Lighting Appraisals

Lamps, Shades, Chandelier, Lighting Fixtures
Customers include individuals, insurance companies, lawyers, estates, moving
companies, auction companies, freight shipping and package delivery companies,
cleaning and maintenance companies, painting contractors, resorts and rental
companies, maid services and many others from special situations. I also
appraise lamps, chandeliers and lighting fixtures due to 3rd party
responsibility for breakage or damages. I specialize in electric lamps,
chandeliers and lighting fixtures and high end fuel lamps from the 1800's.
Start by emailing ONLY 1 CLEAR PHOTO showing the entire lamp, chandelier, shade
or lighting fixture. If your lamp meets my appraisal criteria and if I am able
to appraise it then I will email a questionnaire and request
additional photos.
3 types of
appraisals offered:
1) Value Only (Fee $50) requires 1-2 days. The
dollar value is the only information provided with this appraisal - nothing
more.
2) Value and History (Fee $80) requires about 1-2
weeks. Results include the current market value of your lamp along with care,
maintenance and insurance recommendations. To the extent of available
information, it also includes background information, history about the lamp,
the lamp maker if available and the period in which the lamp was produced. Value
and historical data resources include numerous real time current selling venues
for similar lamps at various private and public auctions, known histories of
antique lamps and lamp companies, known artists and art history, my personal
library of antique lighting, lamps and other publications, photos, antique
advertisements, professional contacts and lighting literature and my personal
experience since 1979.
3) Full Professional (Fee $250) requires about 5
weeks. Results include a listing of specific comparable lamps that document the
appraised value comparable to a home real estate appraisal. It uses actual real
world transactions which requires a current comparison study over a period of
about 5 weeks. The full professional lamp appraisal results includes the current
market value of your lamp along with care, maintenance and insurance
recommendations. To the extent of available information, It includes background
information, history about the lamp, the lamp maker if available and the period
in which the lamp was produced. Value and historical data resources include
numerous real time current selling venues for similar lamps at various private
and public auctions, known histories of antique lamps and lamp companies, known
artists and art history, my personal library of antique lighting, lamps and
other publications, photos, antique advertisements, professional contacts and
lighting literature and my personal experience since 1979.
Lamp Appraisal Questionnaire must be completed.