Volume IX — Private Viewings
An Afternoon in the Studio.
Neun Archiv is not a showroom. Viewings are arranged one at a time, for a single guest and their guest — in the manner of a private dealer receiving a collector to their studio.
01 — Invitation
The workshop is closed for the day. The pieces you have written to us about are laid out. There is no one else. Just you, the objects, and an unhurried afternoon.
02 — Arrival
Collected in Cork. Delivered to the studio.
A discreet driver receives you from your aircraft or your hotel in a car befitting the afternoon ahead. The itinerary is written around your day — never the reverse. There is no signage on the workshop door. You will be expected.
03 — The Afternoon
Five Movements.
Approx. four hours · One guest party
I
The Introduction
A private conversation with the custodian. We listen to the story of your car — its chassis, its history, the piece you are searching for — before a single door is opened.
II
The Journey
A discreet driver collects you from Cork Airport, the harbour, or your hotel. The route to the workshop is planned around your arrival, never the other way round.
III
The Studio
The workshop is closed for the afternoon. Pieces are laid out under warm light on linen. There is no counter, no queue — only the objects, the archive, and time.
IV
The Table
Espresso, a light lunch from a Cork kitchen, and — should you wish — a glass of something older than the car in question. Provenance files and stamped drawings are opened on request.
V
The Return
You are returned to your next appointment. Any piece you have entrusted us to source is followed by a written dossier, hand-delivered within the fortnight.
04 — Table
“We do not sell parts across a counter. We share an afternoon, and — if the piece is right for you — the piece follows.”
— The Custodian, Neun Archiv
By Appointment
Tuesday through Friday. One guest party per afternoon.
Included
Chauffeured collection within Munster · Studio hospitality · Written dossier.
By Request
Overnight at a country house · Onward transfer · Discretion agreement.
05 — Request
Write to the Custodian.
A short note is enough. We reply personally within two working days, with proposed afternoons and any pieces already gathered on your behalf.