Amber Listserv / Antique amber valuation

[Andrea Paysinger]

I have left a voice mail message and sent an email to a friend in  
Alexandria, VA who has had antique amber, hair, tortiseshell and  
mother of pearl items valued for insurance purposes by a store that  
specializes in estate items.  I know they are in Alexandria and are  
close to the Trader Joe's market, because my friend, (whom I had  
introduced to Trader Joe's while she was vacationing with me, here in  
California) was surprised to see one close to her home.
She travels quite a bit and is not answering her phone but hopefully  
she will check in and call me.

My sister has had some of our family items valued by an estate  
jewelry specialist in Baltimore but she and her husband are in  
Greece, visiting his family, so she isn't available either.  They  
both worked in D.C. prior to retiring but always lived in Maryland.

The fee for valuing items such as this is never very steep.  When  
getting a certificate of value for insurance, you do get what you pay  
for and I would advise going to a reputable dealer - many of the  
estate specialists are also GIA certified and I would accept that as  
an excellent recommendation.

Andie