Valuations
The valuation of Sri Lankan and Ceylon-related art, built on authenticity, provenance and the market evidence behind every figure.
A valuation is only as sound as the eye and the evidence behind it. Malaka Talwatte values Sri Lankan and Ceylon-related art on authenticity first, then provenance, condition and the market record, so the figure holds for the person who owns the work and the institution that relies on it.
His training in the art business at Christie's Education in London, with years spent authenticating Sri Lankan painting and researching its history, is the ground beneath every valuation. He is, at present, the only dedicated art valuer working in Sri Lanka.
His valuations are trusted by leading commercial banks and by private collectors across the island.