I have an old brass bellhandle (bell with handle) that my father found at an auction in 1981. It looks old and asian of some sort, the handle is in the shape of a monkey or god looking human that has a different face on each side. I would love to post a picture and get an idea of what this is and what it is worth. What websites are safe?
Hey Min T92,
Seems like there should be an "Antiques Internet Show", or something like that. About.com has an advice page, with tips. There is a site below, I am sure you will pay there. For Paintings you use Artprice.com, but it costs. Most antiques are in a category, and there are sites for many of the possible categories. I usually just compare an item to something someone else is selling. This seems like a Void that needs to be filled.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Hey Min T92,
Seems like there should be an "Antiques Internet Show", or something like that. About.com has an advice page, with tips. There is a site below, I am sure you will pay there. For Paintings you use Artprice.com, but it costs. Most antiques are in a category, and there are sites for many of the possible categories. I usually just compare an item to something someone else is selling. This seems like a Void that needs to be filled.
References :
http://antiques.about.com/od/valuationtips/Tips_for_Valuations_of_Antiques_Collectibles.htm
http://www.glamorganantiques.co.uk/appraisal.htm
http://www.web.artprice.com/start.aspx Art Prices
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=get+valuation+for+antiques&btn=Search&tab=Web&ei=UTF-8&pstart=1&fr=my-vert-web-top&b=11