Art appraisals · Estates · Damage · Conservation
Assess art, preserve it, decide with care
Dr. Mayme Neher is an art historian, art appraiser and painting conservator. She prepares appraisals, values art and advises on estates, damage, conservation and sale – from Düsseldorf and throughout Germany.
Dr. Mayme Neher
Research, conservation and appraisal practice working together.
A work of art needs an assessment that considers value, condition and the purpose of the decision together. Attribution, date, surface, previous interventions, provenance and comparable works all matter.
Dr. Mayme Neher combines art-historical research, practical painting conservation and many years of appraisal experience. The result is a clear basis for decisions involving estates, insurance, damage, sale and further specialist review.
How can I help?
Choose the reason for your enquiry. Each specialist page explains the service, the process and which documents are useful.
For individual works and collections – for example before sale, for insurance, an estate or division of assets.
Estates and collectionsReview, prioritisation and valuation, turning a large group of works into a clear basis for decisions.
Court, insurance and damageCondition and damage documentation, possible loss in value and clearly structured specialist statements.
Conservation and condition reportsA conservator’s view of materials, surfaces, earlier interventions and appropriate preservation measures.
Art advisory and saleAdvice before a purchase, sale or auction, with attention to market route, condition and documentation.
How an enquiry begins
Many questions can first be clarified digitally. The appropriate scope of examination is then agreed.
Photos of the front, back, signature, labels and damage, together with dimensions and available documents.
Is the purpose valuation, an estate, insurance, damage, conservation, sale or another specialist assessment?
Initial orientation, examination of the original in the studio or an on-site appointment in Germany, with an agreed scope.
Expertise you can examine
Selected pages show research, examination methods and conservation documentation without overloading the homepage.
Doctoral research on the Düsseldorf School and a Salentin monograph with catalogue raisonné.
Examining an attributionA reference example shows how observation, comparison and the limits of a conclusion are kept distinct.
Documenting conservationBefore, during and after treatment: findings, measures and results presented transparently.
Request an initial assessment
Describe the reason and objective, the location or postcode of the work and the number of works. Include photographs, dimensions and available documents. Please send confidential court, insurance or client information only after the assignment has been clarified.
Common first questions
Does Dr. Mayme Neher work throughout Germany?
Yes. The practice is based in Düsseldorf, and enquiries and on-site appointments are possible throughout Germany. Many assignments begin digitally with photographs, dimensions and available documents.
Can an initial assessment be made from photographs?
Photographs can provide an initial orientation. A reliable written appraisal normally requires examination of the original.
When do I need a written appraisal?
When a value must be explained clearly for an estate, insurance, sale, division of assets or a court-related question.