Page 2 - Doerr Dallas Valuations 'What We Value'

Arms & Armour
We value firearms, bladed weapons, military relics, vehicles, and military aircraft from Civil Wars in England and America, to worldwide conflicts of the 20th Century – the ever-increasing world of collectible Arms & Armour continues to grow in stature and interest.
Asian & Chinese Works of Art
Asian art covers all aspects of fine and decorative arts from Turkey through Persia and India into South East Asia including Thai, Tibetan and Nepalese Buddhistic sculpture, but the main areas are those items from China and Japan, often focussing on ancient and antique pieces but in recent years there has been a great flowering of contemporary art in Asia.
Of specific interest are Chinese pieces made for the home market, ideally made for the Ming and Qing Royal Courts as well as ancient pieces from the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties where provenance has become very important.
Books, Manuscripts & Archives
The importance of books, manuscripts & archives cannot be overstated and includes important antiquarian works printed over the preceding four and a half centuries, and modern pieces published from 1900 onwards. We attach equal importance to manuscripts which, of course, have an even longer history. Among core subjects are Latin and Greek classics, the arts and sciences, English and foreign literature, travel and exploration, and sporting books. Archives, large collections of papers associated with a specific family, estate or institution or a specific person, have a value related to their historical importance and popular appeal and are also assessed on a regular basis.
Ceramics and Glass
Crafts that span centuries and continents, ceramics include; porcelain, earthenware, soft paste, pottery, terracotta, stoneware, bone china, majolica and Delftware to name but a few, glassware also has an equal amount of variety including astonishing pieces encompassing Greek, Roman & Egyptian antiquities. With a multitude of studios, periods and styles for both disciplines, values can fluctuate dependent upon the shape, size, clarity and condition.