Long-established auction house Bonhams will hold a free appraisal session at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo

Bonhams free appraisal session

A valuable opportunity to receive an assessment from a specialist

　Bonhams will be holding a free appraisal session for works up for auction at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo from January 20th (Mon) to 22nd (Wed), 2020. The appraisal session will cover jewelry and watches.

　Bonhams is a historic auction house founded in London in 1793, and is known worldwide alongside Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby's. This time, jewelry and watch specialists from this long-established auction house will be visiting Japan to hold a free appraisal session.

　An appraisal session is a time when specialists from the auction house inspect the artworks to be put up for auction and determine their estimates (expected winning bid prices). Determining an estimate at an appraisal session is essential for putting an item up for auction.

　Auction houses such as Bonhams, Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby's often hold auctions in Western cities such as New York and London, or in Hong Kong, so being able to have your item appraised by a specialist from a well-established auction house in Japan is an extremely rare opportunity.

　Why not take this opportunity to have a prized piece that's been sitting around at home appraised?