OUR Services

In addition to offering climate-controlled storage, GUARDIAN offers comprehensive wrap-around services, wall-to-wall and nail-to-nail or à la carte. Each service can be tailored to fit your needs. We specialize in assisting with downsizing, transitioning, and relocating. Below are brief descriptions of the services we offer. If you would like to know more about our services please contact us. You don't need to store with Guardian to use our fine art services. Initial consultation can be set up virtually via mobile phone or tablet.

INSTALLATION

Installation is available through our team of trained, experienced, and trusted art handlers. We maintain an onsite carpentry shop, where we make mounts and displays for a variety of objects and install them where you need. This can also include rotating and/or professionally cleaning artwork in your home, office, or institution. We are happy to help you enjoy your works.

Packing & Crating

Crating and packing through GUARDIAN is done in our on-site carpentry shop by people who have custom built museum crating for decades. Our shop is equipped to pack whatever assets you need moved. Custom crating and packing is available for domestic or international travel for traveling exhibitions and one-time shipment. Soft packing is perfect for a trip across town. Whether your asset is going from our shop to storage or from your home to another destination, we will work with you to find the best solution for safe shipment.     LEARN MORE

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

At GUARDIAN there are many ways in which we can help you care for your collection. With our collection management services we create a comprehensive digital inventory of your objects, take photographs, prepare condition reports, ID your objects, and re-house them in archival materials. A proper inventory will identify what you own, help with insurance and risk management, and is essential for long term and estate planning.  We have done this many times for many people; every situation is different and personalized, but the outcome is the same – satisfaction and relief.  With our experience and skills, the cost is less than most people imagine, and disruption is minimized.    
FINE ART APPRAISALS
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Appraisal reports are prepared in-house for clients' intended uses including:
  • Estate Purposes:  Probate, Estate Tax, and Equitable Distribution
  • Non-Cash Charitable Contributions
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Damage Claims
  • Bankruptcy
  • Dissolution of Marriage and Business
Written appraisal reports follow the Appraisal Report Writing Standards of the International Society of Appraisers and are USPAP compliant.
Please contact Christine Anderson at canderson@guardianfineart.com.

CONSERVATION

At GUARDIAN we care about what you care about. Our secure, climate-controlled facility protects and preserves your assets. Often proper care will not only prolong the life of your objects, but increase their value. We offer general consultations to assess the needs of your objects. We work closely with conservators to ensure that your assets are maintained to the highest standards, such as cleaning, repairs, rematting, reframing, etc. If you have a question about what your object may need, contact us and we will set up a consultation.

PRESERVATION

Quality materials and practices can mean the difference between 10 years, 100 years, or 500 years in the life of your assets. With GUARDIAN we will work with you to house or re-house your objects to keep them in good condition. No matter what it is you want to preserve–a box of family photos, a wedding dress, works on paper, or an antique book collection–we use archival quality materials best suited for your objects. Take that extra step to really protect your assets and make sure they last.

TRANSPORTATION

GUARDIAN offers professional shipping and transportation, whether it's local, national, or international. We regularly work with museums, galleries, and collectors around the world.  If you purchase something, you can have it shipped to us, we'll receive it, hold it for you, and deliver and install it according to your schedule.  We're experienced incoming and outgoing with freight forwarders and customs clearance.  Guardian is a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approved Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) representative.
Please contact us with questions or to arrange a pick up.

VIEWING and WORKING ROOMS

GUARDIAN offers three 20 x 20 ft. Viewing Rooms that can be rented by clients for a range of needs including viewing assets, facilitating transactions, conducting meetings, or hosting private events. These spaces are discreet and give our clients a private use space. Each Viewing Room features white walls where artwork can be professionally installed for a seamless viewing experience. Independent track lighting with LED lights are installed in each room to show your art in complementary and safe conditions. Tables and chairs can be added or arranged, depending on your needs for the space, and of course a full range of catering and hospitality. The Viewing Rooms are adjacent so that a 20  by 20 ft. room can open up into a 20 x 40 ft. or 20 x 60 ft. space.