Sample Reports: real items, researched and cited

Sample Reports is a gallery of published valuation reports from Findthevalueof, each one produced for a real item — porcelain, handbags, prints, watches, classic cars. Open any report to see the estimate range, the comparable sales cited behind it, condition notes, and the reasoning that connects the photographs to the figure.

What a sample report is

Each page in this gallery is a full valuation report for a real object, published in the same layout a customer's own report uses — the same sections, in the same order, with the same evidence attached. The items span porcelain and cloisonné, luxury handbags, signed prints, wristwatches, mantel clocks and collector cars. Estimates are given as ranges rather than single figures. Newest examples appear first, and the gallery grows as more categories are covered.

How to read a report

Open any example and the report runs in a set order. Item Overview covers era, maker, category and distinctive features. Research shows the trail of evidence behind the identification, with each line linking back to its source. Important Info lists the details that drive value. Market Analysis covers where the item sells and through which venues. Comparable Sales gives what buyers actually paid. The Story, Condition Assessment, Estimate Basis, Methodology and Ownership Information follow.

Where the estimate comes from

The figure at the top of each report is a range, and the Comparable Sales section is the evidence behind it: recent transactions for items in the same family — auction lot results, dealer listings, online sales — with dates and links, so you can check them yourself rather than take the number on trust. Estimate Basis then shows the working: how those comparable sales were weighed alongside condition and the likely selling venue to arrive at the range.

Browsing examples by category

The gallery filters by category, and only categories with at least one published example appear: Fine Art, Asian Art, Decorative Art, Furniture, Watches & Jewellery, Collectables, Arms, Armour & Militaria, Classic Cars and Vintage Fashion. Each card shows the category, the item, its estimate range and a short note on what the research turned up. Choose "Read full analysis" on any card to open the whole report.

What a report from photographs cannot settle

Every report here is built from photographs, and the reports say so. Condition Assessment grades the wear that is visible, flags any restoration that can be spotted, and states plainly what only a hands-on inspection can confirm — a clock movement that has not been run, blind stamps and serial numbers that need reading in person, a work on paper best seen under proper light. Those caveats sit inside the report, next to the estimate, not hidden at the end.

All example valuations

A Carved 'Chun Dai Cai' Jadeite Floriform Dish — estimated $1,000 - $1,500
A Carved Pale Green and Russet Jade 'Fisherman' Snuff Bottle — estimated $800 - $1,200
A Chinese Archaistic Celadon Jade Gu-Form Beaker Vase (Fanggu), Late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period — estimated £2,500 - £4,500
A Chinese Archaistic Pale Celadon Jade Pouring Vessel, Yi, Late Ming to Early Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century — estimated £4,000 - £7,000
A Chinese Carved Jadeite 'Lotus Leaf' Brush Washer (Bixi), Late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period, 19th-Early 20th Century — estimated $2,000 - $4,000
A Chinese Carved Pale Celadon and Russet Jade 'Penglai' Mountain Boulder (Shanzi), Qing Dynasty, 19th Century — estimated $30,000 - $50,000
A Chinese Carved Pale Celadon Nephrite Jade Covered Vase, 19th/20th Century — estimated £2,500 - £4,000
A Chinese Carved White Jade 'Chilong' Bi Disc, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century — estimated £3,000 - £5,000
A Chinese Export 'Mandarin Palette' Famille Rose Porcelain Punch Bowl, Qing Dynasty, Late Qianlong Period, c. 1760-1795 — estimated $400 - $600
Chinese Export Silver Seven-Tier Pagoda Model on Carved Hardwood Stand, Late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period, Circa 1890–1930 — estimated $700 - $900
A Chinese Mottled Grey and White Nephrite Jade Archaistic Octagonal Two-Handled Cup, 17th Century — estimated £2,000 - £3,000
A Chinese Pale Celadon and Russet Jade Carving of a Recumbent Beast — estimated £3,000 - £5,000
A Chinese Pale Celadon Jade Figure of a Maiden Seated on a Garden Stool, Late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period, 19th/Early 20th Century — estimated $800 - $1,200
A Chinese Quatrefoil Cloisonné Enamel and Carved White Jade Inset Box and Cover, Late Qing Dynasty, 19th Century — estimated $2,000 - $3,000
A Chinese Spinach-Green Jade 'Mughal-Style' Incense Tool Vase — estimated £3,000 - £5,000
A Chinese White Jade 'Dragon' Belt Plaque, Ming Dynasty — estimated £25,000 - £40,000
A Chinese White Jade Single-Handled 'Chilong' Cup, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736-1795) — estimated £2,500 - £4,000
A Clarice Cliff 'Fantasque' Bizarre 'Sunray' Pattern Yo-Yo Vase, Shape 378, Circa 1929-1931 — estimated $500 - $2,500
A Clarice Cliff 'Original Bizarre' Two-Handled 'Isis' Vase, circa 1928-1929 — estimated $1,200 - $1,800
A Fine Carved White Jade 'Fish' Chime Pendant, 'Ji Qing You Yu', Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century — estimated £600 - £900
A Fine Chinese Archaistic Pale Celadon Jade 'Chilong' Cup, Late Ming to Early Qing Dynasty, 17th Century — estimated £7,000 - £12,000
A Finely Carved Pale Celadon and White Nephrite Jade 'Buddha's Hand' Citron Group, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century — estimated £1,500 - £3,000
A Finely Carved White Jade 'Boy and Lotus' Pendant, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century — estimated £1,500 - £3,000
A French Sèvres-Style Ormolu-Mounted Yellow-Ground Porcelain Centerpiece, Circa 1880–1910 — estimated $1,500 - $2,500
German Rococo Revival .800 Silver Figural Chariot Table Toy, Importer Berthold Müller, circa 1897 — estimated $800 - $1,200
A Large Chinese Archaistic Incised Jade Bi Disc, in the Western Han Style, 20th Century — estimated $400 - $600
A Norwegian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Vesta Case by Marius Hammer, Bergen, circa 1890-1910 — estimated $350 - $550
A Pair of English Old Sheffield Plate Candlesticks, George III/Regency Period, circa 1810-1820 — estimated $300 - $500
A Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Earthenware Hearth Spaniels, Unidentified Potteries, circa 1870-1890 — estimated $150 - $250
A Rare and Large Pale Celadon Jade 'Eight Immortals' Rectangular Teapot and Cover, probably Late Ming Dynasty — estimated $50,000 - $70,000
A Rare Carved and Reticulated Pale Celadon-White Jade 'Dragon' Belt Plaque, Yuan to Early Ming Dynasty, 14th-16th Century — estimated £4,000 - £6,000
Yemeni Bedouin Silver and Coral-Style 'Muthallath' Amulet Necklace — estimated $300 - $500
Late Victorian Silver-Plated Chinoiserie Biscuit Box, London Manufacture, circa 1880 — estimated $100 - $200
A Victorian Banded Agate Bead Necklace, circa 1880 — estimated $600 - $900
A WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Silver-Plated Art Nouveau 'Jugendstil' Two-Part Bonbon Dish, Model 218, circa 1900-1910 — estimated $100 - $200
Adrien Migneret, After Jean-Victor Schnetz, 'Charles Douze' (King Charles XII of Sweden Landing at Humlebæk), Large-Format French Romantic Engraving, circa 1840 — estimated $300 - $500
After Philip Mercier, Engraved by Richard Houston, 'The Prodigal,' Mezzotint Engraving, c. 1756 — estimated $100 - $200
After Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), 'Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa', Mid-to-Late 20th Century Woodblock Print Reprint — estimated $150 - $250
After Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), 'Sudden Shower at Shono' (Shono hakuu), Showa-era Woodblock Reprint, Mid-20th Century — estimated $200 - $400
After Vincent Guerra, 'Afrique du Nord' Air France Travel Poster — estimated $20 - $40
An American or European Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Armchair, circa 1860 — estimated $400 - $600
An English Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloché Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900-1935 — estimated $250 - $450
An Hermès Birkin 35 Retourne Handbag, Ébène Taurillon Clémence Leather with Gold Hardware and Contrast Stitching — estimated $8,000 - $12,000
An Important Chinese Archaic Calcified Jade Crested 'Gui-Bi' Disc, Attributed to the Neolithic Period, Liangzhu or Qijia Culture, circa 3300-2000 BC, with Three Associated Jade Rings — estimated $10,000 - $15,000
Attributed to Hush, Contemporary Hand-Finished Screenprint with Gold Leaf, Edition 24/25 — estimated $1,500 - $2,500
Chinese Archaistic Jade 'Chilong' Bi Disc, Han-Style — estimated $100 - $300
Chinese Carved Jadeite Ornamental Vase and Cover (Zun) on a Mythical Beast (Bixie) Stand, 20th Century — estimated $8,000 - $12,000
Chinese Pale Celadon Nephrite Jade Archaistic Tripod Censer and Cover, Late Qing Dynasty to Republic Period — estimated $8,000 - $12,000
Chinese Tri-Color Jadeite-Style Carving of a Mythical Beast — estimated $200 - $400
Salvador Dalí, 'Tauromachie aux papillons' (Bullfight with Butterflies), Color Lithograph with Embossing, c. 1972 — estimated $800 - $1,200
1971-1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Coupe by Pininfarina — estimated $180,000 - $240,000
French School Pastoral Oil Painting, 'La Bonne Aventure', Follower of Jean-Baptiste Huet, Late 18th Century — estimated $800 - $1,200
French School (18th Century) Engraving of Jean-Baptiste Coignard II by Gilles Edme Petit, after Antoine Pesne, circa 1732 — estimated $150 - $250
Hasegawa Sadanobu III (Konobu II), 'Bunraku Theater Stage Set for Kamakura Sandaiki' Woodblock Print — estimated $75 - $150
Jean-Baptiste Michel (1748–1804) after Carlo Maratti (1625–1713), 'Venus & Cupid', Plate 8 from the 'Houghton Gallery' Series, Published by John Boydell, London, 1779 — estimated $200 - $400
John Thane (Publisher), Portrait of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, and Lord Maltravers, Engraving, circa 1790 — estimated $75 - $125
Joichi Hoshi (Japanese, 1913-1979), 'Morning' (朝), Color Woodblock Print, 1973 — estimated £600 - £900
Kitagawa Utamaro, 'The Courtesan Shinohara of the Tsuruya House' from the series 'Yūkun Nana Komachi', Woodblock Print, c. 1804-1805 — estimated $300 - $500
Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887-1985), 'L'Accordéoniste' (The Accordionist), 1957, Color Lithograph, Signed and Numbered — estimated $4,000 - $6,000
Marius Hammer, A Norwegian 930 Silver and Guilloché Enamel Box, Bergen, circa 1900-1915 — estimated $800 - $1,200
Patek Philippe Complications Flyback Chronograph Annual Calendar, Reference 5905/1A-001 — estimated $45,000 - $58,000
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), Original Japanese Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e) Depicting Ichikawa Sadanji I as Gojōgun Kanki, October 1872 — estimated $200 - $400
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III, 1786-1865), 'Shigaya Kofuku' (Geisha Ofuku in the Snow), Woodblock Print, 1858 — estimated $200 - $400
Utagawa Kunisada II (1823–1880), 'Kanadehon Chūshingura', Act 9: Yuranosuke's Country Retreat in Yamashina, Japanese Woodblock Print, circa 1851 — estimated $100 - $200
Utagawa Kunisada II, Japanese Woodblock Print (Nishiki-e), 'Yadorigi' from 'Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta', 1857 — estimated $100 - $200
Utagawa Kunisada II, 'No. 24: Life of Buddha' from the series 'Shaka Hassō-ki Imayō Utsushi-e' — estimated $50 - $80
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786–1865), An Oban Triptych Woodblock Print, 'Heike Musha Kagami' (Mirror of Taira Clan Warriors), circa 1844–1845 — estimated $300 - $500
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866), 'At the Battle of Takadachi in Ōshū Province in 1187, a White Dragon Ascends to Heaven from the Koromo River,' Woodblock Print Triptych — estimated $2,000 - $3,000
Walter Whall Battiss, 'Orgy 3', Color Screenprint — estimated $2,500 - $4,000
Yaacov Agam, Attributed to, 'Progression' (Trois Mouvements), Color Screenprint — estimated $400 - $600