David Yurman jewels wanted

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David Yurman Jewelry While shopping in New York the other day I was stopped in my tracks with the jewelry displayed in the David Yurman windows.  I always thought of casual jewelry made of sterling silver, semi precious stones, and small amounts of white gold when I thought of David Yurman but that is not […]

Boucheron Jewels

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Boucheron Fine Jewelry Fun facts about Boucheron:  In 1983 the location for Boucheron’s first store in Paris was selected because it was the sunniest corner location. Boucheron believed that his diamonds would sparkle even greater with the bright sun, and he was surely correct!  Lol.   Boucheron was always a family owned business until Gucci acquired […]

Piaget watches

Piaget watch

Piaget Recognized by many, worn by a happy few. I remember the first two times I saw a Piaget watch. The first time was on the cover of Town & Country magazine back in the 1980’s. It was a women’s watch covered in marquise Rubys and round diamonds wrapped around a Christmas ornament. I may […]

Fine art

WE have buyers for fine art right now Fine Art Warhol Hockney Hirst Retro Held All Fine art, fine jewelry, and classic cars would be our true area of expertise. We have been appraising fine art and jewels for over 30 years, from all around the world. We’ve liquidated large Warhol pieces, large private collections, […]

Asian Art is so popular

Asian art

Asian Art The popularity of Asian Art cannot be overstated. Asian art is becoming more and more valuable each day. It’s limited availability combined with collectors willing to over pay has launched the industry into a place where it’s becoming very difficult to find reasonable opportunities.  The most sought after pieces are in the hands […]

Christian Louboutin resale

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Christian Louboutin When I first heard ‘Christian Louboutin’ I thought someone was mispronouncing Louis Vuitton. Christian Louboutin was born in January 1964.  He’s a french fashion designer whose high-end high heels brought him to fame and great fortune world wide.  His unique, shiny red-lacquered soles have become his signature.   Louboutin started out freelancing for various designers like […]

Jonathan Adler collectibles

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Jonathan Adler Jonathan Adler started off making and selling ceramic accessories to Barneys in New York in 1993.  Now he has 17 stores and is a household name and is known worldwide.  When I think of Jonathan Adler I think of pure White jeans and pop art style accessories.  In fact, on my list of […]

Vintage Collectibles

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You never know where you’ll find a treasure. Even an elephant planter can be worth several hundred dollars. There’s a new term in decor, its “Madcap Cottage”. Just like it seems, it denotes items from the past, with a whimsy charm, that may have been bought with ‘green stamps’.  For those not old enough to […]

Vivienne Westwood fashions and collectibles

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If you were bold enough to purchase Vivienne Westwood items in the 1970’s hold on to your beret because they could be extremely valuable. Some of Westwoods dresses are fetching returns in the $20,000 range and even a simple outfit could garner $5000.00 If you have any Westwoood fashions, jewelry, or accessories contact us as […]

Wanted: Minotti furnishings

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Minotti Wanted We had an explosion of Minotti at our New York estate sale. Just a little history on the brand of Minotti-Rodolfo Dordoni (who also designs furniture for B&B Italia) began working with the Minotti brothers in 1997 and they’ve never looked back. Their first joint collection included just a few pieces but was […]