The Gold “Favor’i” for the most promising e-business french site was awarded to Expertissim, a website specialized in the sale and purchase of appraised works of art and antiques. The founder and President Gauthier de Vanssay (to the left) received the price with Igor Montoussé du Lyon, co-founder and Managing Director of the website (in the middle). The “Favor’i” was given by Frédéric Jousset, co-President of Webhelp (to the right).
The summer holidays are often the occasion to return in a country or family house, packed with long-forgotten objects generally undervalued.
Fabergé Egg in the bathroom, Rococo mirror in the shed, antique toys in the attic, industrial furniture in the studio, paintings and old books piled up in the rooms…. How many times have you promised yourself to organize all these objects, to sell them, to estimate some of them…? You never know… But where, when, how?
The antique dealer at the corner of the street? An auction house? If you sell them at the flea market, will you get the best price of it?
Expertissim.com, the best answer with just a few clicks to estimate and sell your objects!
Expertissim is the only internet marketplace offering to buy and sell quickly, in a transparent and secured way, works of art, jewels, antique furniture… fully appraised.
All you have to do is to take pictures of the objects and to send them via our online form available on the website. Thus, the objects will be appraised by one of the 37 associate experts, in strict confidence. That way, we can assure you that your objects will be sold at the actual market price. Open 24 hours a day, Expertissim.com contributes to the emergence of an art market more transparent, in which the commissions are reduced.
Use your summer to select your objects. With Expertissim no seller’s commission until the autumn!
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The experts working within Expertissim were selected according to a criteria of seriousness, reputation and long, professional experience. Expertissim groups thirty-four, reputable and independent experts, a guarantee of excellence in the appraisal of art items. Each proposed object for sale has been duly selected by our experts. They describe, authenticate and estimate its value.
The expert gives a maximum and minimum value for your item. During the duration of the sale (1-2 months) the bidding of the object lowers once a week, either four or eight decreases of equal value. Whatever the final purchasing bid, you are sure it is a fair price, in accordance with the bracket defined by the expert that corresponded to the market price.
With Expertissim there is no longer any need to be initiated into the intricate ways of traditional sales channel. In fact, the lowered price adjustments are automatic; it is continuous, regular and transparent. There is no bidding by paddle.
Expertissim was selected among the top 100 French online shopping websites, according to the French business publication Challenges. Challenges sorted among 70,000 online shopping websites in France. The magazine chose 100 sites among all areas of e-commerce. Expertissim was acknowledged as the reference site for the art field. A distinction which we are proud of because it recognizes the seriousness and professionalism of our site, notably being available 24 hours a day worldwide.
Gauthier de Vanssay and Igor Montoussé de Lyon
CHALLENGES, No. 232, November 10-17, 2010.
“Soon 60 million online customers? Buying online is now for everyone and no sector escapes the phenomenon. Challenges made a selection among the 70 000 French commercial websites.
Not even strikes, gas shortages, or the holidays stop the flood of e-commerce. Every month, 300,000 people are discovering Internet shopping. This year, the web will break records. “We expect 23 billion euros in sales,” predicts Marc Lolivier, Delegate General Fédération du e-commerce et de la vente à distance (Federation of e-commerce and catalogue sales). The equivalent of annual revenues of a company like the retailer Auchan! [...].
ART. Reference: Expertissim.com
Offer: Antiques and contemporary art objects and paintings
Payment: Credit Card, American Express, wire transfers
Shipping: Varies depending on the selected mode.
Gauthier de Vanssay, who was studying to be an auctioneer, majored theology and philosophy, founded in 2008 Expertissim.com with Igor Montoussé de Lyon, an independent expert for Christie’s. The site is the first in France to propose certified works and objects of art online with TRANSACTION guarantee. A firm selling, with no auction, which offers each month 150 new pieces of jewelry, photographs, paintings, furniture and toys to its buyers. One quarter of sales are made on the very day the item is placed online “
Dear Friends,
A new website for Expertissim was created in June in order to faithfully meet your demands. Instead of returning to the dusty chalkboard at school, we invite you to read our educational articles along with the lot descriptions by our experts so that we may guide you with your purchases and open a path through the maze of art history. You can also read these texts with their dedicated page by simply clicking on the tab “Art and You”. To complement these few highlights, we also offer a glossary. Now traditional art techniques, the major styles throughout art history and the designs and functions of the objects will be presented and no longer held as secret ! Enjoy your reading !
Gauthier de Vanssay
Igor Montoussé
