Art Appraisals for Buying Art Work
Whether you're buying blindly over the Internet or face-to-face with a gallery owner, you need advice on:
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Price -- Is the price in line with what others are bringing? |
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Quality -- A high price for the artist's worst work is no bargain. |
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Condition -- Maybe the item is cheap because of hidden restoration or unknown alterations. |
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Authenticity -- does it have a letter of authentication by the top expert or an unknown nobody? Is the letter real itself? |
Think auctions are the way to buy art and antiques? If you have problems with authenticity or want to resell, they may not be around when you need them. Just look at the record of the Chicago auction houses:
Dunnings -- Out of Business
Hanzel -- Out of Business
Chicago Art Galleries -- Out of Business
Butterfields -- Left the City
Sotheby's -- Left the City
Fine art auction houses are the traditional "dumping ground" of art and antiques with hidden problems. Know what you're doing before you get carried away. Have a stable expert at your side to keep you out of trouble. We've served art/antique collectors for over 35 years. Here today, here tomorrow!
We provide you with an independent valuation of all these, plus, advice on its future salability (will there be others looking for it) and investment potential (will it appreciate or depreciate in value). A prudent collector gets all these facts before they make a serious purchase.
We put the fun back in collecting by doing the time-consuming research for you.
Minimum fee $195.00
Still have a few questions?
Phone us and we will be glad to
answer them for you.
(847) 446-8827
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Confused about exactly what you have? Painting, print, antique reproduction, masterpiece or a garage sale item.
Just send us a photo of it in the mail (no e-mail please). We'll write and tell you if it warrants researching, plus our fee. There is no obligation or charge for this initial examination.
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