Chinese Art Appraisal

Art Appraisal and Strategies for Sale

Fair Market Value

Fair market value is the price that property would sell for on the open market.
It is the price that an interested but not desperate buyer would be willing to pay and an interested but not desperate seller would be willing to accept on the open market assuming a reasonable period of time for an agreement to arise.

Replacement Value

Replacement Value is the price it would cost to replace an item with one of similar quality purchased in the most appropriate marketplace within a limited amount of time. Usually, this is the value used for insurance purposes or collecting needs. It is evaluated in essentially three ways: New Replacement Value, when the object is still available; Second-Hand Replacement Value, reflecting the current second hand replacement cost of a similar article of equivalent quality and condition; and Facsimile Value reflecting the cost of recreating a facsimile of the original in reasonably equal material and quality of production.

Liquidation Value

Liquidation Value is the price realized in a sale under forced or limiting conditions and under time constraints. The action may be initiated by the owner or crediting institution.

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The most important thing to remember is that in order to sell any fine object of art, you need to posses solid information and formulate an educated strategy for sales. These are the two goals of a professional art appraisal: to provide the owner with the information needed to understand and appreciate the art object, and to suggest a clear strategy for sale based on analysis of the current Chinese art market. This is why you should commission an art appraisal from a qualified professional. 

A professional art appraisal report usually provides you with the crucial information about your art work you need to know in working with an auction house or dealer. Many owners are overwhelmed by dealers who do not take the time to explain unfamiliar terminology from the worlds of Chinese aesthetics and modern art sales.  A knowledgeable owner, educated about the object as well as how objects like it have fared on the market in the recent past, stands a much better chance of profit when negotiating from a position of strength. 

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We are qualified Chinese art specialists with a Ph.D. in Chinese art and training in prestigious universities in the United States. We treat every owner individually and provide original research about each individual object. Our work is based on years of experience in appraisal as well as more than twenty years of professional experience with Chinese art objects, doctoral training in Chinese art, history, and culture, and original published research in the field. Our Comprehensive Art Appraisal package is designed to help you meet your specific goals. We enjoy our job, which is to serve our clients to the best of our abilities, educating them about their objects, and preparing them to enter the art market.

Our Comprehensive Art Appraisal Package is designed to help our clients to meet their goals. The typical appraisal report presents a description and analysis of the object, a carefully calculated fair market value for the object, a thorough market analysis of the current Chinese art market for the object, and a list of recommended auction houses for the sale of the object. This appraisal report will make you an expert on your artwork.

We care about you and your art exclusively. As professional, independent art appraisers, we represent only you and not potential buyers. If you are interested, please Contact Us, or call us at (609) 688-6891. We are happy to assist you with your Chinese art project at all levels.

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