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Antique Auctions: Know How the Auction Process Works

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

In this article we are providing you with antique auction guide to get you started and explain how the auction process works. We picture a room full of wealthy people with paddles bidding and driving the price up, creating drama. You might have antiques to sell at auction and wondering what’s the process. What is an Antique Auction?

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Understanding Verbal Jewelry Consultation Services

Buckhead Jewelry Appraisers

In this article, we will help you understand the significance of seeking professional verbal consultation to determine the value of your cherished jewelry. His training covers a deep understanding of gemstone identification, grading, and evaluation. More importantly, you need to know the monetary value of your item.

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Understanding the Different Levels of Value: It’s Worth What Where and When?

Artifactual History Appraisal

My latest article for Worthwhile Magazine™ tackles a tricky area of appraising: understanding the different levels of value. This is one of the most confusing elements of appraising that I spend a lot of time discussing with clients, so I wanted to cover the subject in an article that could reach and help a much broader audience.

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How to Find a Qualified Jewelry Appraiser

Buckhead Jewelry Appraisers

This article will walk you through finding a qualified jewelry appraiser to empower you to make informed decisions about your valuable items. Qualified jewelry appraisers must have undergone extensive gemology, diamond identification, and grading training. What is a Jewelry Appraisal? Confirm education and experiences.

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The Taxation of Art – Dealer Investor or Collector

Ralph E Lerner

Lerner’s “The Taxation of Art – Dealer Investor or Collector” Summary: In this article, Ralph E. Identification as a dealer, an investor, or a collector and the tax ramifications of each are discussed. If you would like to read the full article, you can click the link below to download a PDF version of Ralph E.

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Tips for Correctly Attributing Unmarked Costume Jewelry

WorthPoint

Then, jewelry historian Robin Deutsch wrote a series of articles for Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l that expounded on the topic, and I learned even more about this practice. I remembered that I bought one years ago at an antique mall on a fancy card purporting it to be Coro but when I got it home, I realized it was a copy.

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In Plain Sight: The Book As A Work of Art

MIR Appraisal

With the dawn of the Internet Age it has become much easier for those of us who are not particularly experienced in the identification of rare or valuable books to make semi-educated guesses on what we have and what their value may be. Butler’s Fledgling for which she had paid $5.99, only to find that it had been signed by the author!