Get a Cotes Certificate of Authenticity for your painting (COA) for your Cotes drawing.

For all your Cotes artworks you need a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) in order to sell, to insure or to donate for a tax deduction.

Getting a Cotes Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is easy. Just send us photos and dimensions and tell us what you know about the origin or history of your Cotes painting or drawing.

If you want to sell your Cotes painting or drawing use our selling services. We offer Cotes selling help, selling advice, private treaty sales and full brokerage.

We have been authenticating Cotes and issuing certificates of authenticity since 2002. We are recognized Cotes experts and Cotes certified appraisers. We issue COAs and appraisals for all Cotes artworks.

Our Cotes paintings and drawings authentications are accepted and respected worldwide.

Each COA is backed by in-depth research and analysis authentication reports.

The Cotes certificates of authenticity we issue are based on solid, reliable and fully referenced art investigations, authentication research, analytical work and forensic studies.

We are available to examine your Cotes painting or drawing anywhere in the world.

You will generally receive your certificates of authenticity and authentication report within two weeks. Some complicated cases with difficult to research Cotes paintings or drawings take longer.

Our clients include Cotes collectors, investors, tax authorities, insurance adjusters, appraisers, valuers, auctioneers, Federal agencies and many law firms.

We perform Francis Cotes art authentication, appraisal, certificates of authenticity (COA), analysis, research, scientific tests, full art authentications. We will help you sell your Francis Cotes or we will sell it for you.

Francis Cotes as an 18th century British portrait painter. He was a member and a powerful director of the Royal Academy. Cotes worked mostly in pastels, and often added naturalistic backgrounds to his society portraits. Cotes was particularly sought after for his portraits of children, and today his works are housed in museums worldwide. Still wondering about a portrait in your family collection? Contact us…it could be by Francis Cotes.