Antique and estate pieces of great value have been lost to the scrapper because neither seller, nor buyer, realized that the item had value beyond its metal weight. Before selling heirlooms and antique jewelry for their scrap value, consider having the jewelry evaluated by specialists at an auction house or simply sold.
The heads of our jewelry department and our team of specialists, combine to offer many years of experience in their field. Through constant interaction with estate lawyers, collectors and the general public, jewelry specialists review and auction large volumes of old jewelry. They are therefore in an excellent position to recognize jewelry that is collectible but not obviously valuable, even when the items are not signed or even marked for gold content. Specialists can determine jewelry’s metal content with non destructive tests, and, as part of their evaluation, can offer a realistic idea of a likely market value, using their knowledge of comparable items that have been recently auctioned.