A Private HouseEst · MMXXV
The Lovenhall Registry
A private house for the things people own. We teach you to read what you already have — diamonds, art, watches, bags, rings, stones.
Nº I · Why the HouseEveryone owns something
Everyone owns something
they cannot quite explain.
What is it, exactly?
What is it worth?
Is it what they say it is?
Who do I even ask?
Nº II · The Instruments
Four instruments, four rooms
The four the house keeps a reading room for. Ring and Stone are in the case with them.
Interlude · A Specimen Reading
One reading, opened.
Leonardo da Vinci · Italian, 1452–1519
Mona Lisa (La Gioconda), c. 1503–1506
Shown as a demonstration.
Art Identifier
SpecimenOne photograph · Read on the phone
The Piece
Mona Lisa
La Gioconda
HandLeonardo da Vinci
Periodc. 1503–1506
MediumOil on poplar panel
Where it hangsMusée du Louvre, Paris
How sure it is
Attribution of handLeonardo da Vinci · 99%
Dating & periodc. 1503–1506 · 97%
MovementHigh Renaissance · 95%
No figure — this one sits outside any market. On an ordinary piece it gives a range.
Nº III · In the Hand
Three moves, and you have a figure
You photograph it. The instrument reads it. You know where you stand.
I
You photograph it
One photograph. Nothing to fill in, nothing to send away.
II
It reads what it sees
The reading happens there and then, on the phone.
III
You have a figure to work from
A range, in seconds — enough to know where you stand.
Write to the house
Every note is answered, in confidence.
The Lovenhall Registry · Established MMXXV