Havinggraduated with a degree in Pharmacology I started working in the world ofantiques as an antique furniture buyer/manager for a prestigious Knightsbridgefirm in the mid 1980’s.
FAMILY DIVISION: Thisisthemostfrequentlyencounteredafterprobateandisusefulforfamilieswhowishtohavean equitable division of chattels.WILLING BUYER-WILLING SELLER: Thisisamoreunusualformofvaluation,butisidealwhenitisadvisabletobrokeradealbetweenabuyer andaseller,whereitisbettertoavoidtheauctionprocessaltogether.Forinstance,themostobvious exampleisifsomeoneismovinghouseandtheitemsinquestionarecommodiouspiecesoffurniturethat areperformingpoorlyatauctionandtheinterestedpartyisthebuyerofthehouse.Toreflectthe avoidanceofallfeestobuyerandvendoralike,aswellascarriage,thenotionalauctionupperestimates are used as the selling prices.