Company
Position
Founder
Managing director
CEO
Index
Art Advisers
Location
Norwich
Advice type
Art
Sales
Valuation
Asset Class
Collectibles
Client type
HNW
UHNW
Sector Focus
Art Products
Crispian Riley-Smith
Spear’s Review
Crispian Riley-Smith, founder, managing director and CEO of Art Advisory Group, has over three decades of experience helping HNWs and other art aficionados with the valuations of visual art and objects.
To assist with valuations, he works with an international network of specialists, all of whom operate under his no-minimum valuation policy. ‘We are happy to value the big and small through our network, and clients can be assured we have the right person for the job,’ the firm states. ‘We are considered a one-stop shop for all our clients’ art needs.’
Riley-Smith toyed with the idea of becoming an artist at the age of 16 but quickly found himself more drawn to the commercial and valuations side. After studying art history, he joined Sotheby’s as a graduate trainee in the 1980s.
He tells Spear’s that art dealing is something of a family passion – his father was a rare books and manuscripts specialist.
Rank: Recommended

Recommended 2025, Art Advisers