A Selection of Past Appraisals

Silver, paintings, furniture, and objects from estates and private collections across Texas and New Mexico. Every piece here was photographed and valued in the course of a written appraisal.

What Suzanne appraises

Silver & Decorative Arts

A sterling silver hot water urn with a spigot, chased rim and paw feet
A sterling silver place setting laid out on black velvet: forks, a knife, and spoons in a scrolled pattern
A sterling silver bowl with a deep repousse border of fruit and scrollwork
A sterling silver water pitcher with a scrolled handle and chased floral band
A large sterling silver tray with an engraved centre and a cast floral rim
A pair of sterling silver repousse compotes with a smaller footed dish
A sterling silver covered chafing dish on a footed stand with a burner
A sterling silver plate with an engraved centre and a cast openwork border
A sterling silver creamer and covered sugar bowl with scrolled handles
A sterling silver leaf-form dish beside an oval repousse serving bowl
Two sterling silver plates and a fluted rectangular tray
A sterling silver repousse bowl beside a plainer oval vegetable dish
A sterling silver covered entree dish with a chased lid and detachable handle
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Paintings & Works on Paper

An oil painting of mounted riders galloping across open country, firing as they ride
A framed oil painting of ducks rising over a marsh in autumn
A framed painting of longhorn cattle driven through snow by a mounted cowboy
A framed portrait of a woman in a flowered hat and red jacket, drawn in bold outline
A framed abstract print in red, yellow, green and blue behind glass
A framed pastel of surf breaking on a beach at sunset
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Furniture & Objects

A mahogany longcase clock with a broken-arch pediment and brass dial
A serpentine mahogany sideboard set with silver candelabra, a shell-shaped dish and a tole tray
A serpentine-front mahogany chest beneath a gilt mirror, flanked by a pair of floral upholstered armchairs
A serpentine-front chest below an arched mirror, with a lamp and framed print
A living room of antique and upholstered furniture over a patterned rug, with framed paintings and a china cabinet
A carved wooden mask inlaid with shell and beadwork, mounted on a stand
A matched pair of tall amethyst cathedral geodes
A polished stone plate set with ammonite and orthoceras fossils

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