Founded in 1996 and with headquarters in the centre of Lisbon, Sociedade Comercial de Leilões “O Pregão”, Lda, commercially known as CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES, is a Portuguese company specialized in ANTIQUES AND WORKS OF ART and MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, operating in two major areas - LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTIONS and EVALUATIONS - and two complementary ones - EXPERT OPINION and CONSULTANCY.
Its activity is subject to Decreto-Lei 155/2015, which establishes the legal framework regarding the auction activity and to the Business Conditions available in all its catalogues and at the website at www.cml.pt.
It holds a DGAE legal authorization to carry out auction activities since 23.11.2015 and a Hiscox civil liability insurance policy no. 2503667; worth: € 200,000. It is co-managed by its partners Miguel Cabral de Moncada and Pedro Maria de Alvim.
TO VALUE THE MOVABLE CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE APPROACH OF THE ART MARKET TO THE ACADEMIA
A reference company in the art market in Portugal. in the Portuguese art market.
Committed from the beginning to invest in the professionalization, credibility and accountability of the Portuguese Art Market, we have always believed that it is possible and desirable to aim for a successful and profitable cultural business and at the same time operate the same with the necessary exemption, cultural requirement, rigor and seriousness.
On the contrary, the dynamism of exempt and culturally demanding commercial companies in the art market, such as CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES has sought to decisively contribute, in close proximity and through partnerships and protocols with universities, academies, museums and other institutions and cultural agents, not only to blur the gap traditionally existing between both the commercial and business world and the cultural and academic world, but also for the valorization, dissemination and preservation of the Movable Cultural Heritage, not only in the segment of the so-called Antiques and Collector's items, but also, and increasingly, in the area dedicated to the works of Modern and Contemporary Art.
At CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES we first and foremost value the following:
SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY - reflected in the exemption, effectiveness and commitment of all employees, at all times;
COMPETENCE - reflected in the concern for technical knowledge, demand and rigor, in all aspects;
INTEGRITY - whether in strict compliance with the legislation in force and the best and most demanding national and international art market practices, or in the attitude assumed internally and externally: transparency, accuracy and loyalty;
CONFIDENTIALITY - all activities carried out by CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES, in pursuit of its corporate purpose of holding auctions and art evaluations, are subject to the duty of strict confidentiality; CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES ensures, in all circumstances, complete secrecy regarding the identity of its interlocutors, including this secrecy, in the case of evaluations, the items presented to it and their whereabouts and all information and documentation provided to it to the effect, assuming full responsibility for this confidentiality; vd. Cabral Moncada Leilões Privacy Policy.
We believe that an auction of works of art, as we understand it and practice it - should be held in public, in an environment of free competition, with extensive national and international promotion and disclosure, subject to clear and legal Conditions, bearing rigorous descriptions of the items on sale and their starting prices, formalized by a sale contract, duly signed by the respective parties - it is the safest, most efficient and most transparent way of selling and valuing a work of art.
By not acquiring or being able to purchase items for itself, neither selling nor being able to sell its own items, neither at auction or privately, neither directly nor indirectly, CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES, which legally represents and acts on behalf of third parties, as established through a binding contract, believe that this is the only way - today, fortunately legally enshrined - to terminate the chronical conflict of interests that has always undermined, to a greater or lesser extent, the credibility of most intermediary agents and to ensure a greater degree of exemption to the cultural economic system and greater credibility in the formulation of sale prices in the art market.
We expressly state in our Business Conditions our full responsibility for the accuracy and rigor of the descriptions of the lots in our catalogues, therefore using a wide range and duly identified body of prestigious experts, totally independent and autonomous, in the various areas in which our activity is developed;
Strictly observing the current legislation and the best and most demanding national and international art market practices, at all times and at all levels, namely in the preparation of our catalogues, auctions, regardless of its nature, live or online, in the public disclosure of its results, in the rigor and accuracy of the data and information provided to the public and the art market.
CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES provides, first and foremost, to Sellers and Buyers, their Customers, and through them to the art market, understood as a whole, an increased degree of confidence, which has allowed us to continuously grow, attract, expand and retain a growing number of Customers, making us a national reference in the Portuguese Art Market.
Ensure, at all times, an attitude consistent with the fundamental concerns that guide us and live up to - in Conditions of content and image - the status of a national reference in the Portuguese Art Market, already recognized by itself.
The provision of an impeccable and personalized service to all our Customers - before, during and after each auction and each evaluation and in all circumstances, inside or outside our facilities - a concern that demanded the creation of a department for this sole purpose - Customer Care - to coordinate, systematize and optimize the entire relationship with our Customers.
Continue to actively promote, directly and indirectly, the correct evaluation of works of art and movable cultural items, their dissemination and preservation, namely through the realization and publication of cultural and artistic research works in Portugal, as we have been doing systematically within the scope of SCRIBE, Produções Culturais Lda.,
Continue to actively promote, directly and indirectly, the correct evaluation of works of art and movable cultural items, their dissemination and preservation, namely through the realization and publication of cultural and artistic research works in Portugal, as we have been doing systematically within the scope of SCRIBE, Produções Culturais Lda., a prestigious Portuguese company, recognized in its field of business, supported and partially owned by CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES since its inception.
Established in 2008, with CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES and Manuel de Bragança as partners, SCRIBE www.scribe.pt combines the professional experience of Miguel Cabral de Moncada and Pedro Maria de Alvim in the art market in Portugal, namely in the design, realization and production of art catalogues, to the professional experience of Manuel de Bragança in the area of books and publishing, carrying out its activity in three complementary areas: Books; Art catalogues; Author editions; Thematic seminars.
Established in 2022, the CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES ACADEMY main objective is to contribute to the development and sharing of skills in the scope of Decorative Arts and the Art Market in Portugal.
It does so through Free In-person Courses made available via streaming, with the issuance of a certificate, on different themes focused mainly on the universe of Portuguese Decorative Arts and related to Portugal, allowing trainees to have closer contact with the pieces under analysis.
CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES regularly holds live and online auctions of antiques and works of modern and contemporary art. It is prepared to hold extraordinary / specific / thematic auctions, of larger or smaller size, unique or periodic, at the request of interested people or companies.
CABRAL MONCADA LEILÕES provides a permanent consultancy, evaluation and expert opinion service for antiques and works of modern and contemporary art, namely furniture, painting, sculpture and sacred art, Portuguese art, silverware, jewellry and coins, oriental and European porcelain, faience, tapestries, bronze and metal ware, art and decorative objects, longcase, table clocks, pocket and wrist watches, weapons, uniforms, tribal art, wines, toys, books, manuscripts, book bindings, engravings, etc., particularly for purposes of inheritance, insurance, auction sales, updating of heritage items, certification, etc.