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Art Valuers and Appraisers of Antiques

Independent Valuation reporting

Fine Antiques is a New Zealand based company that values art, antiques and collectables, for purposes ranging from contents insurance, deceased estate matters, matrimonial separation and collection management.

Our valuation services are tailored to your needs. We can either visit onsite anywhere in New Zealand, at our offices in Papanui Christchurch, or via emailed photos and description.

If you have items such as works of art, sculpture, antique furniture & furnishings, decorative arts such as silver, glass, ceramics, and other collectables, then we will be able to help.

Contents Insurance Valuation

Whether you have just experienced a loss, or wish to ensure you have adequate insurance cover, our friendly staff can travel or work from emailed description to provide cataloguing and valuation reporting.

Deceased Estate & Collection Appraisals

You may have the responsibility of managing an estates assets and wish to ensure equitable distribution, or maybe you wish to maximise the return on an estate?

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Valuations by email

To save travel associated costs, or where we are unable to visit to view your items, we can provide valuation reporting via email. All you will need to do is send us photos, measurements and descriptions.

Secure Insurance Archive

Valuations, images, videos and documents

As part of our Insurance Valuation we offer the option to have your valuation reports, associated photos, videos and other supporting documents stored offsite in a secure location.

Antique & Art Valuation

Fine Antiques valuation service

Our valuation appraisals are based on research, ensuring your assets are correctly covered and a true fair value is realised.

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Contents Insurance Valuers

Our experienced contents insurance valuers will help ensure your household contents and collections are fully insured and that you are correctly re-bused at time of loss.

Estate Valuations - Deceased & Relationship

You may represent a deceased estate, going through a relationship break-up or have a collection requiring valuation. We offer a full range of services travelling New Zealand wide.

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Fine Antiques

Independent Valuers

Christchurch based Fine Antiques are New Zealand independent valuers specialising in antiques, personal property valuation.

Some kind words from customers...

Mr Antony Gough, Christchurch
Earthquake Insurance Claim
I would like to thank Fine Antiques for their professional manner, sound knowledge and attention to detail they went beyond the brief in valuing items even by searching overseas.
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Dr. Gordon Goodwin, Marlborough sounds
Extensive Antiques Collection - Insurance Valuation
I feel the quality of the service I received was the best I have ever had from a valuer and I am very pleased to provide this recommendation. I would have no hesitation in using their services again in the future ...
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Professor of Politics, University of Otago
Deceased estate liquidation
Paul Jones and Fine Antiques helped us sell items from my father’s estate. It was a stressful time and Paul could not have been more considerate and highly professional in his assistance to us. I have no hesitation in emphatically recommending Paul and Fine Antiques for their top quality services. Big thanks.
Bill Harris.
Yvonne Cox, Auckland
Insurance Claim - Entire house contents
Paul & Bridget changed my whole world. After a long period of battling my insurance company, I approached Fine Antiques and felt immediately relieved. The insurers agreed to use their services as an independant final decision. All I can say is, if you are having difficulty then ring Fine Antiques, you will not regret it.
Lynda Stewart, Christchurch
I have engaged Fine Antiques - Antiques & Estate Valuers for valuing antique dinner sets, water sets and ornaments damaged by two of the Canterbury earthquake events. I have found their service helpful, convenient and prompt to use and this made the contents claims challenges easier to cope with. I am very pleased to recommend their specialist service.
Sally Park, Australia
We first met the Fine Antiques team when having to come to Christchurch after my Aunt's death to tidy up her Estate. We really had no idea what to do or where to start but Fine Antiques gave us amazing guidance on the worth of different objects - many of which we thought were worthless and the best way to sell the items. Without their guidance we probably would have ended up throwing ...
MacDonald Paul Gourlie, Dunedin
It was good meeting you both, thank you for the professional manner in which you approached our family home, I really appreciated that you were able to get on with the work without requiring my input as this left me free to get on with my tasks at hand and honour our memories.
Jane Workman, State Insurance
I have used Fine Antiques on two occasions and both times have been impressed with the level of friendly professional service. A lot of effort and detail goes into providing an accurate estimate of items, even down to providing where they can source a replacement if possible. I would highly recommend using Fine Antiques if you are looking for a comprehensive accurate valuation.
Kirsty Hamilton, Southern Response
I am responsible for the earthquake related contents claims for Southern Response – the government owned company responsible for handling and settling the earthquake claims of AMI Insurance policyholders. I had heard good reviews from colleagues about Fine Antiques and decided I would make contact as I needed assistance with a claim.

Contact details

by appointment only
Papanui, Christchurch 8052