If you are interested in selling us your Victorian antique furniture directly, go here instead.  If you are interested in receiving an appraisal of your antique furniture, please read on.

I would certainly use your service again

- Theresa Kean, assessment customer.

I had contacted John for an assessment of an item that was in “rough condition”; I was even able to talk to him concerning my item on the phone! His assessment was prompt and accurate for the information and pictures I supplied. About a week after receiving his information he contacted me again, he found actual pictures of the item in an 1860’s catalog. He made my day!! This not only aided in the restoration, but also pinpointed the date of manufacture.

Money well spent!!

- Mike Chardon, Ohio, assessment customer.

With other assessment/appraisal services you may get someone who appraises beanie babies and porcelain reviewing your Victorian antique furniture.  Here you will get an antique furniture assessment from someone that researches Victorian-era antiques exclusively.

We have a library of Victorian-oriented antique reference books, original 19th century manufacturer catalogs and decades of reference magazines to refer to.  If your piece dates from the early 1800s through the early 1900s, we are your best source for an appraisal.

We will tell you how your Victorian furniture is valued in the market today and not what a generalist antique pricing book published years ago shows as a “retail” price.  If you would like an insurance valuation, we provide that as well.

We can also tell you what your item’s specific sub-style is;  not just whether it is “Victorian” or “Eastlake”.  Learn whether it is Neo-Grec, Aesthetic Movement, or Egyptian Revival, Rococo, etc.

What the assessment will provide:

Age/Date of Manufacture:
Victorian Period/Sub-Style:
Style Cues:
Composition:
Attribution to maker (if possible):
Geographic Origin (if possible):
Which Reference Books Have Pictures of Your Item (if possible):

COMPARABLE PRICES:
Recent/Current Ebay Prices:
Auction Prices (back several years):
Approximate Ebay Sale Potential:
Approximate Auction Sale Potential:
Insurance Value:

For an assessment of your furniture, you will need to provide as many clear pictures as possible. Send these photos to info@rarevictorian.com after payment.  Please allow 7-10 days for the report to be completed.  If you would like an express service (within 24 hours), please inquire via email to info@rarevictorian.com for accommodation.

Number of assessments

One assessment $49.00 Two assessments $95.00 Three assessments $135.00