Appraisals and
Auction Services
APPRAISALS -
While the profession of appraising has become extremely complex
and competitive, our expertise and respect for the business remains
unchallenged. Our services our regularly sought out by major banks,
law forms, insurance companies, and museums.
Documentation
We provide a comprehensive, formal document with every item
catalogued, valued, and accurately described to allow for comparison
within the market. Pook & Pook, Inc.’s thorough appraisals
are accepted by major insurance companies, as well as, the Internal
Revenue Service.
Billing
All appraisals are completed and billed based upon an hourly
fee structure, never upon the values assigned to your property.
Purposes
Valuations of personal property may be completed for the following
purposes: Insurance Coverage, Estate or Inheritance Taxes, Family
Division, and Charitable Contribution.
For more information regarding
appraisal services, please call for a confidential consultation with
one of our professional staff at
610-269-4040 or 610-269-0695.
AUCTIONS -
Pook & Pook manages three
types of sales:
Illustrated Catalogue Auctions, Fine Art Auctions and
Variety Auctions.
Our
Illustrated Catalogued Auctions and
Fine Art Auctions
are scheduled
five to seven times a year, generally in January
March,
April, May, September, and October.
The Illustrated
Catalogued sales feature an assortment of fine
American, English and Continental antique furniture,
art, and
decorative accessories including folk art,
textiles, porcelains,
pottery, silver and more. The Fine Art sales
include art and
sculpture
only.
Illustrated catalogs are produced for these
auctions and are
generally available for purchase 2-3 weeks
prior to the sale date.
The catalogue may also be reviewed online.
Previews are scheduled for the 4 days prior
to the sale. While we
recommend that you look at the item yourself
at Preview, our staff
is happy to help you with condition reports,
photographs, and
arranging absentee bidding should you be unable
to travel to our
sales. Contact one of our professional staff
at 610-269-4040 or
610-269-0695. Please make sure you have read
and understand
the Bidder's Guide, Terms of Guarantee and
Conditions of Sale
before bidding on any item.
Our Variety Auctions are also held approximately
5 times per year
in February, April, June, September and December.
Each of these sales features an assortment of American, English
and Continental antique furniture, fine art, and
decorative
accessories including folk art, textiles, porcelains,
pottery, silver
and more. There is generally Preview for two days
prior to the sale
and the entire catalogue may be viewed online.
If you are interested in consigning
one item or an entire collection, please contact us for a free and confidential
consultation.
