Estate Appraisals

When it comes to evaluating a families valuables, there is no better, more qualified, more knowledgeable, or more experienced jewelry professional in the industry. Estate planning can be a daunting, difficult, and confusing task. We make it easy and guide you through the process.

Service Costs:

Sale of Items from an Estate: FREE - for a verbal offer to purchase your items Contact Us Here. What We Purchase
Per Item written: $75 (insurance, estate, or market purposes)NOTE: Items sold to us after written appraisal- appraisal fees credited
Watches Estate Appraisal: $150
Signed Jewelry & Designer Jewelry Estate Appraisal: $150/item

Hourly written: (4 items per hour) $250 NOTE: Items sold to us after written appraisal- appraisal fees credited
Add Photo on Appraisal: Additional $25 per item

*Rush Service available on most services
*if for legal purposes travel time included not included as hourly cost

Expert Qualifications

- Published Author
- GIA Graduate Gemologists
- GIA Graduate AJP
- Museum displays
- Expert Witness trusted by the United States Government
- Guest Lecturers to industry peers
- Museum Lecturer
- 20+ years experience professionally evaluating outstanding gemstones, diamonds, high jewelry
- The latest technology
-Classic training
-Multiple gemstone discoveries

Master Appraisers

Our founder, Brian Ty Berger G.G. is of the highest honors from the worlds foremost authority in gemology, the Gemological Institute of America earning multiple degrees and awards while attending their New York City campus. These include but are not limited to; Graduate Gemologist, Graduate Diamonds, Accredited Jewelry Professional, Graduate Gemstones, Graduate Gemstone Grading, Graduate Diamond Grading and the coveted B.L.A award for Excellence in Gemology. These honors have allowed Mr. Berger G.G. to be featured as a special guest lecturer, lead discussions on the state of the industry, lead discussions on treatments and identifying, as well as consulting on very rare gemstones. He is a published author in the field, and lecturer at multiple museums here in the United States and abroad in Europe. His passion has lead to a collection of some of the finest and rarest diamonds, colored diamonds, gemstones, and pieces of jewelry that the world has to offer. His passion for collecting inspired us to form Velvet Box Society. Here we work to use these pieces of earth to show beauty to the world.