Impressionist & Post-Impressionist
Landscapes, river scenes and figure studies painted in broken colour and open air, along with the generation that pushed past it.
LONDON
Masterpieces, antiquities & aircraft
Charlize London sources rare things privately. Paintings from the Old Masters to the Modern era, ancient artefacts with a focus on Persia, and private and commercial jets, each handled with discretion for a small circle of clients.
Fine Art Room I
Impressionist, Modern and Old Master paintings, many offered off-market and by private treaty.
Artefacts Room II
Antiquities with a focus on ancient Persia, alongside works from Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Classical world and Asia.
Aviation Room III
Gulfstream G600 and G650 acquisitions, commercial airliners and certified spare parts.
Room I · Fine Art
Access to the masterpieces
Charlize has access to many masterpieces from the Impressionist and Modern eras and from the Old Masters.
Most of these paintings never appear at auction. They pass quietly between collections, and we introduce serious buyers to them through trusted owners, estates and dealers. Artists we have handled include Van Gogh, Sisley, Renoir and Dalí.
Three eras
From the panel to the avant-garde
Every work is offered with its provenance, condition report and, where relevant, the catalogue raisonné reference.
Modern
Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism and post-war abstraction. Paintings and works on paper by the names that defined the twentieth century.
Old Masters
Italian, Flemish, Dutch and Spanish schools. Devotional panels, portraiture and still life with documented histories.
How we work
Private by design
Off-market
Works shown by appointment and introduction, away from public sale rooms.
Provenance
Ownership history, exhibition record and literature assembled before a work is offered.
Due diligence
Stolen-art register checks, condition reports and expert opinion where needed.
Discretion
Buyers and sellers stay confidential throughout, from first viewing to transfer.
Room II · Antiquities
Ancient artefacts
Ancient Persia is our focus, but the collection is not limited to it.
Bronze, silver, gold, stone and ceramic objects from the empires of the Iranian plateau sit alongside antiquities from Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Classical world and Asia. Each is offered with documentation of its history and lawful ownership.
The focus · Persia
Four thousand years of the Iranian plateau
Elamite
c. 3200 – 539 BCCylinder seals, votive figures and painted pottery from Susa and the southwest.
Luristan
c. 1000 – 650 BCCast bronze horse bits, finials, axe heads and ornaments from the Zagros mountains.
Achaemenid
550 – 330 BCThe court art of Cyrus and Darius: gold and silver vessels, rhyta, jewellery and carved stone.
Parthian
247 BC – AD 224Glazed ceramics, bronze figures and coinage blending Iranian and Hellenistic forms.
Sasanian
AD 224 – 651Gilded silver plates and ewers with royal hunts, cut glass, seals and stucco.
Forms
Vessels, metalwork & ceramics
The kinds of object that pass through our hands. Specific pieces are shared privately on request.
Metalwork
Gold and silver vessels, rhyta, bowls and plates; cast bronzes and horse fittings.
Seals & jewellery
Cylinder and stamp seals, gold ornaments, beads and amulets.
Ceramics & glass
Painted and glazed wares, cut and moulded glass.
Stone & sculpture
Carved reliefs, vessels and figures in stone and stucco.
Beyond Persia
The wider ancient world
Through the same network we source antiquities from neighbouring and later civilisations.
Mesopotamia
Sumer · Assyria · BabylonCuneiform tablets, cylinder seals and carved reliefs.
Egypt
Dynastic & PtolemaicAmulets, bronzes, faience and stone sculpture.
Greece & Rome
Classical worldMarble portraiture, painted pottery, bronzes and coins.
Asia
Gandhara · ChinaGandharan schist sculpture and early Chinese bronzes and ceramics.
Provenance
Documented and lawful
Antiquities demand more care than any other field. Every object is checked before it is offered.
History
A documented chain of ownership, with old collection and publication records where they exist.
Register checks
Searches against stolen and looted art databases before any offer is made.
Export
Licences and paperwork handled for movement into and out of the UK.
Expertise
Independent specialist opinion on date, material and authenticity.
Room III · Aviation
Aircraft, sourced
Aviation is part of the house. We have deep expertise in sourcing private jets such as the Gulfstream G600 and G650, along with commercial jets and spare parts.
We work with a long-established aviation company and a network of owners, introducers and mandate holders, so buyers see suitable aircraft early, often before they reach the open market.
Private jets
Ultra-long-range Gulfstream
New and pre-owned aircraft, matched to the routes, cabin and timing each client needs.
G650 / G650ER
Flagship- Range
- 7,000 nm
- Range · ER
- 7,500 nm
- Max speed
- Mach 0.925
- Passengers
- Up to 19
London to Hong Kong, Tokyo or Los Angeles non-stop. Production has ended, so good pre-owned examples are sought after and move quickly.
G600
Large cabin- Range
- 6,600 nm
- Max speed
- Mach 0.925
- Passengers
- Up to 19
- Cabin zones
- Up to 4
A wide, quiet cabin with the same flight deck family as the larger Gulfstreams, at a lower acquisition and operating cost.
Range at long-range cruise, manufacturer figures. Actual performance varies with configuration, payload and conditions.
Commercial & parts
Beyond the private cabin
Commercial jets
Narrow & widebodySale, purchase and lease of airliners such as the Airbus A320 and A330 families and Boeing 737 and 777, for operators, lessors and VIP conversion.
Engines & APUs
Sale · lease · exchangeWhole engines and auxiliary power units, with records and shop-visit history.
Spare parts
Rotables & consumablesLanding gear, avionics and airframe components, traceable with EASA Form 1 or FAA 8130-3 release certificates.
Aircraft on ground
Priority sourcingFast location of critical parts when an aircraft is grounded.
Acquisition
From mandate to delivery
- Mandate
We agree the brief: type, budget, range, cabin and timing.
- Search
On- and off-market aircraft are identified and shortlisted.
- Offer
Letter of intent, deposit into escrow and negotiation of terms.
- Inspection
Pre-purchase inspection and full records review.
- Closing
Registration, funds transfer and handover of the aircraft.
Contact
Make an enquiry
For enquiries about fine art, artefacts or aircraft, write to us and a member of the team will reply in confidence.
Please tell us what you are looking for, or what you would like to sell, with any timing or budget that helps us. All correspondence is treated as private.
Enquire by subject
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