Across the full spectrum of emotional assets, collectors today demand more sophisticated advice than “only buy what you like” that comes from the old school of advice.
As it becomes increasingly clear and acknowledged that the worlds of collecting and investing are merging, collectors – both seasoned and amateur – will want answers to the following questions:
What are the most important trends and developments in the emotional asset collecting fields today?
Can we empirically track changes in collector tastes and fashions as they occur ?
How are the demographics of collector markets impacting price trends in the various emotional asset categories ?
Who are the main price setters in the market ?
What impact do the major auction houseshave on prices ?
What can we learn from important collectors of today ?
What are the discernible geographic and regional variations in collector tastes for emotional assets ?
“ Being a collector is a tall order. You need time, patience, knowledge, understanding and passion, and a feel for colour, form and shape. But that is only the first step. You have to make sure you give each object its identity – so you research it – but you only make that identity permanent by publishing it and you give an object life by showing it “.
David Khalili, creator of one of the world’s great collections of Islamic art