DeaccessionNY

DeaccessionNY provides art and collection management services for clients deciding what to do with personal property, including furniture, paintings, prints, rugs, silverware, books, and household goods. The service helps identify items with the greatest market value and advises clients on where and how to sell them, as well as on other options for items they do not wish or need to sell. For lower-value belongings, DeaccessionNY works with vertically integrated moving managers who can inventory, organize, pack, and ship items to a new home or sales venue.

The practice draws on its founder’s background in art history, graduate studies at NYU, and professional experience at Sotheby’s. As Vice President and Department Head of Consignment Services, the founder assessed whether estates and collections were suitable for auction, collaborating with specialists across fields. The founder also worked on the sale of J. Walter Thompson’s collection of approximately 8,000 artworks and furnishings. DeaccessionNY offers an experienced, practical resource for navigating collection decisions.