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Continue ReadingUnless we have quoted a set fee, the total appraisal fee is based on the amount of examination time. Therefore, it serves your interest, if possible, to prepare. The appraiser will likely need to pick-up and examine smaller, table top items. Any of these items that are in
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 5982782 Appraised On: 2/19/11 Market Value: $250.00 Replacement Value: $350.00 QUALIFYING STATEMENT: Remote identification of this item has been determined to the best of the appraiser’s ability from at least one or more of the following: description, image, third-party certificate of authenticity, receipt of origination and statement of provenance.
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 14762 Appraised On: Aug 13, 2009 Market Value: $4,400.00 Replacement Value: $5,950.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: REMOTE IDENTIFICATION of this item has been determined to the best of the appraiser’s ability from at least one or more of the following: description, image, third-party certificate of authenticity, receipt of origination and statement of provenance. The
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 14547 Appraised On: Jun 14, 2009 Market Value: $2,500.00 Replacement Value: $3,375.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: Watch; Ladies cocktail wrist watch; circa early 20th century; Swiss; manufactured by Ebel; 14ct gold band; 17 jewel Incabloc; diamond accents; Condition: Good. This is a ladies cocktail-style wrist watch with a flip top. The top opens to reveal
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 11202 Appraised On: Aug 08, 2006 Market Value: $225.00 Replacement Value: $300.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: Early 20th century Meissen dressing table box set with flowering vines. In 1708, Johann Frederick Bottger accidentally discovered how to make hard paste porcelain. Of course, this was already known to Chinese for many centuries. In 1710, the Royal
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 11334 Appraised On: Sep 02,2006 Market Value: $2,700.00 Replacement Value: $3,500.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This is a vintage 18K Ladies Rolex Precision watch with a bangle band and a hinged face cover encrusted with 16 diamonds in a diamond patters. The approximate date can be determined by finding the serial number on
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 10232 Appraised On: Jan 14, 2006 Market Value: $5.00 Replacement Value: $10.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: In 1976, everybody was busily trying to cash in on the biggest event in 200 years of American history. Even companies that had never before indulged in producing commemorative items came up with some
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 11256 Appraised On: Aug 17,2006 Market Value: $600.00 Replacement Value: $800.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: Carved French style marble top furniture set all with cabriole legs ending in paw feet: coffee table with carved apron, oval shaped rosey marble insert. Console table with two small drawers with brass hardware, carved apron and rectangular
Continue ReadingAppraisal ID: 10294 Appraised On: Jan 21, 2006 Market Value: $ 125.00 Replacement Value: $ 150.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This advertising collectible is a hanging motion lamp, circa 1980s. It features the Clydesdales, the Budweiser mascots. Budweiser has produced tons of advertising items of every possible description. Starting in 1982, the year of the Clydesdale 50th anniversary, they produced numerous lamps, steins,
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