Fine Art Advisory · London · By Appointment
Private Advisory · Fine Art

Fine art.
Without the gallery.


A 15-minute call with an advisor who already knows the market. No platform. No subscription. No noise.

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Adrian Philips will call back within one working day. No payment details. No follow-up unless you ask.

Investor Daily
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Market data referenced from Knight Frank Art Basel × UBS Deloitte · ArtTactic
The 30-Second Case

Three numbers most UK investors haven't seen.


$236.4m
A single Klimt sold at Sotheby's New York in November 2024 — a record for a modern work, in a year most asset classes corrected.
13.4%
Average allocation to art and collectibles across family offices globally.
$10.5bn
The size of the UK fine art market in 2024 — the world's second-largest.
Why Now

The 2025 reset clarified the picture.


Most asset classes drifted sideways in 2025. Fine art didn't. Combined fine art auction sales climbed 11%. Impressionist sales surged 80.4%. The market for works above $10 million lifted 19.4%.

The point isn't that art always rises. It doesn't. The point is that art moves differently from your equities — which is the only reason to hold it.

How We Work

Advisor first. Everything else second.


We don't run a platform. We don't list inventory online. We don't push works that aren't suited to you.

i.

What you already hold

The conversation starts with your existing position and the problem you're trying to solve. No template. No script.

ii.

Whether art fits at all

Art isn't right for every portfolio. If yours is one of them, we say so on the call. We'd rather lose the call than the trust.

iii.

What's currently moving

If it does fit, we cover where the demand sits, what's available at your level, and what to ignore. Then we leave you to decide.

Who This Is For

Honest about who this serves.


Investor Daily is for UK-based individuals already comfortable holding alternative assets — property, private equity, collectibles — and weighing fine art as one component of a long-horizon allocation.

It is not for first-time investors. It is not a route to a quick return. We're allergic to both.

Enquiries

Questions we hear most.


Is fine art a regulated investment?

Fine art is not classified as a regulated financial product in the UK. It sits alongside property and other collectibles as an alternative asset. We advise on works; we do not provide regulated financial advice.

What's the minimum to get involved?

Decided on the call. We work across price tiers and tailor to what you're trying to do.

How are returns measured?

We never quote returns. Industry-wide performance is tracked publicly by Knight Frank's Luxury Investment Index and the Art Basel × UBS Global Art Market Report.

How long do I hold a work?

Several years, usually. Art is a long-horizon asset. The cost of holding it short-term, after auction fees and insurance, rarely makes sense.

What does the call commit me to?

Nothing. No payment details. No enrolment. No follow-up unless you ask for one.

Do you sell works yourselves?

We advise on works on behalf of private clients. Where we are introduced to a work by a gallery or auction house, we say so plainly on the call.

Closing

Fifteen minutes.
One conversation.


We'll know inside the call whether it's worth a second.

Request a 15-minute call

Adrian Philips will call back within one working day. No payment details. No follow-up unless you ask.

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