Georgian · Victorian · Art Nouveau · Edwardian · Art Deco
Determining the provenance and value of items submitted for appraisal often requires research into comparable sales. Each appraisal includes information on where similar antique items have sold, providing evidence of value based on sales data from the auction and estate markets accepted in family disposition cases.
Introductory Descriptions of antique appraisals by Boston Gem Lab:
One lady's antique Victorian 18-karat yellow gold and diamond buttercup brooch, circa 1860, containing nine old mine-cut diamonds. The stepped-designed brooch has a scalloped border with applied beadwork. A geometric pattern, in a stylized fleur-de-lis variation, is etched with taille d'Epargné blue-black enamel. The center is completed with a textured design.
One antique Art Deco platinum diamond ring features a hand-fabricated setting with bead-set diamonds and intricate millegraining. The under gallery showcases a delicate pierced scroll motif, while the shoulders are elegantly hand-engraved with acanthus leaf accents. The ring features a central round transitional-cut diamond, flanked by two triangular-cut emeralds and fourteen full-cut diamonds, circa 1925.
One lady's antique platinum Art Deco ruby-and-diamond brooch, consisting of two carved rubies in a foliate motif with black enamel accents, circa 1925.
One lady's pair of antique platinum and 18 karat white gold Art Deco emerald and diamond dress clips, each containing one carved emerald in a foliate motif, are accented with enamel terminals and date back to circa 1925.
One lady's antique Art Deco diamond-and-colored-stone hand-fabricated brooch, centering on two stylized peacocks, ca. 1925. On the reverse, the brooch is secured with a gold pin stem, a pin clasp, and a safety lock on the clasp.