest dedication to art. More recently, the and qualified mediator. construction of our new headquar- ters signified our expanded initiatives Since its founding in 1959, art in several collecting categories. The dealers, museum directors, and building embodies our company’s sellers have always found a reliable guiding concept. Blending formal partner and adviser in VAN HAM. echoes of Bauhaus design, the build- The basis of our work is the trust ing points to VAN HAM’s commit- placed in us. The only veritable, ment to tradition. Simultaneously, the long-term benchmark of an excel- building is a contemporary design, lent business is strategic profession- remaining timeless rather than bound al relations. VAN HAM, a modern, internation- VAN HAM offers approximately 16 to a particular historical moment. al, and historically family-operat- international auctions annually in the We look forward to seeing you ed company, is one of the most following categories: contemporary Contemporary art dominates the soon. successful German auction houses art, modern art, fine art, European new initiatives being taken at VAN today. The expertise of our special- applied art, jewellery and watches, HAM. For five years, the Department ists, our years of experience working Asian art, and carpets. We offer a di- of Modern and Contemporary Art with the international art market, verse selection of property, shaped by has produced the strongest revenue and our emphasis on complete our drive to offer our clients objects for our auction house. However, we and personalized client support of the highest quality. Increasing sale remain committed to the house‘s have made VAN HAM a valued and prices confirm the direction of our historically strong departments and recommended name well beyond efforts. Comprehensive marketing will continue to offer a wide variety Germany. strategies guarantee optimal sales op- of sales. VAN HAM has long been portunities for all property consigned a strong showcase for fine art, Our modern headquarters, which to a VAN HAM sale. 19th-century painting, European opened in 2014, solidified the status applied arts, and jewellery. Our of Cologne as a center of art market VAN HAM regularly achieves auction new premises build on this history, activity. The new premises under- records and continually attracts providing a calm, yet dazzling space scored the successful history of our commentary from the international in which works from all eras and firm, while also establishing new art world. In 2014, the newspaper genres can be exhibited to their Markus Eisenbeis standard for the field in Germany. “Die ZEIT,” praised VAN HAM as advantage. (General Partner) ABOUT US 6 | 7 1959 1999 Art historian Carola van Ham estab- Move from central Cologne to lishes the auction house “Kunsthaus the Bayenthal district. The auction am Museum – Carola van Ham” and house’s name changed to “VAN HAM becomes the first female auctioneer Kunstauktionen.” International busi- in Europe. ness activity increases significantly. 1960 2001 Dr. Hans Werner Stopp, an art World record for the painting „The historian and one of Carola van Dentist“ [Der Zahnarzt] by Rem- Ham’s former colleagues, assumes brandt‘s pupil Gerrit Dou. The work directorship of the painting depart- sold for 5.7 million DM and according ment and develops a strong expertise to the newspaper Handelsblatt, „set base. His particular interest is directed a milestone in the history of German toward 19th-century painting, which sales...” because the sale marked the remained significantly undervalued hitherto highest hammer price in a through the early 1960s. German art auction. 1996 2002 Generational Shift: Robert van den Valentyn begins Carola van Ham-Eisenbeis, who mar- directing the Department of Modern ried the businessman Hansjörg Eisen- and Contemporary Art. He leads the beis in 1968, passes the management department to international success of the company to her 26-year old and shapes VAN HAM‘s recent focus son Markus after 40 years of activity. on contemporary art. Trained at the renowned private bank Sal Oppenheim, Markus Eisenbeis 2014 studied art history, classical archeol- VAN HAM relocates from Bayenthal ogy, and business management in to Raderthal in an extraordinary new Bonn and London. He complement- building on a 5,000 square-meter ed his studies with work experience property. The striking space radiates in international auction houses such the calm of a museum. In arguably as Christie‘s in London and Picard in the biggest saleroom in Germany, the Paris. Reinhard Singer takes on the beauty and quality of art objects can responsibilities of Dr. Werner Stopp in flourish. As one newspaper reported: the Fine Art Department. the building is „functional and elegant enough to reorient the competition in 1997 Cologne.” FAZ, September 2014 The first great success: the sale of the painting „In the Port of Jaffa“ [Im Hafen von Jaffa] by Orientalist painter Gustav Bauernfeind, with a result of 1.85 million DM. The sale achieved the record for the highest amount paid for „Functional and elegant enough a 19th-century painting in Germany in to reorient competition within 1997 and set a world record sale price the art market in Cologne.“ for a work by Bauernfeind. FAZ, September 2014 BUYING 8 | 9 The experience of an art auction is THEMES AND DATES Catalogue function allows clients to find specific unforgettable and incomparable. In A detailed and fully illustrated objects. In addition, online bids and rapid succession, the auctioneer calls Our Art Magazine, which is pub- catalogue offers clients extensive condition reports can be submitted or out the consigned objects (lots). He lished twice annually, contains all the information about current sale requested after registering with us. accepts individual bids for valuable information you need to stay abreast offerings, which provide a breath of property until – going once, going of upcoming sales, highlights, and objects for new and seasoned collec- Search Engine twice, going three times – the ham- events. Our homepage and news- tors alike. Object descriptions contain Our search function allows offerings mer falls and the auctioneer awards letter also always provide the latest details regarding a lot’s provenance, and requests to flow seamlessly into the sale to the highest bidder. information. At www.van-ham.com, secondary literature, expert valuations, one another. Register online or by you may select your area of interest or articles. Our catalogues can be phone to receive immediate notifica- to view information tailored to your purchased individually or through a tion when your desired object will be interests. subscription. offered in a particular sale. Our online catalogues (accessible via the VAN HAM homepage) provide an expanded version of the printed cata- logue. They include additional images and an English translation. A search BUYING 10 | 11 Written Bids: Collection and Shipment You may also submit a written bid in Invoices can be paid in cash or with advance of the sale, which should debit card during the sale or via a list the highest price you are willing bank transfer after the sale. Paid ob- to pay for the object listed. The jects can be collected at the premises. auctioneer will then try to purchase Upon request, VAN HAM can coor- the object by auction at the price dinate the appropriate and insured most suitable to you. The stated transport of your purchases through highest bids (without additional fee) one of our approved shipping compa- are only utilized until the limit prices nies or couriers around the world. are reached or until the hall bidders and other written submissions are After Sale outbid. Written bids should be Results lists and unsold object lists are signed and submitted via fax or available online immediately after our through our online catalogue on our sales. Bids for all unsold lots are also homepage. accepted after the auction. Live Online Bidding: Restoration and Framing Interested in bidding but unable We would be pleased to provide to attend in person? Participants advice regarding the restoration or may bid online after registering. framing of your purchases through Thereafter, you may follow the sale one of our competent partners. Preview Bid With Us! in real time from every computer, All objects in a sale are exhibited for How it Works: smartphone or tablet computer, and a week prior to the sale in our expan- Price formation is at its most trans- bid along for items of interest. No sive headquarters in Cologne. Our parent during an auction, as the sale additional software or hardware representatives around Europe also price of an object directly reflects is needed to bid online.