"Wem die Kunst das Leben ist,        
dessen Leben ist eine große Kunst"
(Johann Sebastian Bach)

The work as an antiquary of arts is a profession with tradition. The basic premise is an all-embracing humanistic education - containing a good knowledge of ancient and new languages - together with a good knowledge of commercial thinking as well as a flair for the economical evolution on the international art market.

The antiquary of arts procures all different kinds of arts for you at a market-orientated price. This is only possible in connection with a substantiated education and a constant training.

The major task in our house is to catalogue our committals for the auction as well as to write estimations. These estimations are written up of our experts in conjunction with established media.

Winterberg Art is the only auction house in Germany which provides the opportunity for the training as an antiquary of arts. Since the formation of the company, the education at the vocational schoool in Heidelberg - with a special class for trainees of the bookselling trade - is in the hands of Winterberg Art.