How much is your jewellery worth?

Nothing has an absolute value, it depends on what a buyer is prepared to pay.
Make sure you understand which type of valuation you need.

What we are prepared to pay for the jewellery

Remember we'll make it look like new and guarantee it before we sell it, so we will expect to sell it for more than we paid.

Probate valuation

This is required when handling the estate of a deceased person.  It's the amount a shop would pay for the jewellery at the time the person died.  While you might be able to get more for the jewellery by selling privately, the amount a shop would pay is the figure required, and the amount on which inheritance tax will be calculated.

Insurance Valuation

This is the amount it would cost you to replace the jewellery if it's lost or stolen.
It will cost you more to replace the jewellery than if you sell it.  Especially as most insurance policies now specify new for old, and new jewellery is normally worth more than second-hand.

Decided on the type of valuation you need?

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What we are prepared to pay

Probate valuation

Insurance valuation

Martin Rees, Jeweller and Pawnbroker Member of the National Association of Goldsmiths