Sale Valuations

Comprehensive advice on selling your antiques and household contents whether you have furniture, pictures, silver, jewellery, china, or works of art. Arrangements can be made for them to be included in an auction whether you have a single item or a complete house contents.

This usually involves a visit to your home to value your antiques and fine arts to make the necessary arrangements.  There is usually no charge for this visit. 

Insurance Valuations

Insurance valuations can be carried out on your home contents or single works of art and include anything from furniture, pictures, silver, jewellery, china, and collectables, right down to the fitted carpets and curtains if this is appropriate.

Following a visit to the client’s home to discuss your requirements, arrangements are usually made to produce a valuation with prices fixed appropriately for the client.

There is no charge for the initial visit.

Valuation fees are charged at an hourly rate. A no obligation quote for a valuation can be given prior to conducting the valuation. All work is undertaken in the strictest confidence. 

Insurance Claim Valuations

Valuations for insurance claims can often be very helpful in the event of a post theft valuation or in the event of a breakage. This type of work can usually be carried out from description or photographic evidence. 

Probate Valuation for Deceased’s Estates

Probate valuations are required in order to provide the executors of a deceased’s estate with an accurate idea of the value of the contents of a property. They are also important in identifying items that have been bequeathed for beneficiaries. Valuations for probate are on an open market basis and are usually made following an initial discussion with the client.

Arrangements for selling the antiques and fine arts at auction can also be arranged if required.

Valuations for deceased’s estates are always given priority for security reasons.

Family Division Valuations

A George II mahogany supper table by Frederick Hintz.
Made £90,000

19th Century Berlin Ironwork bracelet.
Sold for £950

Laurence Stephen Lowry Pencil Study of a Girl
Sold in a recent London Auction for £21,600