Curated Acquisitions

What cannot be purchased must be acquired through other means

Some objects exist beyond commerce. The timepiece that was never offered for sale. The artwork held by three generations of a single family. The allocation that goes only to those who need not request it. ARISTÉ operates in this space – where desire meets impossibility, and where the right relationships transform the latter into the former. We do not shop. We engineer acquisition.

Assets secured through this domain may include real property, collections, or privately held interests – each requiring distinct expertise and networks that ARISTÉ has cultivated over decades.

Spheres of Acquisition

Four disciplines through which we secure objects of exceptional significance, each requiring distinct expertise and networks

Luxury Allocation

Horlogerie · Haute Joaillerie · Couture

Priority access to waitlisted timepieces, jewellery, and haute couture. We maintain standing relationships with maisons that allow us to secure allocations before they reach any public channel. When the answer is 'sold out,' we begin our conversation. Our specialists maintain direct dialogue with brand patrimoine departments, regional directors, and select ateliers – relationships cultivated over decades, not transactions.

Capabilities

Waitlist Bypass Limited Editions Archive Access Bespoke Commissions VIP Allocations

47 Maison Relationships

92% Success Rate

6wk Avg. Acquisition

Art & Collectibles

Fine Art · Antiquities · Rare Objects

Private treaty acquisitions, auction house pre-sale negotiations, and provenance verification. We work with galleries, estates, and private collectors to surface works that never reach public sale. Our art advisors maintain confidential relationships with institutional curators, family offices, and estate executors across forty-three countries. Authentication and discretion are non-negotiable – we verify every chain of custody.

Capabilities

Private Treaty Estate Access Provenance Research Auction Strategy Collection Building

43 Countries

£2.1B Facilitated

100% Authenticated

Bespoke Gifting

Strategic · Ceremonial · Commemorative

Strategic gift architecture for principals, families, and enterprises. We design and execute gifting programmes that communicate status, gratitude, or intention – each piece sourced, customised, and delivered with absolute precision. The gift is never simply an object; it is a message encoded in material form. We consider cultural context, relationship dynamics, and symbolic resonance at every stage.

Capabilities

Corporate Programmes Milestone Gifts Custom Commissions Global Delivery Cultural Advisory

200+ Annual Recipients

12 Jurisdictions

Zero Missed Occasions

Rare Procurement

Discontinued · Archival · Singular

Discontinued vehicles, vintage wines, archival fashion, and objects of singular provenance. When something no longer exists in commerce, we locate it through private channels. Our network extends to estates, institutional archives, and collectors who prefer discretion over publicity. We have sourced items from museum deaccessions, family trusts, and private collections that have held objects for generations.

Capabilities

Archive Search Estate Liaison Restoration Authentication Discreet Transport

89% Located

14mo Longest Search

3 Continents

Precedents

Outcomes delivered, methods undisclosed

Case Reference CA-2024-017

A timepiece discontinued for fifteen years, secured for a principal's milestone celebration

The member sought a specific reference from a maison's archive – a model that ceased production in 2009 and had never been offered at public auction. Our horological specialist traced two known examples through private collector networks. Within six weeks, we had negotiated the release of an unworn example from a European estate, complete with original documentation. The piece was delivered to coincide precisely with the occasion.

6 Weeks to acquisition

3 Private sources

1 Unworn example

Case Reference CA-2024-042

Annual corporate gifting programme for 200+ principals across twelve jurisdictions

A family office required a systematic approach to relationship maintenance with their global network of co-investors, advisors, and partners. We designed a tiered gifting architecture: bespoke leather goods from an atelier in Florence for the inner circle, curated wine selections from a private Burgundy estate for secondary relationships, and artisanal confections from a London establishment for broader distribution. Each item carried subtle personalisation. The programme now operates annually with our continuous oversight.

200+ Recipients annually

12 Jurisdictions

3 Gifting tiers

Case Reference CA-2023-089

A jewellery piece from a maison's archive, never publicly exhibited, acquired for a generational transfer

The brief was precise: a piece from a specific collection, created in a specific decade, carrying specific significance for the family. Public records showed no such piece had ever been sold. We approached the maison directly through longstanding relationships, ultimately gaining access to their patrimoine archive. After months of negotiation regarding provenance documentation and conditions of transfer, the piece was released on loan-to-own terms – a structure the maison had never previously offered.

8 Months negotiation

1 Archive piece

First Loan-to-own

I do not know whom you contacted or what arrangement was made. I only know that what I was told was impossible arrived at my door, exactly as specified. That is all I needed to know.

The House of M., 2024

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