Valuations can only be dealt with as follows: for both verbal and written valuations, as well as for authenticity statements/falsification statements please send (by post or email) photographs and any other additional information. For verbal valuations please also submit the required payment.

Photographs:

• of the painting
• of the signature (detail)
• of two prominent areas (details) of the representation

Only sharp photos made in daylight (without flash) or professional photos can be considered for appraisal.

Emailed images should be sent to info@simonis-buunk.nl, preferably in JPG format.

We regret that we cannot deal with any valuation requests accompanied by unsharp photos.

Additional information:

• oil or acrylic, canvas or panel, gouache, watercolour or print
• size (excl. frame)
• details of condition, as far as you are aware (i.e. any restoration work or relining)
• verbal or written valuation required
• your telephone number(s) during business hours

 

FEES FOR VERBAL VALUATIONS (incl. 19% VAT)

€ 75 for the first work, € 50 for each subsequent work, made payable beforehand to: Simonis & Buunk Encounter, (charity) account no. 30.93.53.866 (BIC/Swift: RABONL2U– IBAN: NL24 RABO 0309 3538 66), stating either ‘photo valuation by post’ or ‘photo valuation by email’. In both cases please add your phone number.

The proceeds from all verbal valuations are donated to charitable institutions.

After our appraisal of the photos and on receipt of your valuation fee, we will contact you by phone about the valuation. Please take into account that during busy periods there might be a waiting period of up to four weeks.

If a valuation report needs to be drawn up, or if we reserve judgement on giving a verbal valuation based on photos, you are welcome to bring your painting(s) to our gallery on Notaris Fischerstraat 30. This is by appointment only, on Wednesdays between 12.00 and 16.00 (except during exhibitions and holidays: please check our website diary). A valuation report and invoice will be mailed within a month of our appraisal of the painting.

Should you decide on a valuation report following a verbal appraisal, your initial fee will be subtracted from the standard charge for this report (please refer to Scale of Charges Valuation Report).

 

WRITTEN  VALUATION FEES (incl. 19% VAT)

Valuation report per art work

Charges for a valuation report for each painting comprise a fixed fee of € 140 plus a stepped surcharge based on the private insurance valuation (replacement value) of the painting:

Scale of Charges Valuation report

Private insurance valuation	Fixed fee	Promillage surcharge
		6‰	4‰	2‰
up to € 100.000	€ 140.--
€ 100.000 to € 500.000
above € 500.000

 

Example:
A painting has been assessed as having a private insurance valuation of € 650,000. The charges for the valuation report of this painting are € 2,640. This amount is made up as follows:

- fixed fee	€	140
- 6 ‰ x 100.000	€	600
- 4 ‰ x 400.000 (500.000 - 100.000)	€	1.600
- 2 ‰ x 150.000 (650.000 - 500.000)	€	300
Total charge	€	2.640

 

Valuation report for several paintings (collective valuation): a fixed fee of  € 140 for the first painting and  € 40 for each subsequent work plus the above promillage surcharges based on the private insurance valuation of the paintings.

Valuation for probate or community property: the above fees apply, based on the private insurance valuation.

Revaluation discount: a  discount of 50% is applied to the above fees if paintings are revalued, providing that the collection is unchanged and the previous valuation is not more than three years old.

Written authenticity statement/falsification statement:  a fee is charged varying between € 150 and € 750, depending on research and significance of the work.