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Take a few photos
Phone photographs are fine. If possible, include the front, back and a close detail.
Private specialist review · Worldwide
Sell your
micromosaic.
Speak directly with a specialist—not an intake department. Send a few photographs and dimensions for a confidential, no-obligation review.
Direct specialist access
Private & no obligation
Enquiries welcomed worldwide
Simple by design
A quiet first step.
There is no need to identify, date or formally describe your piece. That is our work.
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Add the dimensions
Approximate measurements are enough. You may also share the price you have in mind—or simply choose “I don’t know.”
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Hear from Kempini
Kempini reviews your enquiry privately. If the work is suitable, we contact you to discuss value, a possible direct acquisition and practical next steps. Nothing is made public, and you decide whether to continue.
What Kempini seeks
Works of
consequence.
We are particularly interested in fine antique Roman micromosaics: panels, plaques, jewellery, boxes and table tops—signed or unsigned, from a single inherited piece to an important collection.
Quality may reveal itself through exceptional tesserae, subject, colour, attribution, rarity, condition, setting or provenance. Kempini’s assessment draws on specialist knowledge of technique, makers, restoration and the international market, together with documented comparison works in major public collections such as the V&A’s Gilbert Collection.
Museum collections are cited as scholarly reference points; this does not imply institutional affiliation or endorsement.
Reviewed privately by KempiniNever published without permissionDirect acquisition may be discussed
Examples of interest
From intimate jewels
to exceptional panels.
These works illustrate the quality and variety that interest Kempini. Your piece does not need to look the same, be signed or already be identified. If you are uncertain, please send photographs—we would rather look than have you exclude it yourself.
Confidential enquiry
Show us what
you have.
A few phone photographs are enough to begin. Fields marked optional can be left blank.
Prototype note: this demonstration does not transmit or store your information.
Enquiry prepared
Thank you.
In the live website, your photographs and details would now be sent securely to Kempini and you would receive a confirmation.
Return to KempiniWhat we consider
Quality is in
the smallest details.
Every piece is different. A specialist review considers the complete object rather than a single price guide.
- Fineness, shape and direction of the tesserae
- Subject, composition, colour and rarity
- Period, school, signature or attribution
- Condition, setting and earlier restoration
- Dimensions, provenance and documented comparisons
- Current international demand and market context
- Ownership, location and practical transfer considerations
Questions
Before you send.
No. Please do not worry about terminology, date or attribution. A few clear images and approximate dimensions are enough for us to begin.
We welcome panels, plaques, jewellery, boxes, table tops, Grand Tour works, signed and unsigned pieces, individual objects and collections.
Yes. Kempini welcomes enquiries worldwide and can discuss inspection and practical next steps if the piece is of interest.
No. The initial private review is without obligation.
Kempini buys and sells works of art. After reviewing your piece, we will explain whether a direct purchase or another next step may be appropriate.