Got a mystery that needs solving?

You might need me if:

An item is referenced in paperwork, correspondence, or memory — but can't be located

A catalogue entry exists, but no object can be found

A provenance trail stops awkwardly and needs closing

A question sits outside internal capacity but won't go away

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Provenance

Every object has a history. I trace it through archives, auction records, and ownership chains—uncovering the story behind each piece.
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Retrieval

Finding specific pieces means working through dealer networks and private collections. Years in the field build the connections that matter.
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Field Investigation

Some questions require showing up. Municipal archives, private collections, sites that need eyes on the ground—following leads wherever they go.

Case Studies

Recent jobs—what was found, how I tracked it down, and what it took to get there.

Machiavelli's History of Florence

An 1854 London edition with Victorian binding and a mysterious 1868 inscription. Three weeks of research delivered the full provenance.

Tracing a Lost Technical Work

Archival and bibliographic research that identified and recovered a bound 1958 technical report by A. R. Galanides once remembered as a "book on fuses".