Between us we have spent over six decades in the art world and in art-law. Galerie Betty Charles is the result - a small, focussed gallery, where works are properly researched, where the questions a collector asks are answered in the same room and where beginning your collection feels less like a transaction than the start of a long conversation.

Backed by sixty years of combined art world and legal expertise, the gallery combines exceptional curation with in-house legal services, offering authentication, market valuations, and tax advisory for private collections and foundations. From rediscovering overlooked historical gems (1860–1960) to representing mid-career "Future-Masters,”

The gallery seeks to guide both new and seasoned Collectors through physical exhibitions across the UK and Europe and from our beautiful gallery in the heart of London’s prestigious art district of Duke Street, Mayfair.

Authentication & Research

Every work is identified, researched and authenticated by our in-house legal team before it reaches the wall.

Market, Appraisal & Insurance Valuations

Formal valuations for single works, full collections and private art foundations - alongside condition reports - defensible, documented and current.

Collector Programme

First-look access to works before the fairs in our viewing space within our gallery in Duke Street St. James’s, Mayfair.

Private viewings

By invitation and a quiet education for newer collectors.

Collection Tax Advice

Guidance on the taxation position of personal collections, art as a portable and alternative asset, lifetime gifts and the structuring of private art collections, Trusts & Foundations.