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ATP, ABD, English Marketing Info, April 2017

ARTEFACTS BUSINESS OF ATP CENTRE AT CARCOSA SERI NEGARA
                                                           
ATP (Artefacts Trading & Performing arts) Centre aims to be a world-class & international Asian artefacts trading and multicultural performing arts centre based at the iconic and national heritage venue of Carcosa Seri Negara, next to Parliament, Kuala Lumpur.

The ATP Centre is supported by the government of Malaysia and can be seen as a type of Public Private Partnership in making Kuala Lumpur a leading global centre of excellence in Asian artefacts’ trading and performing arts and a major destination for culturaltourism.

The ATP is not an antique shop or a dealer but it would act like a large “stock broking house” of Asian artefacts’ on display. With quality performing arts to be held there, the ATP Centre would be drawing in high-spending tourists from China, ASEAN, Europe and North America.

There are also plans for an Asian martial arts display, Sarawak Gallery, Sabah Gallery, and History Tour of the 34-acre heritage property and perhaps a small but impactful gallery about Teresa Teng (Asian heritage icon), all aimed at attracting many tourists to visit the place (about 12 million tourists visited Kuala Lumpur in 2016). Such a centre would be truly unique and the only one of its kind in the world.

There would be a high profile marketing & promotion program, to include leveraging on the existing promotion programs ofthe government’s tourism and trade agencies concerned.

The Artefacts Business Division (ABD), a core division of the ATP Centre (the other being the Performing Arts Division) would provide the following services:

o   Authentication & Appraisal of Asian Artefacts
o   Training, Expertise & Consultancy on Asian Artefacts
o   Exhibition &Trading of Artefacts (AHM acting as an honest & confidential broker)

Trading of Asian artefacts shall be done via:

1)      EXHIBITION SALES (with private negotiation) for artefacts valued above RM 200,000 - all year round. All artefacts must be authenticated and appraised by in-house experts. Approved artefacts shall be put for display for a minimum period of one month and maximum period of 3 months (can be renewed) with a monthly display and promotion fee for each approved artefact.

o   For artefacts valued from RM 5,000,000 and above - “Premium Class” status.
o   For artefacts valued from RM 1,000,000 to RM 4,999,000 - “Gold Class” status.
o   For artefacts valued from RM 200,000 to RM 999,000 - “Silver Class” status.

2)      FLEA MARKET SALESfor artefacts valued below RM 200,000 - on weekends.

3)      AUCTIONS, after the ATP Centre becomes very established and well known, to start with once a year and it would depend on market demand.

The ATP Centre, to be well-promoted and highly publicized and with top artefacts expertise from China available all year round, would be a major attraction of many high-end tourists and potential buyers. This would certainly boost the chances of Asian artefacts being sold at higher prices there.

Asian Heritage Museum Sdn Bhd (AHM)
Kuala Lumpur
March 2017

FEES AND CHARGES FOR COLLECTORS OF ARTEFACTS
ATP CENTRE, CARCOSA SERI NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR


1.      CLIENT REGISTRATION. Every collector/client who wishes to exhibit his/her artefacts for sale or just for provenance enhancement must be registered with a one-time basic registration fee of RM 1,000 and RM 500 for the weekend Flea Market (artefacts below RM 200,000 each) later on. The ATP Centre is expected to start operations on 19 September 2017.

2.      AUTHENTICATION & APPRAISAL FEES. Every artefact for sale must be authenticated and appraised (verbally) by our top experts from China - RM 3,000 each with a certificate and RM 300 each verbally (and for fakes). For Exhibition and Sales, authentication with a certificate is required, for Flea Market, only verbal authentication is required.

For very expensive porcelain, we may also be offering (only an option) a 15-page Certificate of “Premier Grade Authentication” for RM 6,000 each to include a lab report (from a government lab in China) and signatories of 3 experts to aid in marketing and promotion for sale of the artefact concerned.

The ATP Centre would have all year round availability of top technical and market expertise from China on Asian artefacts.

3.      The EXHIBITION or “DISPLAY, PROMOTION & ADVERTISEMENT” (DPA) FEES PER MONTH (minimum period: 1 month and maximum period: 3 months) for Exhibition Sales.

Artefacts for Exhibition Sales will be displayed & promoted under 3 main categories:

a)      artefacts valued from RM 5,000,000 and above - “PREMIUM CLASS” status.
b)      artefacts valued from RM 1,000,000 to RM 4,999,000 - “GOLD CLASS” status.
c)      artefacts valued from RM 200,000 to RM 999,000 - “SILVER CLASS” status.

The DPA Fees PER MONTH are as follows:

a)      RM 20,000 each piece for artefacts valued at RM 10 million and above
b)     RM 15,000 each piece for artefacts valued from RM 5 million to RM 9.9 million
c)      RM 10,000 each piece for artefacts valued from RM 1 million to RM 4.9 million
d)     RM 5,000 each piece for artefacts valued from RM 200,000 to RM 999,000

       Every piece of artefact for exhibition and/or sale must be registered separately   
       and individually with one form each.

4.      SALES COMMISSION on success, payable by Sellers to AHM, shall be 15 percent of the final sale price.



Asian Heritage Museum Sdn Bhd (AHM)
Kuala Lumpur
April 2017


CARCOSA SERI NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR
the premier heritage site of Malaysia…

Master Wang Zhong-xin, profile

THE EXPERT FROM PALACE MUSEUM BEIJING WHO WILL BE AUTHENTICATING ARTEFACTS AT ATP-CARCOSA 



Master Wang Zhong-Xin

Professor grade expert in bronze, porcelain, teapot, snuff bottles, ancient glass and jades. Senior connoisseur of National Museum of China, Deputy Secretary-General, Professional Committee in Bronze of Chinese Heritage Society, Special expert in Beijing Television program (Treasure Hunt) & “World Watch List” column expert. Deputy Secretary General of China Association of Folk Museums, Senior Advisor for Imperial Museum of Hong Kong, China.