Antiques Appraisal and Prices for Antiques & Collectibles

Contracting an accredited Appraiser that specializes in antiques or personal property is the official way to obtain a legally binding Fair Market or Replacement value. On the other hand, a basic evaluation is usually performed by finding a few similar items to determine a reasonable price range. Our service can help in both situations by providing an easy and “smart” search on prices for antiques & collectibles that have sold at Auction.

Our database is constantly updated and includes hundreds of thousands of actual Auction records, also known as Prices Realized. The results are displayed in actual photographic images of the items for fast visual recognition. A “compare” button lets you select any number of these auction results for more details and the final selection can be printed for your records.

In this site, auction records and results include only items that have actually sold, with full detailed descriptions, when & where sold and the hammer price. This way, a member of our services can arrive at a realistic range of the value instead of some wishful projected price by a seller found on the web or at an antiques store. This is the type of comparables that are also used by accredited appraisers and are the basis of most official appraisals and antiques valuations.

Our service uses a sophisticated and proprietary internal program that “understands” your question. In other words, even if you know of an item as a Pitcher or Ewer or Jug, a Tray or Salver, a Settee or Sofa, our “smart” search will find all related items regardless of what term you used. This ensures that you get all possible related auction records instantly and eliminates the guesswork of what certain auctioneers may call your item. This can be particularly helpful to non-professionals that may not be familiar with all the proper terms used in the world of antiques & collectibles.

This “smart” search also allows us to concentrate on quality rather than quantity, so you will not have to sort through millions of records of items, some unsold or without photos or very old and irrelevant. Our auction results are kept to within the last 5 years and are representative of a wide range of Auction Houses across the USA & UK in order to provide for a fair and relevant valuation regardless of your location or sales venue.

As a member, you can use our service as many times and as often as you wish. There are no limits on the number of searches and no extra costs or charges. Full access is available for a flat membership fee and all searches are instant with no need to send pictures or descriptions. Auction results include items from all categories of antiques & collectibles and we keep adding more all the time.