Fine art & antiques auction software for galleries and collectors.
Sell paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and antiques with the documentation and discretion the category demands — provenance, condition reports, absentee bidding, and a high-touch buyer experience on a platform you own.
Fine art and antiques are sold on trust and information. A collector commits to a five- or six-figure lot only after weighing provenance, condition, attribution, and comparables. Unovance gives every lot the depth it needs — ownership history, exhibition and literature records, authentication documents, and request-only condition reports — so your specialists spend their time advising buyers, not chasing paperwork.
The category is also about experience and discretion. Marquee works belong in a live webcast sale with absentee and telephone bidding, clerked from the rostrum; everyday inventory clears efficiently through timed online sales. Confidential reserves, clean buy-in handling, and automatic consignor settlements with buyer's premium keep the back office as polished as the saleroom.
Most importantly, the sale runs under your gallery's name. With white-label and private-label platforms, you own your brand, your bidder data, and your collector relationships — instead of renting an audience from a marketplace that competes with you for the next consignment.
Built for the way fine art and antiques actually sell.
Provenance & lot documentation
Attach ownership history, exhibition records, literature references, and authentication documents to every lot so buyers can buy with confidence.
Condition reports on demand
Publish detailed condition reports with high-resolution gallery imagery and request-a-report workflows that route straight to your specialists.
Absentee & live online bidding
Accept written absentee bids, telephone-bid reservations, and real-time online bids in a webcast sale clerked from the rostrum.
Reserves, buy-ins & settlements
Set confidential reserves per lot, handle pass and buy-back outcomes cleanly, and run consignor settlements with commission and buyer's premium built in.
Frequently asked questions
Which auction formats suit fine art and antiques?+
Most galleries run a timed online sale for everyday inventory and a live webcast or hybrid sale for marquee lots, often with absentee and telephone bidding alongside. Unovance supports all of these from one branded platform, plus sealed-bid and private-treaty options for discreet, high-value pieces.
Can I show provenance and condition reports for each lot?+
Yes. Every lot supports rich descriptions, provenance and exhibition history, literature references, multiple high-resolution images, and downloadable or request-only condition reports — the documentation serious collectors expect before they bid.
How are reserves and buy-ins handled?+
You set a confidential reserve per lot. If bidding does not meet it, the lot is bought in or passed without selling, and the outcome flows into your reporting and consignor settlements automatically — including buyer's premium and seller commission.
Do I keep my own brand and collector relationships?+
Yes. The platform is white-label or private-label, so the sale runs under your gallery's name. You own the bidder data and the buyer relationship rather than renting access to a third-party marketplace audience.
Run your next fine art or antiques sale on a platform you own.
See how Unovance handles provenance, condition reporting, absentee bidding, and consignor settlements under your own brand.