Auction Houses

We offer a due diligence service to auction houses due to the increasing pressure on the art trade to avoid selling fake or stolen items to its clients.

• Searching

  Request a search of the Art Loss Register’s database to discover whether an item has been registered as missing, fake or stolen. Learn more

• Loss Registration

  Report the theft or loss of an artwork or valuable item to the Art Loss Register for registration on the database. Learn more

• Provenance Research

  The ALR is available for specialist World War II-era and other provenance research into the ownership history of a work of art. Learn more

• Searching Subscription

  We can provide searching subscriptions at special rates for organisations that need to search catalogues. Learn more

• Current Subscribers

  List of auction houses that currently search with the ALR. Learn more

• Troubleshooting

  View frequently asked questions and common solutions to problems with using this website. Learn more