Private Art Acquisition House
Where Masterworks
Find Their Sovereign Homes
For over a century, AURUM has served the world's most discerning collectors— acquiring, authenticating, and privately placing works of transcendent beauty.
By Appointment Only · Est. MDCCCXCII · Eight International Offices
Act I
The House of AURUM
“To possess a masterwork is not merely to own an object—it is to become the custodian of a soul, a fragment of immortal human expression.”
Founded in 1892 by the Voss family of Vienna, AURUM began as a private chamber of connoisseurship—a place where industrialists and crowned heads could acquire works of art with both integrity and discretion.
Today, our seven partners and forty specialists span every era of Western and Eastern art history, operating from offices in London, Paris, Vienna, New York, Tokyo, Dubai, São Paulo, and Hong Kong. We do not auction. We do not exhibit. We serve.
Request a Private ConsultationAct II
The Collection
A curated selection from our current private holdings—each work available exclusively through a confidential consultation.
Act III
The Art of Service
“Every great collection begins with a single decisive act of vision. We are here when that moment arrives.”
— Heinrich Voss III, Chairman
Act IV
A Century of Provenance
Selected Milestones
1892
Founded in Vienna by Otto Voss, by appointment to the Imperial Court
1892
Founded in Vienna by Otto Voss, by appointment to the Imperial Court
1892
Founded in Vienna by Otto Voss, by appointment to the Imperial Court
1924
Expansion to London and Paris following the reorganization of European estates
1963
Acquisition of the Meister Archive—97,000 provenance records for Northern European works
1963
Acquisition of the Meister Archive—97,000 provenance records for Northern European works
1963
Acquisition of the Meister Archive—97,000 provenance records for Northern European works
1991
Establishment of the AURUM Foundation for conservation science
2007
Opening of offices in Hong Kong, Dubai, and São Paulo
2007
Opening of offices in Hong Kong, Dubai, and São Paulo
2007
Opening of offices in Hong Kong, Dubai, and São Paulo
2024
Introduction of the Cipher Register — blockchain-verified provenance records
Grand Finale
Begin Your Audience
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Principal Offices
London
14 St. James's Square, SW1Y 4LG
Paris
7 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008
Vienna
Schottengasse 1, 1010
New York
790 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2100