How We Appraise a Chinese Art Object
We strive to provide Chinese art appraisal service of the highest quality at the lowest cost. To meet the different needs of our clients, we offer Three Art Appraisal Packages to insure you that our art appraisal report does justice to the value of your Chinese art object. We work closely with our clients in all stages of art appraisal. Our standard art appraisal services follow four steps.
Four Steps
Step 1: We will listen carefully to your concerns and hopes. Our aim is to prepare an art appraisal that meets your personal needs. Initial discussion takes place via e-mail, phone, or correspondence. We usually ask you to supply us with photos in digital or printed versions. Based on the quality of your photos, we propose a specific procedure and recommend one of our three art appraisal packages. After you decide what you want, and give approval, we start the project.
Step 2: We send you an art appraisal questionnaire specially designed for your art object in order to collect necessary information. We may request you that you send us additional photos; we may ask you further questions relevant to the appraisal work. We assure you that your privacy is important to us. We will not release your personal information or share it with a third party without your prior written permission. After our preparation is complete, we will notify you via e-mail how long it will take us to complete the art appraisal project. The time largely depends on the complexity of the assignment, usually between two or three weeks.
Step 3: Once you have decided on a specific appraisal package, you need to pay either in full or at least 50% of the art appraisal fee to initiate the research project. We prefer personal check or money order made out to WEI YANG ART, LLC, 101 Overbrook Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540, U.S.. Wire transfer and PayPal (PayPal accepts all major credit cards, such as Mastercard, visa, American Express, Discover, and other e-payments) are also acceptable.
Step 4: After we inform you that our art appraisal report is ready, we ask for the final payment if you have paid 50% of the appraisal fee and send you the final art appraisal report as a PDF e-mail attachment (for Basic Art Appraisal), or a printed formal appraisal report with the appraiser's signature sent by mail (ONLY for Advanced Art Appraisal and Comprehensive Art Appraisal).
Customized Appraisal Service: If you have a Chinese art object (painting, furniture, textile, sculpture, screen, etc.) of very high quality, or have more than one art work to be appraised, then an on-site study of your Chinese art works is ecomonical and necessary. Before we make a proposal, we will discuss with you the merits of the customized appraisal service, the appraisal fee, the appraiser's travel expenses and daily service fee in great detail. If both parties (the owner and the appraiser) come to an agreement about the service fee and payment structure, we request payment of 50% of the appraisal fee and full payment of service fees involved before we start the research project.
How to Sell Your Chinese Art
Today, selling Chinese art can be a big problem. Almost everybody finds it difficult to initiate a sale, and if they need help, there is the added headache of finding the right agent to represent them in the Chinese art market. Many people begin by contacting the famous auction houses, but very few owners receive an insightful response—sometimes no word at all. Others spend hours on the internet without any concrete results. Many owners end the process of trying to sell their art with no knowledge about whether their object is worth anything or where to place it for sale. Do these frustrations sound familiar?
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.
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