Why Get an Appraisal from a Specialty House not a Jewellery Store for an Antique Item?
Antique appraisals take into consideration that antique jewellery cannot be replaced in today s market. Therefore, the value based on estimated costs to replace the item in a newly manufactured condition would not be appropriate. The value estimations for antique jewellery must be a reflection of the sum to replace an item of similar condition, motif and degree of workmanship, subject to the availability of a like article in the current marketplace. On occasion, appraisal of antique jewellery may be undertaken to authenticate an item. Research for authentication includes provenance, attribution and identification. Always ask if the appraiser is familiar with the item. A code of ethics states that appraisers do not accept items that they do not know about.
