Elizabeth von Habsburg, Director of Winston Art Group, to Discuss Art as an Asset at Concordia’s Business Breakfast Tuesday, April 29
Apr. 23, 2014: Elizabeth von Habsburg, managing director of Winston Art Group, will give a presentation titled "Art as an Asset" on Tuesday, April 29, at Concordia College. A light breakfast will be served at 7:00 am, followed by the presentation at 7:30 am.
This free presentation, another in the Concordia Business Breakfast program, is sponsored by Friends of Concordia and will be held in the Krenz Academic Center on the Concordia College campus.
Elizabeth von Habsburg is a qualified expert witness and frequent lecturer on fine and decorative art. She brings 28 years of experience in the art world to Winston Art Group, the nation's leading independent art appraisal and advisory firm.
Independent of any auction house or dealer, Winston specializes in confidential and objective appraisal services and advice on the acquisition and disposal of all fine and decorative art, jewelry, and collectibles.
Von Habsburg will speak about how to enhance, protect, and grow the financial value of art. She will share the common pitfalls faced in the process of buying art and will discuss how to protect against forgery and how to develop strategies for purchasing and selling at auction as well as using art as loan collateral.
Before joining Winston, von Habsburg was president of US operations for Estate Advisory Services, where she worked for 18 years. Prior to that, she was vice president and director of the estates and appraisals department of Habsburg Fine Art Auctioneers.
She started her career as assistant vice president in charge of the appraisal department at Christie's New York. She serves on the board of The Appraisers Association of America; as 2014 chair of The Appraisal Foundation; as a fellow of the Morgan Library & Museum and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; as a member of ArtTable; and on an advisory committee of the Museum of Arts and Design.
She is a graduate of Stanford and Columbia Universities. Her published work includes contributions to Fine Art and High Finance: Expert Advice on the Economics of Ownership; Appraising Art: The Definitive Guide to Appraising the Fine and Decorative Arts; and three books in The Antique Hunter's Guides series, American Pottery & Porcelain, American Furniture: Tables, Chairs, Sofas & Beds, and American Silver & Pewter.
Reservations are required for this free program. Please contact Ellen de Saint Phalle at
Pictured here: Elizabeth von Habsburg.
Photo courtesy Ellen de Saint Phalle, Director of Community Relations, Concordia College
