At MARE LEGAL, we provide tailored legal services for clients dealing with fine art, rare jewelry, high-value collectibles, and other luxury assets. These items represent not only cultural significance but also significant financial value, requiring sophisticated legal structuring and careful protection.

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What We Do

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• Advising on Acquisitions & Sales: We structure and negotiate private sales, gallery consignments, and auction transactions for paintings, sculptures, rare jewelry, luxury watches, and other unique collectibles. Our role is to ensure that every agreement protects our client’s interests and complies with international best practices.

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• Auction Representation: We represent clients in dealings with leading auction houses, reviewing and negotiating auction terms, bidding conditions, and consignment agreements. Our expertise extends to ensuring clarity on warranties, authenticity, and liability.

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• Provenance & Due Diligence: Before any purchase, we conduct comprehensive due diligence on ownership, provenance, and authenticity to safeguard against forgery, misattribution, or restitution risks.

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• Structuring Ownership & Wealth Planning: We design ownership structures through trusts, foundations, or corporate vehicles, ensuring that high-value assets are managed securely, tax-efficiently, and in line with succession planning.

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• Customs, Cross-Border & Tax Advice: Luxury art and collectibles often move globally for exhibitions, sales, or private display. We advise on import/export restrictions, cultural property laws, VAT, and customs duties, providing smooth and compliant cross-border solutions.

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• Insurance & Risk Management: We advise on bespoke insurance policies covering transportation, exhibition, and storage, as well as drafting contracts that allocate risk and liability between all parties involved.

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• Dispute Resolution: We represent collectors, heirs, dealers, and institutions in disputes relating to authenticity, ownership, breach of contract, misrepresentation, or loss/damage of high-value artworks and collectibles. Matters are handled discreetly through litigation, arbitration, or mediation depending on the client’s needs.

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• Beyond Fine Art: Our practice also covers rare jewelry, fine wines, classic cars, and other luxury assets that require the same level of legal precision and strategic structuring.

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Our clients trust us because we combine legal excellence with discretion, market understanding, and international reach. Just as with yachts and private jets, we treat fine art and collectibles as assets that require both passion and protection. At MARE LEGAL, we do not see these items as simple transactions — we see them as legacies to be secured.