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ART MOVING COMPANY • FINE ART MOVERS • SAN FRANCISCO • BAY AREA
Art moving company CG Moving Company, Inc. provides fine art moving services for collectors, galleries, interior designers, and residential customers across San Francisco and the Bay Area. Services cover framed paintings and canvas works, sculptures, antique furniture, decorative arts, and gallery collection moves. Every fine art move starts with a survey to confirm the works being moved, their condition, and the handling and packing requirements before the move date is set. California intrastate authority CPUC MTR 0190922. Federal authority USDOT 3907428. City and County of San Francisco approved vendor no. 96965.
City and County of San Francisco
CA intrastate authority
1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA
Cargo and liability coverage
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Pacific. Fine art moving services across San Francisco and the Bay Area. Survey required.
CG Moving handles pianos, safes, fine art, and oversized items. Free survey.
CG Moving Company provides specialized moving services for items that require more than a standard crew: pianos, heavy safes, fine art, antiques, pool tables, luxury furniture, and any oversized item that needs specialist handling and equipment. Specialty moves are available as a standalone service or as part of a larger residential or commercial move. Every specialty item move starts with a survey to confirm the item type, dimensions, access, and crew requirements.
Fine art moves in San Francisco have specific requirements that differ from standard household moves: works must be packed in materials that will not cause surface damage during transport, large canvases require custom padding or crating, sculptures need specific orientation and support, and antiques with fragile surfaces, gilding, or inlays need padding at every contact point. CG Moving Company documents the condition of each piece before packing and confirms it again at delivery.
The full specialty moving hub covering fine art, pianos, safes, pool tables, and luxury furniture across the Bay Area.
Fine art storage at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco. Short and long-term art storage during renovations, moves, or between properties.
Planned residential moves. Fine art as part of a full household relocation is handled on this page and coordinated with the standard move.
Specialty packing for fine art, antiques, and fragile items. Custom packing materials and art-specific protection for collection moves.
CG Moving provides residential, commercial, packing, specialty, and more. Free survey.
CG Moving Company provides art moving services for the following fine art and antique categories across San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Framed paintings, unframed canvas works, prints, and photographs. Framed works are wrapped in glassine or acid-free tissue at the surface before any outer padding is applied. Glass-fronted frames receive additional protection against vibration and impact. Large canvas works that cannot be moved flat are transported upright in a padded custom wrap or crate. The condition of each framed or canvas work is documented before packing and confirmed at delivery.
Sculpture moves cover freestanding works in stone, bronze, ceramic, glass, wood, and mixed media. Each sculpture is assessed for its structural vulnerabilities: thin protruding elements, open-form structures, and surface finishes that cannot be wrapped with contact pressure. CG Moving Company uses museum-style packing approaches for sculpture: custom foam forms, crating for fragile or high-value pieces, and orientation confirmation before loading.
Antique furniture with gilded surfaces, marquetry, carved details, fragile inlays, and original finish is handled differently from standard furniture. Contact points are padded with museum-grade materials rather than standard moving pads. Drawers and doors are secured before loading. Decorative arts including ceramics, glass, porcelain, and silver are packed individually in acid-free materials with custom foam.
Multiple-piece fine art collection moves for collectors, galleries, and estate relocations. Collection moves involve a full inventory of every piece before packing begins, condition documentation for each piece, and matching the inventory against the confirmed delivery count at destination. CG Moving Company coordinates collection moves with the collector, gallery director, or estate representative from the initial survey through the final delivery sign-off.
Short and long-term fine art storage at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, for pieces that are between homes, between gallery exhibitions, or in a collection that is being thinned or re-homed. Fine art is documented at intake and held until the delivery address is confirmed. Storage rates are confirmed at intake.
Fine art does not need to be moved in a separate specialist move. CG Moving Company handles fine art and antiques as part of a larger residential or commercial move. The art pieces are surveyed and documented alongside the rest of the move inventory. The packing crew addresses the fine art first, using art-specific materials, before switching to standard household packing for the rest of the move.
CG Moving handles every step: pre-move survey, COI, loading, and placement at destination.
Fine art moves start with a condition survey. Every piece is documented before it is packed, and the condition is confirmed again at delivery. No fine art move is confirmed without a completed survey.
The survey covers every piece being moved. For framed works, the frame condition and glazing type are noted. For sculptures, the structural vulnerabilities and surface finish are assessed. For antiques, the surface condition, joint tightness, and fragile details are documented. The survey output determines the packing materials required for each piece and the handling instructions for the crew. No fine art move is confirmed without a completed survey.
CG Moving Company uses acid-free tissue and glassine for direct surface contact, custom foam for structural support, and heavy-duty outer wrapping for transport protection. Large framed works are face-padded before the outer wrap is applied. Sculptures are assessed for custom foam forms or crating based on their structural configuration. High-value or fragile pieces that require hard crating are quoted separately as the crating scope is confirmed in the survey.
Fine art is the first item loaded and the last item unloaded. Framed works are loaded vertically (never flat) unless the piece is specifically designed to be transported horizontally. Sculptures are loaded with their base secured and vulnerable elements supported. No fine art piece is placed under other items or touching another piece without separation padding. The vehicle is padded at the walls and floor for fine art transport.
At destination, each piece is unpacked and placed in the confirmed position. Condition is checked against the pre-move survey documentation at delivery. Any discrepancy between the pre-move condition and the delivery condition is noted before the packing materials are removed. The customer or gallery representative confirms the placement and condition of each piece before the crew leaves.
Fine art move costs are driven by the number and type of pieces being moved, the packing materials required, the distance, and whether any pieces require custom crating. All are confirmed in the pre-move survey.
A single framed work and a twenty-piece collection move are priced differently. The number of pieces, their sizes, and their fragility levels are the primary cost drivers. Collections with a mix of framed works, sculptures, and antiques are documented piece by piece in the survey.
Standard fine art packing (acid-free tissue, custom foam, outer wrap) is included in the move scope. Hard crating for high-value, oversized, or structurally fragile pieces is quoted separately. The survey identifies which pieces require crating.
Local Bay Area fine art moves and long-distance California art moves are priced differently. Fine art storage at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, adds a storage intake move and a separate delivery move. Both are confirmed at intake.
Common factors that affect a fine art move estimate:
Number of pieces and art types: framed, canvas, sculpture, antique, decorative arts
Size of pieces: small framed works vs. large canvases vs. oversized sculptures
Packing materials scope: standard art packing vs. custom crating for fragile pieces
Distance: local SF, Bay Area, or long-distance California
Whether storage at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco is needed between moves
Whether a full condition survey and documentation package is required
CG Moving Company reviews the piece types, packing requirements, and any crating scope in the pre-move survey before preparing a written estimate. The estimate is confirmed before the move date is booked. No charges are added after the estimate is confirmed.
CG Moving has served the Bay Area since 2005. CPUC MTR 0190922. SF vendor 96965.
CG Moving Company, Inc. has provided art moving and fine art moving services for collectors, galleries, and residential customers across San Francisco and the Bay Area since 2005. The company has moved framed paintings, sculptures, antique furniture, and decorative art collections across the Bay Area. Founded by Charlie Gonzalez in South San Francisco. California intrastate authority CPUC MTR 0190922. Federal authority USDOT 3907428, MC 1441357. SF vendor no. 96965. Fine art storage at 1755 Mission Rd. CA small business cert. no. 1745559. CPUC MBE cert. no. 15050132.
GS-33F-0063X
CAGE 4PAJ1 | verifiable at SAM.gov
California
State agency procurement
CPUC MTR 0190922
CA DMV MCP 0426662
No. 96965
City and County of San Francisco
USDOT 3907428
MC 1441357
C61/D34 No. 987530
Furniture installation
CG Moving handles pianos, safes, fine art, and oversized items. Free survey.
Tell us the art types being moved, the number of pieces, the origin and destination addresses, and your preferred move date. If you know the approximate size of the largest pieces, include that. A surveyor will document the condition of each piece, confirm the packing requirements, and issue the estimate before the move date is set.
CG Moving Company handles the full physical scope of the fine art move: pre-move condition survey, specialist packing with art-specific materials, loading and transport with proper art orientation and separation, delivery, unpacking, and delivery condition confirmation. COI is issued within one business day. Fine art storage at 1755 Mission Rd is available between moves.
Free survey for fine art move services across San Francisco and the Bay Area
CG Moving handles pianos, safes, fine art, and oversized items. Free survey.
CG Moving Company provides art moving and fine art moving services across San Francisco and the Bay Area, operating from 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco. Fine art storage available on site.
San Francisco
Art moving services for collectors, galleries, and residential customers across all SF neighbourhoods. Pacific Heights, Noe Valley, SoMa, Russian Hill, and beyond. SF vendor no. 96965. COI in 1 business day.
Peninsula / San Mateo County
Moving services for South San Francisco, San Mateo, Redwood City, Daly City, Burlingame, and across San Mateo County. CG Moving HQ at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco.
East Bay
Moving services for Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton, Dublin, and across Alameda County. East Bay to SF and local East Bay moves.
Silicon Valley
Moving services for San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, and across Santa Clara County. Residential and commercial moves.
Marin County / North Bay
Moving services for San Rafael, Mill Valley, Novato, Tiburon, and across Marin County. North Bay moves with COI and storage available.
Common questions about CG Moving services, licensing, COI, and costs answered below.
A fine art moving service includes a pre-move condition survey and documentation of each piece, specialist packing with art-specific materials (acid-free tissue, glassine, custom foam), loading with proper orientation and separation, transport, delivery, unpacking, and condition confirmation at delivery. CG Moving Company documents the condition of each piece before packing and confirms it again when the piece is placed at the destination.
Yes. Large canvas works are transported upright where possible. Works that are too large to move vertically are assessed in the survey for horizontal transport with appropriate support. Large canvases are face-padded before any outer wrap is applied. Contact with the painted surface is avoided throughout the packing and loading process.
Yes. Sculptures in stone, bronze, ceramic, glass, and mixed media are moved using museum-style packing: custom foam forms sized to the specific piece, crating for fragile or high-value works, and orientation confirmation before loading. Structurally fragile sculptures with thin protruding elements are assessed individually in the survey for appropriate support and containment.
Yes. Antique furniture with gilded surfaces, marquetry inlays, carved details, original finish, and fragile joints is handled differently from standard furniture. Contact points use museum-grade padding. Drawers and doors are secured. The condition of the surface and structural joints is noted in the pre-move survey and confirmed at delivery.
Yes. A pre-move condition survey is required for all fine art moves. The survey documents the current condition of each piece, identifies packing requirements, and notes any pre-existing damage. This documentation protects both the customer and CG Moving Company by establishing the agreed condition of each piece before the move begins.
Yes. Gallery and collection moves involve a full inventory of every piece, condition documentation, specialist packing, transport, and delivery confirmation matched against the intake inventory. Collection moves are coordinated with the collector, gallery director, or estate representative from the survey through the final delivery sign-off.
Yes. Fine art storage is available at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, for pieces that are between homes, between exhibitions, or in a collection being transitioned. Art is documented at intake and held until the delivery address is confirmed. Storage rates are confirmed at intake.
Standard household moves (/residential-moving-san-francisco/) use general packing materials and standard moving pads suitable for furniture and boxes. Fine art moves use art-specific materials: acid-free tissue for direct contact, glassine for painted surfaces, custom foam for structural support, and hard crating for fragile or high-value pieces. Every piece is documented before packing and at delivery. This additional scope is reflected in the estimate.
Call 888-508-7838 to book a free move survey. Written estimate before your move date.
Whether you are moving a single framed painting in Pacific Heights, a sculpture collection in the East Bay, or a full gallery inventory in SoMa, CG Moving Company handles the full physical scope of the fine art move from the initial condition survey through delivery confirmation.
CG Moving Company holds City and County of San Francisco approved vendor no. 96965. CPUC MTR 0190922 and USDOT 3907428 cover all transport. Fine art storage at 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco. CA small business cert. no. 1745559. CPUC MBE cert. no. 15050132. COI issued within one business day. Every fine art move starts with a free condition survey and a written estimate.
CG Moving Company, Inc.
1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 888-508-7838
CPUC MTR 0190922 | USDOT 3907428 | CSLB C61/D34 No. 987530 | GSA GS-33F-0063X
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Pacific. After-hours and weekend Fine Art moves scheduled on request.