A Professional Valuation of Antiques and Collectables
Our Valuation Department is able to provide confidential, written valuations for insurance, probate, taxation, family division and marketing purposes as well as organising appointments for more informal valuations for sale.
Valuations for Insurance, Inheritance Tax and Family Division
We provide written valuations on a fee-paying basis. Our firm is RICS accredited and our specialists deal with most areas of antiques, fine art and collectables including Paintings, Prints, Furniture and Rugs, Pottery and Porcelain, Clocks and Barometers, Silver, Jewellery, Books, Toys, Wine, Bygones and Sporting goods, Militaria and Stamps.
We would be pleased to provide details of our charges and make an appointment to value any special items that you wish to insure or have valued for other purposes. Our specialists are also always pleased to discuss the logistics of any valuation project in advance. The fees for written valuations are assessed according to individual instructions.
Valuations for Sale
We provide informal, verbal valuations for sale purposes free of charge. Our specialist valuers are available without appointment to offer valuations on Tuesdays between 11am and 3pm to advise on all of the above specialist areas. We would also be delighted to call on you at home by appointment to see larger objects or collections.
For further information or to arrange an appointment, please contact Clodagh Sapsford or Jenny Baggs.
Valuations Team
Clodagh Sapsford – Estates Coordinator
Clodagh is an experienced PA Secretary and first worked within the antique and valuation profession some 20 years ago when she ran the Cambridge office for Phillips Auctioneers, and then more recently when this firm merged with Bonhams. During this time, she gained valuable experience in all aspects of valuation work before being asked to join Cheffins in 2005 to oversee the Fine Art Inheritance and Insurance Valuation Department. She also acts as PA Secretary to that well-known charity auctioneer and lecturer, Jonathan Law.
Email: clodagh.sapsford@cheffins.co.uk
Tel: 01223 271991
Jenny Baggs BA Hons – Assistant Estates Coordinator
Jenny studied Archaeology and Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies; specialising in Japanese, Indian and Chinese art. She joined Bonhams Auction House as an Administrator at their Cambridge office in 2005. She was responsible for Portrait Miniatures in the East Anglian region and worked closely with the Pictures Department. She joined the Cheffins’ Valuation Department in 2009.
Email: jenny.baggs@cheffins.co.uk
Tel: 01223 271994
