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I am looking for an experienced and qualified appraiser to appraise many items of Asian art and furniture which have been in our family for more than seventy years. The items are primarily Chinese furniture, dishes, scrolls, budhas and ivory carvings. We also have several Korean chests. We are not currently planning on selling any of these things but we have realized that it is time to get a good idea of exactly what we own.

All of the items are located in three homes in Oregon � two in Corvallis and one in Beaverton (west of Portland).

Can anyone recommend one or more appraisers in this subject area? I realize that we will probably have to arrange for someone to come to our local for several days, so that travel expenses will be added to the appraisal fee.

Thank you for whatever assistance you can provide.

You can get an email (auction estimate) appraisal from an auction house. See their websites. Pick one with a good Asian art department. Obviously, since the art and the appraiser aren't in the same room, they are worth the paper they are written on. If you just want an idea of what you own, this may suffice.

Cheers,
Stan

URL Title :Skinner (Boston) Appraisal Page

Thanks for your suggestion.

Are you still looking for someone to do your appraisals?

Hi Gretchen,

If you email me or give me a number I can give you the name of a company in the San Francisco Bay Area that has a lot of expertise with Japanese, Chinese and Korean objects like you described.

Tim

You may try to contact this company www.dreamartgallery.com they have 20 years experience in Chinese ceramics and works of art and they offer free evaulations and consultancies, they are extremely knowledgable and they been very helpful in asserting the value of my collection by also spotting few fakes I wasn't aware of.

Hope this can help

Marcus

URL Title :Dream Art Gallery

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Dream Art Gallery will consider purchasing any quality Chinese work of art so long as it a can be vetted as to authenticity, condition and dating. If you wish to offer a Chinese work of art, please contact us by email or by phone and we will be pleased to consider and look at what you have.

We are normally looking to buy Chinese Ceramics and works of art from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, All items must be authentic, in perfect conditions and have a good provenance, we do not purchase Chinese works of art from China.

....i am based in China...sad.

Thanks, but we've connected with Bonham and Butterfields. I think they will fill the bill for us.

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