An estate jewelry buyer is registered and bonded and knows precisely what a piece of antique jewelry is worth. Their job in an estate auction sale is to acquire the highest dollar amounts for these prized pieces of antiquity. Just like any high-end estate art, an antique ring or antique broach is an attractive piece of art that is rarely duplicated in quality and artisanship by current standards. This is what makes a estate jewelry buyer one of the most valued assets of an individual’s estate sale.
Most approved auctions hold estate sales, which set reserve prices for antique jewelry to make sure the antique piece, will be sold not less than its appraised value. Estate buyers are also sellers of antique jewelry and are easy to plan appointment evaluations with, at a seller’s ease. From the preliminary consulting with an estate antique jewelry buyer to the presentation and final auction, jewelry buyers are specialists who take the greatest care in the evaluation of antique jewelry.
Most of the estate jewelry buyers are qualified members of the “National Association of Jewelry Appraisers” and are licensed through the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Many of certified appraisers are also board members or current members of the Appraisers Association of America. Under the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers teaching, they learn everything they are required to know for appraisals and even the “Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue Test for Color Vision.
For insurance reasons, it is suggested that all pieces of antique jewelry that will be auctioned off in an estate sale have to be appraised. An insurance evaluation is readily acquired through a certified insurance jewelry appraiser. Many times, an insurance appraisal will agree with the sale of valued antique jewelry. Professional appraisers can assess the value of a piece of antique jewelry and set a price for the auction of each piece.
A consignment piece of estate jewelry can be then be labeled by the auction staff coordinator and recorded on the auction of things to be sold in an estate sale. The value of the piece will start at the asking price and many times an antique piece of jewelry will be auctioned off for almost twice the value of each piece.
A beautiful ring that appears antique should have an appraisal certificate with it that guarantees that it is indeed an antique piece of jewelry. This certification shows that the ring in question is an antique and also rate the stones on a scale for hue, clearness and carat size. If an antique piece of jewelry comes from a box it may well be higher in price. Antique jewelry can be appraised by the producer of the piece. Most Tiffany pieces are automatically priced higher, particularly the older antique pieces.
If there is an historical value involved with the antique piece of jewelry, it will undoubtedly hold a higher value than a piece that lacks historical value. Many people who buy antique jewelry at auctions know that there is a set reserve price, which retains the price of the antique piece close to its evaluated value and not lesser amount will be set.