Protecting the Family Jewels, without going nuts!
Or, your Estate Jewelry Appraiser can be your most valuable asset.

1. Estate Valuation: Fair Market value


2. Donation and Gift Valuation: Fair Market value with IRS/tax restrictions


3. Estate Administration: can cover several markets, thus several valuation strategies


• Wholesale market - $ paid by establishment + assembly = sold for resale


• Collector market - $ paid by collector for items new and/or used, to a dealer


• Retail market - $ paid by consumer for items new and/or used, to a retailer


• Secondhand market - $ paid for used items to a retail, includes antique shops


• Scrap market - $ to be expected for items with no utility, value determined only by value of its components


• Auction market - $ paid for similar items at auction


• Nonutility jewelry market - $ paid by merchant for putpose of adding utility or using component parts to create a new item


• Garage sale market (flea market) - $ expected does not generally exceed $100, new or used, in any condition


• Cutter market - $ paid by gem cutter for similar rough material from the source or wholesale intermediary


• Liquidation market - $ expected in a sale to the public, time not being of the essence