Eastern Art Services
Eastern Art Services is Maine’s most comprehensive art handling company north of Boston. We offer a range of professional services and have experienced art handlers to assist with your needs.
Our Services
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EAS offers air ride equipped, climate controlled transportation of art pieces in the greater New England area as well as weekly shuttle service to NYC.
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EAS offers climate controlled, monitored storage in our 2,100 square foot facility at 100 Innovation Way in Scarborough, Maine.
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Our experienced handlers have years of art installation experience and can help facilitate simple install projects at residential and commercial spaces as well as complex projects that may require specialized tools, equipment and rigging.
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EAS offers a variety of packing options from soft-packing to slipcasing, shadowboxes and travel frames. Additionally, we offer one-way, standard and museum quality crating for your one-of-a-kind art pieces.
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We provide both domestic and international shipping services for art pieces and have established partnerships with global shipping providers. This allows us to offer competitive pricing as well as timely service.
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Have some art in your home and curious what it’s worth? We can help facilitate estimates for auction and appraisals of any and all types of fine art.
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We offer professional photography services for your art pieces. This service includes glare-free, high resolution digital files of paintings, works on paper, sculptures and many other items.
Our Beginning
Eastern Art Services is an extension of Barridoff Auctions. Already experts in handling, packing, and storing art works sold in the Barridoff auctions, Eastern Art Services is Barridoff's response to meet the unique storage and handling requirements of collectors, artists, and institutions. Its storage facility has been designed with the expertise that comes from over four decades of being passionately involved in the stewardship, handling, and care of fine art collections.
Our Space
Eastern Art Services is located in a 2,100 square foot, climate controlled facility at 100 Innovation Way in Scarborough, Maine.
New construction facility constructed with non-combustible materials.
Temperature and relative humidity standards follow those of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) as set for museums and other related institutions.
Secured space within a secured facility, 24/7 monitored security alarm and interior/exterior cameras, long range motion detectors, wall vibration sensors and magnetic door contacts.
Police and fire department response for fire and burglary controlled by central station system.
Storage area sealed in a fire safe chamber with fire-rated overhead and regular doors.
Back-up power provided by a Kohler 20kw natural gas generator.
Our adjacent workshop is outfitted to meet any of your art’s wrapping, packing, shipping or crating needs
Our Team
Our staff members have decades of fine art experience between them and have worked alongside numerous institutions including major museums and galleries across the country, contemporary artists and their studios, conservation studios, numerous estates, and auction houses of all sizes.