You can find out where and how much to sell antiques online, by sending a photo in any way, or by coming to the office. Here you can sell porcelain, silver, coins, icons, orders and medals, watches, antique books and jewelry. Buying antiques is our guide! That's why we have the best conditions for appraising antiques.

Antique and household items of antique value. Jewelry, bronzes, crystal, porcelain, silverware, paintings and wristwatches, antique dishes, silverware, jewelry, interior items, silver and gold jewelry, icons.

Free assessment of the market value of any antiques

Appraising antiques allows you to determine the exact value and authenticity of an item. It includes the following criteria that affect the cost:

• Determining the condition of the product.
• Establishing historical value as during implementation chervonets sower, sell which are possible in the shortest possible time.
• Correct content of metals and precious stones.
• Availability of documents for an award, medal, etc.

All these indicators are established by an expert during an individual meeting with a client or through a quick assessment of value, for example, if it is necessary to sell an icon.

We provide FREE estimates for the following items:

• Antiques and vintage items. This includes cigarette cases, boxes, icons, and cutlery.
• Gold and silver items: candlesticks, foreign or domestic antique silver, gold rings, bracelets, pendants, watches.
• Wartime items: signs, tokens, orders and medals, edged weapons, etc.

The difference between a collection purchase and a pawnshop

The eye of an expert is able to appreciate a thing without at all underestimating its significance in material terms. When selling, you can be sure that the coin or antique will be in good hands, will add to a capacious collection of valuable items, and perhaps go to a museum or exhibition.

In addition, do not forget about safety. The purchase is carried out only with the appropriate documents confirming the value of the coin or order. When selling, the client receives the agreed amount strictly within the established time frame. All transactions are carried out in a legal manner with the provision of the necessary documents.

Buying antiques is one of the areas of activity in which our professional club specializes. If you want to sell silverware, porcelain, antique porcelain quickly, profitably, anonymously, we will be happy to help with this. Come to our offices, call or write to receive free consultations and discuss the details of a possible transaction. Thanks to a large number of clients among collectors, we will find a buyer for your rarity.

Antiques catalog on the website

The antiques section of our collector's portal includes the following subsections:

Our club has been purchasing silverware, antique porcelain and glass for over 25 years. So, by contacting us, you can count on professional service.

How does a free antique appraisal work?

To get a price for your rarity, you can use several options:

Send a high-quality photo of the product through a special form on this website, mobile messengers or social networks. You will receive an answer with the exact cost within a minute.

Come to one of our offices located in 4 cities of Russia and chat “live” with appraisers.

When conducting an assessment, the presence of hallmarks and marks of the manufacturer, indication of 84 hallmark (if we are talking about silver products), workmanship, and condition today are taken into account. An erased design, tarnished or lost gilding over time, mechanical damage, deformation, and traces of cleaning can reduce the value of antiques by 20-30%.

How to recognize a fake

If you are just starting to build your antiques collection or found an old item in your grandmother's house, then it is important to acquire at least the minimum skills to distinguish a genuine old item from a fake. Professional assessment of antiques and determination of authenticity is carried out by specialists with extensive experience, so if you have any doubts, come to our offices for competent advice.

First of all, you should make sure that the silver item is actually made of silver. This can also be done at home. For example, use a magnet: silver will not be magnetized. Also, silver heats up quickly even from the warmth of your hand and cools down just as quickly. Under the influence of simple sulfur ointment or chalk, the silver will turn black. More complex verification methods are used by specialists.

There are cases when truly antique items are aged, adding several tens of thousands of rubles to the price. And it’s not just about applying an artificial patina, but also about removing old coats of arms and soldering new ones, erasing initials and applying others to silverware. Upon closer inspection, you will notice traces of stripping and thinning of the metal in the processing area. Even if it is thoroughly cleaned, it is enough to breathe on this place, and all the scratches will be clearly visible.

Pay attention to the clarity and depth of the brands - original ones are made of hard metal, fake cheap ones are made of soft metal. There are cases when stamps are cut out from cheap antique objects (spoons, for example) and soldered onto expensive ones (coffee pots, creamers, etc.). Carefully examine the area around the stamp to locate the soldering area. It is also worth comparing the mark of your item with the mark from the catalog - even many years after the release of the product, the mark on it will retain its proportions and lines.

Marks, stamps and other marks are also applied to porcelain and glass products. As years pass, stamps lose their clarity, so a “fresh” print should alert you. Study the stamps of the factories - all the proportions and character of the lines, numbers and symbols must be observed on the original product.

Remember that the more expensive an antique, the greater the temptation to fake it and sell it for a fortune. Therefore, when buying antiques from tsarist times or propaganda porcelain (and the cost of such items sometimes amounts to hundreds of thousands of rubles), do not take risks and turn to professionals.

Our acquisitions

We are proud that our club has many clients who come to us to sell china, silverware, antique glassware. If you are looking for a place to sell silver spoons or old jewelry, come to our offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh or Yaroslavl for a free in-person appraisal. You can also use the feedback form on this website or send a photo of the item through mobile applications or social networks. Free assessment of porcelain and silver is carried out by our specialists on an ongoing basis.

We present to your attention ten stories about lucky people who were lucky enough to accidentally discover the most expensive antiques that made them rich.

A photograph of the Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball club, dated 1869, was discovered by chance in a basement and eventually sold at auction for $75,285.

$182,000 in Depression-era dollars was found during a bathroom wall renovation. In the USA, even money from the 30s and 40s can be exchanged at a bank, so the find is very relevant.

A collector discovered approximately $200,000 worth of coins while investigating an abandoned home.

On the British TV show "Antiques Roadshow", the essence of which boils down to the fact that experts evaluate all antiques. Sometimes you come across really interesting specimens, such as a painting by Clyfford Still, which experts valued at no less than $500,000.

Another discovery made during the Antiques Roadshow was four jade objects dating back to the Qianlong Dynasty (1736-1795), estimated to be worth $1.07 million.

The painting, purchased for only $30, turned out to be by the American artist Martin Johnson Head and is called “Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth.” Sold at auction for $1.2 million.

A couple from Wisconsin (USA) purchased a reproduction of one of Van Gogh's works, but it later turned out that it was the original of the work "Vase with Red Poppies" from 1886. The painting was sold at auction for $1.4 million.

A copy of the US Declaration of Independence, purchased for $4 at a gift shop, turned out to be one of 24 remaining copies of the 1776 original. It’s difficult to say how such a valuable item ended up in the souvenir shop, but at auction it fetched $2.4 million.

This abstract "something" by Jackson Pollock was purchased in 1992 by truck driver Teri Horton for just 5 bucks. The funny thing is that the driver tried to establish what kind of “masterpiece” this was, and eventually got to the bottom of the truth. Later, the Canadian gallery "Gallery Delisle" bought the painting for $50 million. Teri himself commented: “Did I think it was worth 50 million? No way. It cost exactly the 5 dollars I paid. The picture is terrible.”

A completely unique case: the painting “Pieta” by Michelangelo himself was kept behind a sofa in a house in Buffalo (USA) for 27 years. One day the painting was hit with a tennis ball and, in order to protect it from further destruction, it was wrapped and hidden behind the sofa. Which was conveniently forgotten for several decades. The examination confirmed the authenticity and the painting was valued at $300,000,000. Now she has changed her place of “registration” from the sofa to a safe deposit box.

Some consider antique objects to be nothing more than just dishes and furniture. For others, rare things are priceless. But at an auction, everything has a price. This review contains the most expensive antiques that went under the hammer.

1. Saber of Napoleon Bonaparte ($6,500,000)

2. Louis XV Silver Tureen ($10,287,500)

3. Tiara with emeralds and diamonds ($12,100,000)

4. Ming Dynasty Golden Tripod ($14,800,000)

5. War Horn (Oliphant) ($16,100,000)

6. Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci ($30,800,000)

7. Badminton Office Bureau ($36,000,000)

The cabinet bureau was made by order of the 3rd Duke of Beaufort in Florence in 1726. The 3.6-meter cabinet made of ebony and gilded bronze took the craftsmen 6 years to complete.

8. Qing Dynasty Vase ($83,000,000)

The Chinese vase dates from the mid-18th century. It is distinguished from other similar items by its complex pattern. In 2010, it was bought for $83 million.

However, something else is surprising - now many of our old Soviet things are really expensive. Collectors are ready to offer a round sum for such things - from several thousand rubles to several thousand dollars. So maybe it’s worth taking a closer look at the old sideboard?

Crystal

Crystal vases and decanters seem to many to be a relic of the Soviet era. Soviet people considered crystal an investment, so an incredible amount of it accumulated in apartments and in Russia it lost its value.

However, in the West it has become surprisingly popular. Europeans look for it in thrift stores, and the mass market copies the motifs in ordinary glassware. First of all, collectors are interested in pre-revolutionary crystal - its cost will reach 50-60 thousand rubles. Among Soviet products, the most interesting is blue or red crystal - products made from it can be sold for up to 5 thousand rubles, and a whole set for 10-15 thousand rubles.

Dulevo porcelain and LFZ porcelain

Such figurines can be recognized by the marks “Dulevo” and “LFZ”. Among antique dealers, such items have become significantly more expensive, and in Europe they are considered a rarity, although previously such figurines could be found in every apartment. Now the design of such figurines is copied, and new products based on them are produced. A simple figurine can be sold for 10 thousand rubles, and the cost of some rare specimens reaches fifty thousand rubles.

It turns out that metal toys also cost a lot. Collectors value them for the quality of their materials and workmanship. You can get up to ten thousand rubles for ZIL trucks, and you can also sell passenger pedal cars and spring guns at a high price.

For example, here is an offer on Ebay, where for $3,450 it is offered to buy a metal pedal car GAZ-M20

On the Internet, metal soldiers are sold for an average of 2 thousand rubles, and in the wake of the popularity of World of Tanks, the demand for metal tanks and toy military equipment has again increased - they are bought at prices ranging from a thousand rubles and more.

TV "KVN-49"

Not all Soviet TVs are now in price, but this case is an exception. The great-grandfather of televisions today is readily bought at prices ranging from 10 thousand rubles and above, and if it is also working, then it is twice as expensive.

Radio receiver SVD

Another Soviet miracle technology is also valued by antique dealers today. Its price also averages 15 thousand rubles, depending on condition.

Bronze figurines

Bronze figurines from Soviet times are also valued by collectors, although much less so than works from the 18th and 19th centuries. The figurines made in the town of Kasli, Chelyabinsk region, are especially valued. On the Internet, Kasli castings can be found at different prices, but on average such figures cost from several thousand to several tens of thousands of rubles. Figures from the 50s are sold expensively - on average 25-50 thousand rubles. But they are offering to buy this horse and foal for 48 thousand rubles.

Old perfume bottles

In Russia they are not yet highly valued, but Europeans are very willing to buy them in second-hand stores. Ideally, these are crystal bottles with a worn cap. They are sought after not so much by perfume lovers as by interior designers. Pre-revolutionary products are especially valued. Their cost can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles.

Who among us has not had multi-colored glass cones and balls? Houses of the same type, owls and dolls, which were in every family, and now they are gradually increasing in price. Of course, for now they are unlikely to be sold at a high price, but toys from an earlier period before 1960 are now very much appreciated, but it is worth considering their appearance. On average they cost from 5 to 10 thousand rubles. Moreover, much more valuable toys are not made of glass, but of cotton wool. This unsightly harlequin costs about 15 thousand rubles.

Old Pyrex cookware

Heat-resistant cookware from this French brand is still popular among housewives. However, for cooks, dishes that are twenty years old or more are of particular value.

Lithographs

Lithographs often decorated the walls of Soviet people's apartments. Many of them cost nothing. However, there are certain series that are highly prized by collectors. For example, in Europe, early 20th century lithographs from the Currier and Ives series are sold at auctions for an average of $100 thousand

This is not a complete list of what is still valued by collectors. It is quite possible that an expensive rarity is hiding on your farthest shelf.

It is believed that the rarest mineral of organic origin is the little-known painite: this orange stone was first discovered in Burma in the mid-50s. Since then, only two painites have existed in the world. However, a couple of years ago its deposit was discovered, and now humanity has about a hundred polished rarities at its disposal. The most famous rare stone is the famous red diamond.

In 2006, at Sotheby's New York auction, a Chinese porcelain vase from the mid-14th century was auctioned for $4.72 million. The last time it appeared at a public auction was in 1993: then it was bought for $1.2 million. Relatively The small (34 centimeters) vase is an example of the classical Yuan style, in which cobalt blue underglaze painting on a white background predominated. It is worth noting that this is the only surviving example of this kind.

One of the rarest comic books in existence is the first edition of the famous Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #1. Its rarity lies not only in its serial number, but also in the fact that for a book published in 1963, it is amazingly well preserved. The approximate value of the rarity for collectors is about 40 thousand dollars with an original retail price of 12 cents.

The Guinness Book of Records claims that the rarest and most expensive jeans are the famous 501st model of Levi Strauss & Co. For vintage jeans, sewn 115 years ago, a Japanese collector paid the owner of the lot $60,000 on the online auction eBay. A huge amount, considering that new jeans of the same model cost only 46.

According to information from Wikipedia, the rarest and most expensive postage stamp in the world is the "Yellow Treskilling" from Sweden. Its approximate cost is 2.3 million US dollars. Why is it so rare? In 1858, Sweden issued a series of blue postage stamps worth 3 skills (hence the name Treskiling) and yellow ones worth 8 skills. The printing house mixed up the colors, and because of this mistake, several copies of yellow stamps worth 3 skills were produced.

There are a huge number of rare books in the world, but perhaps the rarest is the famous Gutenberg Bible: the first printed book appeared in 1456. There are several hundred copies of that very Bible, but the very first copy in two volumes - if found - will cost an antiquarian book collector about 20-25 million dollars. What can we talk about if one page of this book goes under the hammer for 25 thousand dollars, and for one of the two-volume volumes sold last year - not the first edition - someone forked out 5.5 million!

One of the rarest and most exotic dishes on the planet is the famous Chinese swallow's nest soup. Over the 400 years since the dish was invented, its price has risen significantly: broth from the nest of swiftlets can cost gourmets up to 10 thousand dollars.

The rarest and most expensive sea salt in the world is produced in Japan and is called “Amabito No Moshio” - “ancient salt of the seas”. Due to the difficulty of extraction and the delicate method of evaporation and centrifugation, the cost of 1 pound of salt reaches $40.

Baseball cards are popular collectibles in the United States, Canada and Japan. The T206 Honus Wagner card, issued in 1906 by the American Tobacco Company, is considered the rarest baseball card in the world. It was printed in only 70 copies, and then its publication was discontinued at the request of Onus Wagner himself, who was against smoking and did not want the American Tobacco Company to use his name. In 2007, the card sold for a record $2.8 million.

One of the rarest (of those sold at auctions) bottles of wine was purchased by Christopher Forbes - “only” 160 thousand dollars. An unmarked green bottle labeled "1787 Lafitte Th. J." supposedly belonged to Thomas Jefferson.

The rarest breed of domestic cat is the Asherah. She was bred from the African serval, the Asian leopard cat and the common domestic cat. The weight of a cat can reach 14 kg, and you can buy a kitten for “only” 22 thousand dollars.

Scientists claim that the horses of the rare Sarraya breed are direct descendants of the wild horses of Southern Iberia. There are only 200 of these horses left in the world. But in terms of characteristics and qualities, the Austrian Lipizzaner breed, bred for military purposes, is considered the rarest breed. The price for one such horse reaches 100 thousand dollars.

Having decided to start collecting jewelry rarities, be patient and have money: a measly five million dollars will not help. The most expensive piece of jewelry in the world is a necklace with a rare blue diamond weighing 14 carats. The pear-shaped stone is framed with white diamonds and encased in a white gold necklace. The total cost of the product is $16 million.

In 1999, the same copy of John Lennon and Yoko's album "Double Fantasy" was sold at auction, on which the singer signed an autograph for his future killer Mark Chapman 5 hours before his own death. The record was found in a decorative flower pot near the crime scene. Chapman's fingerprints are on the envelope: at one time the album served as one of the evidence in the prosecution against the killer. Rarity price: 460,000 US dollars.

On July 30, 2002, at Sotheby's auction, a rare gold coin from the 1930s was sold for $7.9 million. The unique $20 coin is called the “double eagle.” In the 1930s, the abandonment of the gold standard led to coins made of this precious metal were withdrawn from circulation, and almost all of the “double eagles” were sent for melting. Ten coins issued in the spring of 1933 were stolen from the Treasury Department’s vault. American intelligence services managed to find and return all but one - this “Double” one. eagle" was found almost half a century later - the British collector Stephen Fenton purchased the coin in London and came with it to New York, where he was arrested by US federal agents. After five years of legal proceedings, the American government reached an agreement with him: the coin is the property of the United States, but. it can be sold.

The oldest and rarest property put up for sale is a castle in Transylvania, famous for the fact that Count Dracula, the real-life prototype of the famous literary character, allegedly lived there. The market value of the castle is approaching $135 million.

Despite the extensive literary heritage he left to his descendants, there is not much manuscript evidence of his activities left. There are only 6 “autographs” of the great Shakespeare in the world. The most expensive of them - the writer's signature - is estimated at $3 million.