ANTIQUE APPRAISAL: ANTIQUE FURNITURE APPRAISAL

The 100-year rule on judging age as the deciding factor on antique furniture was established in 1930 on furniture judged to have been made before 1830. This criterion was adopted as a means of determining whether duty had to be paid on purchases made outside of the U.S. In 1966, the determining date was changed, not as a means of establishing whether a piece qualifies as antique furniture, but rather when duty should be levied.

Antique furniture appraisals are your way of assuring a wise investment. As an investment, high quality antique furniture generally will appreciate in value. An important $1000 Louis XIV armoire will increase in market value, however the same style in a contemporary reproduction piece of new furniture will probably lose half of its value the moment it enters your home.

Another reason why obtaining an antique furniture appraisal from EmailAppraisals.com is a prudent decision, is because the antique furniture market can be very fickle. Casual shoppers and even collectors must be aware of the vagaries of investing for profit. The antique furniture appraisal specialists at Emailappraisals.com maintain a careful watch on the impact of auction sales prices. They know how a reported auction price can be misleading and possibly skew the market analysis when preparing the value opinion.  We recognize that antique furniture sales are often driven by the strong personal desires of the bidders, whose motivations and willingness to bid-up during the auction process may push a price over the realistic market value for that item.

An antique furniture appraisal by EmailAppraisals.com is supported by over 40 years experience in the connoisseurship of antique furniture. Our appraisers are trained and experienced to recognize pleasing form, harmonious proportions, tasteful color, and enhancing hardware, and trim decoration. The more of these elements that are present, the higher the value of the antique furniture piece. Every antique furniture appraisal incorporates a firm understanding of the vital decision-making factors, and all our appraisals conform to strict ethical standards and IRS requirements.

In the antique furniture market the quality of the piece is important to its value. Our appraisers at Emailappraisals.com understand that the judgment of quality basically must include a keen eye for purity of design, good, solid construction and workmanship.