• Probate appraisal

• A concise description so each item can be identified

• Colour photos - brilliant crisp pictures help with the distribution of the estate

• Glossary of terms - no baffling jargon

• Spiral bound in a white folder

• A valuation which will accurately reflect the items "open market" worth as it stood at the date of death.

Probate valuation

Of particular interest to solicitors or anyone who has been appointed an executor of a will, this type of valuation will enable your solicitor to obtain probate of a will and H.M. Revenue and Customs to determine the correct amount of estate duty that may be due. The probate valuation can also be used to ensure equitable division of an estate. Please bear in mind that this kind of valuation is not to be used for obtaining insurance as the values have no relationship to the replacement value of the items.

How it's done

When we provide a valuation for probate we take into consideration all the factors which would effect the likely sale price of the goods in question in an "open market" situation, as if they were offered for sale on the date of death and in the best market available at the time. "Best market available" could mean your local jewellery shop, a specialist antique dealer, an auction house or even by private sale. As we do not buy and sell jewellery our opinion is based on a researched average price. In this way we seek to give a wholly disinterested and unbiased opinion.

How and where do I get a valuation?