Shipping & Insurance
The horror stories are numerous and well told: billionaire hedge-fund tycoon Steve Wynn put his elbow through a 1932 Picasso, a visitor smashed three Qing dynasty vases as he fell down stairs at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Recently a three-year-old at Art Basel demonstrated his appreciation of contemporary sculpture by knocking over a €50,000 display.
Every collector, valuer and dealer will have at least one story to tell of a lost or damaged object – be it something stolen or damaged in transit.