Jewellery valuation
The value of your jewellery is constantly changing, especially in the current global climate with fluctuations in the price of gold and the value of the Australian dollar. To ensure you are adequately insured to cover the cost of repairing or replacing your jewellery it's important to have an up to date valuation certificate for your jewellery articles. ‘Up to date’ is considered to be no older than 12 months from the date of valuation.
Venetia Major - Bespoke Jewellery can arrange for your jewellery articles to be professionally valued by a member of the National Council of Jewellery Valuers. You will receive an A4 certificate stating all details of the piece including weight, description and gold carat, photograph and a recommended retail replacement value for insurance purposes. And, best of all, your precious pieces stay on the premises at our Canberra workshop.
Next Valuer visit:
Saturday 14th April
Drop off by 4:30pm Thursday 11th, Collect on or after Tuesday 16th
Certificates available approximately 7 to 10 days later. Bookings essential. Submit the form below to reserve your spot.
Types of Valuations
The most common type of jewellery valuation is an Insurance Valuation. This type of valuation ascertains the amount the item would cost, in today’s market, to be replaced in a retail setting. Other types of valuations are Deceased Estate Valuations, used for fairly dividing up someone’s estate. A Resale Valuation will help determine a fair price for a second hand item. Stone Identifications are used when you simply want to confirm the type of gemstone but do not require a value for it. It is important to discuss what type of valuation you require as the values provided vary significantly.
procedure
A registered valuer visits the shop approximately every 8 weeks. Bookings are required.
You will be contacted one to two weeks prior to the valuation date to remind and confirm details.
Drop off the piece/s a few days before the valuer visit. This allows time to thoroughly clean and check each piece before the valuer arrives. If the piece requires any repairs please allow at least 1 week before the valuer is due. Collect the following business day. This allows for the admin and paperwork to be finalised.
Bring along any existing certificates or valuations.
Your piece/s remain on the premises at all times.
Prices
$140 for each piece valued at $10,000 or less
$180 for each piece valued at between $10,001 - $20,000
$220 for each piece valued at over $20,001
$70 for a stone identification without a value.
Multi stone or complicated pieces may be more. Quoted by the valuer on inspection.
Next step?
Send in your booking details using the form below and we will contact you closer to the date. Or call (02) 6230 9587 if you have any questions.
The Peacock Feather brooch is fully handmade in 18ct white gold. It features 49 gemstones that originated from the customer's older jewellery pieces, it measures approximately 10 cm long and 4 cm wide. The project took over a year to complete, from design to re-cutting the damaged opal, to making and setting the piece.