My mum was given a painting when she retired by her former employer. Said employer has just died and my mum would like to sell the painting that she never really liked. It's 'after Claude'. Think the employer had it checked out when insuring years ago and it was found to have not been by him but maybe an apprentice or something. Any idea how you'd go about selling while minimising things like cleaning and restoration fees/valuer fees/auction fees etc. Is there a go-to private sale forum or something? Microcosm for posh paintings?
My mum was given a painting when she retired by her former employer. Said employer has just died and my mum would like to sell the painting that she never really liked. It's 'after Claude'. Think the employer had it checked out when insuring years ago and it was found to have not been by him but maybe an apprentice or something. Any idea how you'd go about selling while minimising things like cleaning and restoration fees/valuer fees/auction fees etc. Is there a go-to private sale forum or something? Microcosm for posh paintings?