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We have been robbed of almost everything we owned, including a very expensive-looking handmade custom-crafted cherry rocking chair with long spindles on the back, large rockers, and big arms. What is the approximate value of this chair today?
October 1st, 2023
I have many old photographs of very famous celebrities (some signed) that my mother received by writing them a fan letter when she was a child. They range from 3 x 5 to 8 x 10. People like Katherine Hepburn, Ronald Reagan, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford. She even wrote Bing Crosby during the war and he sent a typed letter apologizing for not sending a picture due to rationing during war time and taped her dime to the letter. Are they worth anything?
December 5th, 2023
I'm looking for an appraisal of an antique rock crystal, amethyst, and smokey quartz chandelier. The chandelier is approximately 46" from top to bottom and 28" wide, with 15 arms/lights. It includes an assortment of rock crystal, amethyst, smokey quartz, and glass. The tag indicated it was from the late 19th century, but I believe it might be from the 1920s. Can you provide an appraisal without a maker's mark?
August 22nd, 2023
How can I find the pattern and value of Universal 12 DWT plain knives and forks that belonged to someone who was born about 1875?
February 20th, 2024
My mother has a china tea service set that her mother brought with her from Germany arriving at Ellis Island in 1923. It includes 8 cups, a large coffee/tea pitcher, a large sugar urn, a large cream pitcher, 11 saucers, and 12 dessert size plates. Not sure of the value and we may want to try to sell it.
April 13th, 2024
I have a Fred Begay 94 sculpture that I recently inherited. I have no other information about it. Can you help me evaluate its value and provide any additional details?
October 28th, 2023