Resources
Reference guides to make sense of descending auctions, charitable art sales, and provenance certificates, plus introductions to how Jiko Art works.
Guides
Descending (Dutch) auctions: a complete guide
Understand how a descending auction works, its history, advantages for sellers and buyers, and how it applies to the art market.
Charitable art sales: models, legal framework, best practices
An overview of charitable art sale models (gala, dedicated lot, royalties, structural percentage), the French legal framework, and practical advice for artists, NGOs, and buyers.
Art provenance certificates: a complete guide
Why provenance is critical on the art market, an overview of historical and digital methods (paper, NFT, cryptographic hashing), and NFT vs hashed-certificate comparison.
Glossary: art auctions, patronage and solidarity
Canonical definitions for the key terms used on Jiko Art: descending auction, patron, NGO, floor price, provenance certificate, NFT, etc.