Welcome to ProvenanceTree
Real pieces, real sales,
honestly represented.
Two decades of specialist knowledge behind every object — examined, researched, and sold with its history disclosed. Buy with confidence, or let an expert find the right buyer for what you own.
The name is the promise
Provenance is an object's documented history — and honest representation of it is the whole of what we do.
Examined & researched
Every significant piece is studied before it's listed. Where an attribution is sound we stand behind it; where it isn't, we say so in plain language.
Provenance disclosed
We share what we know of an object's history and never imply more than we can document. Condition is described honestly, wear and all.
Sold to the right market
Your piece reaches collectors worldwide through the channels where it performs best — not just a shelf in one town.
Specialist eye
Deep focus in Chinese and Asian art — a field where telling the difference is the entire value, and generalists guess.
Current Listings
A rotating selection of vetted pieces. Full inventory sells across our eBay store and specialist marketplaces.
Cloisonné Vase
Archaic Bronze
Hanging Scroll
Think you have something special?
Send us photos and we'll tell you what you have and what it's likely to bring — a dealer's honest market estimate, at no cost and no obligation.
Send photos
A few clear pictures from your phone and any history you know.
We evaluate
You get an honest read on the piece and clear, transparent terms.
Ship or collect
Send it in, or we arrange collection for larger items.
We sell & pay
Your piece reaches the right buyers, and you're paid promptly on the sale.
Chinese & Asian Art
Ceramics, cloisonné, bronzes, jade and hardstone, scholar's objects, scrolls, and Sino-Tibetan works. This is where a trained eye matters most — where a good piece is easily missed and a reproduction easily sold. If you have Asian art to buy or sell, you're in the right hands.
American Art
Western and wildlife painting, regional and plein-air works, illustration, and American studio pottery and craft — with particular strength in the art of the Rocky Mountain West. For listed artists we document the record: signature, period, and auction history are themselves a form of provenance, and we represent each piece on the evidence.
Membership has its privileges
- First look at new finds before they're listed publicly
- Member previews of fresh estate material
- Priority on pieces in your collecting areas
- Research notes and market insight from the bench
Join the Circle
For serious collectors who want first access and a direct line to the specialist.
Explore MembershipsTwenty years, one honest standard
Provenance Tree is led by Brian Crowe, a dealer with two decades in antiques and fine art and a specialist focus in Chinese and Asian works. Every piece that passes through is handled personally — examined, researched, and represented for exactly what it is.
The approach is simple and old-fashioned: know the material, tell the truth about it, and treat every buyer and consignor the way you'd want to be treated. That reputation is the whole business.
Dealer evaluations reflect professional market opinion and are not formal appraisals.