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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tagsale_notes, post: 13148291, member: 115485&quot;]Agree with Shangas, and I&#039;d add a couple of practical things before you contact anyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scan or photograph your father&#039;s handwritten list, the gift cards and the clipping, and match each card to its item in the photos. Keep the originals in a folder that stays with the collection. When you send pictures to the Asian art departments (Bonhams, Christie&#039;s, Sotheby&#039;s and Heritage all take photo submissions online for a free auction estimate) send the item shot and the matching card together, so they see the provenance right away instead of reading about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t polish the silver. Look for maker marks on the underside and note the weight of each set. Chinese export silver with a known maker sells on its own merit, but the silver weight is also a floor you can always check against.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get two or three houses to quote before you sign anything, commission rates and how they&#039;d market a named provenance collection can differ a lot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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