Expertise

Registration

The Ruffner Art Advisory has more than 20 years of experience and the registration of fine art and collectibles, and through our partnership with Nanne Dekking Artory, we proudly offer one of the most unique and technologically advanced forms of registration.

Having a piece of fine art officially and properly registered is an essential component of the appraisal process and enables the piece to stand out in the public as being verified among the millions of unverified pieces of artwork – further increasing its value. The registration of a piece of fine art also effectively demonstrates how you are being a steward of the asset during its lifetime. Only through registration can partners continue to update the record for a piece with information that helps maintain and increase value and trust for years to come.

The Ruffner Art Advisory has more than 20 years of experience and the registration of fine art and collectibles, and through our partnership with Nanne Dekking Artory, we proudly offer one of the most unique and technologically advanced forms of registration.

Our registration process uses blockchain technology to create an airtight provenance that allows our clients to keep track of their art’s past, present and future. We work with well-respected institutions in the art world to ensure that only the most trusted information available is added to the blockchain. By collecting all available artwork data, including public auction sales, we ensure that only registered artworks are distinguished as verified by an expert and registered on the blockchain. A private and secure platform for registration is made available so that neutral, third-party experts can review and validate a piece’s data and provenance. These partners are vital in helping us ensure that what is registered to the blockchain is the most accurate information possible and ensures the artwork’s owners remain completely anonymous.

Once artwork data and provenance are verified, a digitally signed, blockchain-secured Certificate of Registration with unique cryptographic signature is issued. This Certificate of Registration with cryptographic signature makes a public statement about your artwork and its provenance and is accessible in your private and encrypted Collector’s Vault which can be used as evidence of ownership during transactions. The level of security surrounding this program ensures the privacy and anonymity of your position as an art collector. Since you are never publicly listed as the owner of the artwork and remain completely anonymous, you can trust that your information and assets remain private and secure.

Upon registration, your artwork and its provenance are available on the Artory Registry for users around the world to see all while you remain anonymous. We are proud to work with Nanne Dekking’s Artory project to bring those capabilities to our clients knowing how beneficial it is to have verified and secure provenance for their pieces of fine art. This unique, high-tech approach utilizing blockchain technology make it a wonderful tool in creating more secure and honest transactions in the art market and creates a very solid and trustworthy source database for market research.