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We charge a £50 set-up fee plus a fee per item, as noted below.
The set-up fee covers the cost of setting up your
files, the folder, the CD, the initial consultation and for cleaning your jewellery.
The item fees are:
Gem-Set Jewellery - £40
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These are items that are mounted with gemstones and/or diamonds. These
items are charged at £40 each and probably represent 85% of the jewellery we appraise and value. Whether the item is
worth a few hundred or several thousand pounds, the fee remains
the same.
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Non
Gem-Set Jewellery - £25
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Items without any gemstones are charged at a lower rate, as gem testing and grading procedures do not need to be
carried out. Most watches would also fall into this category. These items are charged at £25 each.
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Exceptional
Jewellery - £40 upwards
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Exceptional items are charged at a higher fee because they require additional
research and analysis. Examples include: larger diamonds that require
plotting; very high value items of jewellery; pearls that require X-ray
examination; pieces that have numerous stones of various species.
Typically, exceptional items cost between £50 -£90 each.
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Grouped
Jewellery - £30
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Items of lower value, say £200 and below, are grouped together under one heading and given a briefer
description and a total value for the group.
We charge £30 per group with a maximum of 15 items per group.
This grouping of lower value pieces supports our belief that, for
your protection, all your jewellery should catalogued and
photographed.
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Preferential
Rates
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Special rates apply if you have 10 or more items that require valuing. A "group" counts as one item.
Charities and Churches also receive preferential rates.
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Example
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For further clarification:
The following 14 items being
appraised for a Valuation for Insurance Replacement Purposes would
cost £235. Optional updated reports would cost £50 every three
years.
Set-up fee plus:
Non gem set item - An 18ct gold
bracelet, value - £1,850
Non gem set item - A gent's 18ct gold signet ring, value - £450
Gem set item -A three stone diamond ring, value - £3,000
Exceptional item - A single stone 2.2ct diamond ring that
requires plotting, value - £18,000
Grouped items - A group of 10 items of jewellery where no single
item exceeds £185 in value
If you require further
guidance on our fees, please contact
us as we can usually tell you exactly what our fee will
be without having to see the jewellery first.
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