Altmann Collection in Los Angeles
PacMutual Building
523 West 6th Street, Unit 1218
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Altmann Collection, the Paris jewelry dealer of 22 rue Drouot, receives in Los Angeles, by appointment, at 523 West 6th Street, Unit 1218: important signed jewels, large and colored diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds of every origin, natural pearls and collections, examined with you and bought for the house's own account.
A Paris house, in Los Angeles
Altmann Collection is a jewelry dealer at 22 rue Drouot, in Paris. The house appraises and buys for its own account: nothing is consigned, nothing is sent to auction, and no intermediary stands between you and the buyer. What it buys is placed with a private clientele in Europe and the United States. In Paris, the house receives fine jewelry of every kind; in Los Angeles, important pieces only. Ariel Altmann, who runs the house, is a gemologist by training and a member of the Syndicat des Négociants en Art, the French art dealers' association.
What the house buys in Los Angeles
Pieces whose value lies in the jewel itself: its maker, its stones, its period.
Signed jewels
Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston, Tiffany & Co., Graff, Bulgari, Boucheron, and designers such as David Webb, Verdura, JAR or Suzanne Belperron. Art Deco, the 1950s, the 1970s. Signed jewelry.
Important diamonds
Old and modern cuts from three carats, white or of natural color, with or without a GIA report. Large diamonds · colored diamonds.
Colored stones
Sapphires, rubies and emeralds of every origin, with a report from SSEF, Gübelin, GIA or AGL, or without one. Sapphires · rubies · emeralds.
Natural pearls
Strands, drops and mounted natural pearls, not cultured. Natural pearls.
Collections and estates
A whole collection, or the jewels of an estate, examined piece by piece. Advisors acting for an owner, attorneys, trustees and family offices, are received in the same way. Estate jewelry.
Four steps, one person
From the first word to the settlement, you deal with the same person: the one who examines, decides and buys.
A first word
By telephone, e-mail or WhatsApp, in English or French. Photographs are welcome, never required; many clients prefer to show their pieces in person.
The appointment, 523 West 6th Street
By appointment only, at the house's offices: 523 West 6th Street, Unit 1218, Los Angeles, CA 90014. The appointment is prepared in advance, with the instruments each piece requires. The piece is examined in front of you and never leaves your sight.
A firm offer, explained
It rests on the piece itself, its signature, period, stones and condition, and on the international market of the day. The offer is explained line by line. It commits you to nothing, and we encourage you to compare it.
Immediate settlement
Once agreed, the house settles at once, by wire transfer, whatever the amount. The sum offered is the sum received: nothing is deducted, and there is no sale date to wait for.
Your messages and photographs are seen by Ariel Altmann alone.
Selling to the house in Los Angeles
Where does the house receive in Los Angeles?
At 523 West 6th Street, Unit 1218, Los Angeles, CA 90014, by appointment only. The offices are in the PacMutual Building, in Downtown Los Angeles, at Sixth and Olive, a short walk from Pershing Square.
Does the house receive owners from outside Los Angeles?
Yes. The house receives owners from across Southern California, from Beverly Hills and Bel Air to Pasadena, Newport Beach and Santa Barbara. Appointments take place at 523 West 6th Street, in Downtown Los Angeles.
Does the house buy only important pieces in Los Angeles?
Yes. In Los Angeles the house concentrates on important pieces: signed jewels by the great houses, diamonds from three carats, colored stones and natural pearls of quality, collections. In Paris, at 22 rue Drouot, it receives fine jewelry of every kind.
Must I send photographs beforehand?
No. Photographs are never required; many clients prefer to show their pieces in person. Should you send some, Ariel Altmann alone sees them.
Is the offer firm?
Yes. It is the price the house pays for its own account, explained line by line, on the day it is given. You are free to compare it.
How is payment made?
By wire transfer, as soon as the sale is agreed, whatever the amount. Nothing is deducted from the sum offered.
Is my visit confidential?
The house is committed to absolute confidentiality. You deal directly with Ariel Altmann; neither your visit nor your pieces are disclosed.
Arrange an appointment
Appointments in Los Angeles are arranged directly with Ariel Altmann, by e-mail, WhatsApp or telephone, in English or French. They take place at 523 West 6th Street, Unit 1218, Los Angeles, CA 90014. In Paris: 22 rue Drouot, 75009.
Write to the houseWhatsApp+33 7 81 11 49 29PacMutual Building523 West 6th Street, Unit 1218, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
In Downtown Los Angeles, at Sixth and Olive, a short walk from Pershing Square.
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