art is not a matter of taste. With time, your purchases can also prove to be excellent business. Our tips to become a connoisseur.
in The spring of 2015, a painting by Picasso, Women of Algiers (1955), was auctioned by Christie’s for the bagatelle of $ 179 million. The seller had paid $ 31 million in 1997. An increase of 477,4 % in eighteen years ! Who wouldn’t dream of to realize a capital gain as extraordinary, in addition moderately taxed ?
But back on earth at a more modest scale. Even if your means are less important, it is possible to achieve beautiful purchases that will enhance the value with the time. To achieve this, it is necessary to learn about the sectors that interest you, carefully follow the evolution of the markets and buy wisely. In order to put you on the right track, here are four areas to explore.
comic : bet on the authors still accessible
The adventures of the most famous reporters in the belgian you captivate. The stories of the little mustache gauls resisting the roman invaders you exalt. The blunders of the employee of office of the Journal de Spirou will delight. You would like to collect the plates drawn by Hergé, Uderzo or Franquin for the achievement of the albums of Tintin, Astérix, or Gaston Lagaffe. It is necessary to have the resources. A board designed for the as We walked on the Moon, representing Tintin and captain Haddock are making their first steps, recently sold 1.55 million euros. A design for a poster advertising one of the first animated films Asterix has been transferred 102 000 euros, while a page of an album of Gaston could reach 100 000 euros.
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other well-known authors, but have not yet been adulated by collectors, are more financially accessible. The demand of the fans is such that their rating will grow in the years to come. And Peyo and his Smurfs which, ten years ago, the maximum range of a plank was between 3 000 and 4 000 euros. Recently, a page created for the album The Schtroumpfeur rain has sold 19 500 euros. However, it is still possible to find schtroumpferies less expensive. It is the same for many designers. Gotlib and Gai Luron are between 3 000 and 4 000 euros, while Greg and Achilles Heel are worth between 800 and 2 000 euro. About François Walthéry and his luscious Natasha, his pencils carry out less than 1 000 euros. You can also buy pretty pictures of Gaston Lagaffe, which have not been produced for albums, for less than 10 000 euros. Enjoy !
classic Cars:: drive the youngtimers years 70-90
Retromobile salon classic cars, meeting a growing success. It has attracted this year 118 000 visitors, according to organizers. The auction sales increase and number of lots surpassing several hundred thousands of euros.
If some experts predict a stabilization or a drop in price for these models, they have no fear for cars less expensive. The demand is strong and comes from amateurs younger (40-50 years), resources, and comfortable, but not unlimited, eager to indulge their passion for beautiful mechanical.
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Their target : the youngtimers, these vehicles left the factory in 1970 at the beginning of the 90’s. If all the marks are searched for, it should be paid in priority to some models, hope for a good recovery in the medium term : the small sports, editions to limited production or vintage little sold. Prices start at 5,000 euros and climb up to 50 000 euros.
another condition is required to sell at best : you need to pamper your car. Finally, for those who are willing to wait before selling, it is necessary to buy cars from the late 90s that are still not seen as youngtimers. They will one day be very fashionable, and in ten or twenty years, will see their value increase.
Bronzes animaliers : opt for fonts of good quality
last January, at the Brafa, the grand salon, brussels, the gallery owner Xavier Eeckhout, a specialist in the sculpture of animals, has sold all of the parts of the stand. Lovers are fond of the depictions of the wildlife or domestic. The bronze by François Pompon appeal to all generations and parts of Rembrandt Bugatti exceed easily several hundreds of thousands of euros. Fortunately, the sculptures of animals of high quality is available between 2 000 and 10 000 euros.
The choice is vast and the styles are varied. This art was, in fact, experienced a kind of heyday from the mid-Nineteenth century up to the years 30. In this period, many artists are : Antoine-Louis Barye, Christophe Fratin, Emmanuel Frémiet, Roger Godchaux, Pierre-Jules Mêne, Chana Orloff… But in order to make a purchase that will give value to, it is necessary to solicit the advice of experts because for the same model, depending on its quality, the foundry and the date of the closing, the price varies a lot. Be interested also to contemporary artists who are reinventing the animal representation and produce, as Patrick Villas, works of beauty.
Ceramic : dare designs-colourful 50s
If the furniture design in the post-war reach, for the creators of the best-known astronomical sums, the ceramic est much more affordable. In the early 50s, under the leadership of Picasso, many designers working and producing in Vallauris, rivaling creativity, and originality. Has the image of a society who finds the joy of life after years of deprivation, vases, dinner services, ashtrays, wall sconces, containers and a variety are covered with engobes and bright and colorful.
Every potter has their own style : the Jacques and Dani Ruelland and their vases balls monochrome, Roger Capron and his most famous creations chequered, Georges Jouve, and its black, shiny, mixed with green and yellow meadow, Pol Chambost and its forms frets… You can now buy at auction or in a gallery of objects beautiful and in a perfect state between 2 000 and 10 000 euros. Please do not hesitate to crack because they could follow, in the near future, the upward curve we are seeing the Picasso ceramics, including some pieces that are awarded hundreds of thousands of euros.
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Obligations : the right mix at times of crisis in life Insurance: are your savings guaranteed? Real estate : the boom of the rock-paper A favorable tax . If the objects of art do not provide you no income, they can generate a nice capital gains in case of resale. You have the choice between two regimes. You can pay on the amount of the sale of a 6.5% tax, this tax is not payable if the price of the work sold does not exceed 5 000 euros. If you kept your invoice, and hold your item for a long time, you will opt for the regime of capital gains. The tax is 34.5 %, but with the play of reliefs, you will be exonerated after twenty-two years of detention. As to the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF), antiques of more than one hundred years of age, works of art (paintings, sculptures, furniture, decorative objects and all collection objects in the broadest sense of the term are exempt, without it being necessary, for those required to file the printed matter no. 2725 (at least 2.57 million euros of heritage) to state in their declaration or to justify their detention.