General Decorative Arts Valuer

📋 Description

• Providing formal valuations for sale, insurance, taxation, and loan collateral.
• Locating, cataloguing, and photographing items on-site.
• Submitting accurate cataloguing with evidence-based estimates.
• Assisting with valuations across the UK and Europe; travel as required.
• Representing Sotheby’s professionally to clients and advisors.
• Maintaining discretion, integrity and client confidentiality.

🎯 Requirements

• Educated to graduate standard.
• RICS membership desirable.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience valuing chattels.
• Proven experience cataloguing and valuing British/Continental Furniture, Rugs, Sculpture and Clocks.
• Knowledge of Modern Design, Asian/Indian and Islamic Decorative Arts advantageous.
• Fluency in English; another European language advantageous.