Charleston Estate Auctions is Charleston South Carolina's Leading Fine Art, Fine Furnishings & Antique Auction House. We are a full-service, licensed and insured professional auction, estate sale & appraisal firm with a distinguished reputation across the Lowcountry. Based in historic Charleston, South Carolina, we are one of the most progressive auction, appraisal & estate sale firms in the south
east. Co-founded by a Charleston native with family ties going back several generations that always places traditional values, integrity, and overall client satisfaction at the forefront of every business interaction. Our appraiser and conservator partners, both published, with with over fitty years of industry experience in the fine estate auction, auction technology, art conservation & restoration and personal property appraisal fields allow us to offer our clients the personal service they expect from a regional auction house with results that match and often exceed those of much larger national firms. We pride ourselves on providing fair, professional and practical assistance to clients wishing to have their collections appraised or offered in our auctions. Whether you need help selling an entire collection or just a few special pieces, we'll help you achieve the most profitable route for your sale. Call us for a free consultation. Services we offer:
*Certified Personal Property Appraisals
*GIA Graduate Appraisals
*On Site and Off Site Auctions
*Estate Sales
*Gallery Auctions
*Specialty Catalog Sales
*Brokerage
* Private, Bank, or Trust Consignments
* Charitable Events and Fundraisers
* Fine Art Authentication, Restoration and Cleaning
We are the leading Charleston experts in fine art, jewelry, antique appraisals, fine furniture, contemporary art and collectibles. We have over 50 years of professional licensed and insured experience identifying, valuing and selling these items. We are also GIA graduates using only GIA standards on all of our fine jewelry. A service not offered anywhere else except for fine jewelry stores and yes, we sometimes do theirs too! We offer free prompt and discreet professional, private consultations in the evaluation and sale of antiques, fine art, and appreciable personal property . We work closely with collectors, designers, museums and galleries nationwide to ensure a wide client base for all sales. Our clients art has been purchased by numerous Museums and Private Collections in the USA, ask us for details, we have quite a list. Our extensive experience in the antiques ,fine art world and creativity have led to a nation wide base of very satisfied clients and consignors. We have achieved world record setting high results on many of our clients valuable Art, Antiques and Jewelry and have the records to prove it. We are able to offer our clients several various options including a hybrid combination of in home estate sales and worldwide auctions, which allows clients the most exposure to potential buyers and guarantees the highest possible return on their collections or estates. We also accept consignments for our worldwide auctions and have many references from local consignors who achieved results much higher than any Estate Sale would reach. We are the ONLY auction firm that are professional GIA graduate jewelry appraisers, published art and antique specialists, museum quality fine art conservators and certified personal property appraisers. We have evaluated and professionally appraised thousands of objects to secure exceptional consignments and collections. We offer appraisals for equitable distribution, estate taxation, division of property, liquidation, donation and for insurance purposes. This is done with the utilization of the most current technologies, research, professional trade references, and the Gemological Institute of America’s internationally accepted diamond and colored stone grading systems. Our principals are published authors of several antique and collectible reference books and have worked with and for many of the world's leading Auction Firms and Museums. We are also the only firm able to offer you museum quality fine art conservation and restoration in house. We are licensed and insured appraisal specialists in ALL areas including:
* 18th to contemporary 20th Century Furniture
* Mid Century Modern
* Porcelain
* Art Glass
* Cut and Pattern Glass
* Pottery
* Antique Guns, Swords, Armor
* Civil War Relics
* Antique Clocks, Music Boxes, & Phonographs
* Collectible Automobiles
* Asian Antiques
* Silver of All Periods
* Jewelry
* Toys & Dolls
* Antique Banks
* Oriental Rugs
* Fine Art Including Oil Paintings, Watercolors, & Works On Paper
* Books & Manuscripts
* Other Antiques & Collectibles
