With most weddings, bouquets of flowers, cascades of ivy and billowing yards of white chiffon, satin, and taffeta are traditional ingredients to creating that magical day. A royal wedding, too, is a floral and frothy wonderland of decoration and dress. A royal wedding, however, especially the marriage between a prince and princess, features a unique glittering guest: the tiara. This past May, ... Read More
Is It Really An Antique?
May 31, 2018 by Michelle Miller
Maybe a piece of furniture has been passed down in your family throughout the years - a grandmother's charming writing desk, for example, or an heirloom cedar chest. Or maybe you're going to a flea marketing hoping to find that perfect exquisitely carve antique French parlor chair. These pieces definitely look, well, old (like they've seen better times), but the question becomes "is it really ... Read More
Hidden Gems Waiting to be Discovered
November 2, 2017 By Lauren Johnson
We’ve all heard lore of thousands of dollars tucked away in households, unknown to the owners that they are sitting on such pockets of value. Or perhaps you’ve tuned into the PBS program Antiques Road Show to see someone bring forth an antique handed down from family member to family member until it ends up in a box labeled ‘junk’ just to see it be valued by specialists on the television ... Read More
Can I Really Appraise My Art Online?
November 1, 2017 by Carrie Gough
What is my art worth? What are my antiques worth? Where can I value my art and antiques? As the art world remains opaque, these questions become more prevalent. There are very few industries out there that have not been affected by technology and the art world is certainly no exception. These days we can easily capture high quality digital images of our art, antiques and collectibles and ... Read More
Is a Free Appraisal Really Free?
by Carrie Gough
Where can I get a free art appraisal? Buyer beware - why free appraisals are not really free and why consumers should choose an unbiased source like What’s it Worth when valuing their art, antiques and collectibles. If you google “free art or antiques appraisal” plenty of options can be found. But if the consumer digs a little deeper, they will soon discover that the entity advertising a ... Read More
The Thrill of Discovering Without Paying a Fortune.
April 4, 2016 by Carrie Gough
The idea behind founding What's it Worth - a streamlined, high quality online art and antique appraisal website. “My grandmother gave me this antique furniture over 40 years ago and even though she told me it was valuable, we never had it appraised.” “These paintings have been in my family for years and while we've always admired them on or wall, we know nothing about them.” Where can I ... Read More
