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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

There are different marketplaces depending on many factors, including: urgency to sell, quantity, condition of the property, and the quality of the items. For example, the client may want to know the replacement value of the artwork prior to damage and the salvage value of the artwork in its current condition.

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What Documentation Do I Need for a Jewelry Appraisal

Buckhead Jewelry Appraisers

This includes information about the materials used (e.g., Written Documentation Appraisal: What You Need to Know about It Written jewelry appraisals play a pivotal role in accurately documenting the value, characteristics, and condition of jewelry pieces.

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How to Find a Qualified Jewelry Appraiser

Buckhead Jewelry Appraisers

It considers the type of metal, gemstones, origin, craftsmanship, and condition of your jewelry. This is so because such factors as the cost of new materials, stones, and labor to re-make or replace your piece are considered. A jewelry appraisal is a written document that describes and assigns a value to a particular jewelry.

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Collections Manager, Fort Monroe Authority

WCG

The Manager oversees all activities related to the care and documentation of the museum´s objects consisting of textiles, metal, and other materials, as well as a vast collection of printed materials contained in the archives. Assists with researching and documenting intellectual property rights and managing licensing requests.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

The concept of "unity" also is helpful - does the form, the material, the detail of this object fit within the period, or the artisan? Identifying the materials which makeup an object is important and can be challenging. Certain materials, such as gold, are recognized as being inherently more valuable than others, such as tin.

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The Ups and Downs of Collecting Celluloid Jewelry

WorthPoint

Once these materials were processed into malleable materials, they were pressure molded, or blow-molded, into consumer goods until around 1950. Some celluloid was made to imitate natural materials like ivory or horn. Jewelry and hair combs were both made using these materials.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

If you have determined that the print is worth $10,000 in pristine condition, please explain how you would go about establishing a current market value for this Kelly print. Condition is the very first thing I look for when inspecting a work! The condition of a work plays a large part in the final value assignment.