Page 3 - Doerr Dallas Valuations 'What We Value'

Classic & Collector Cars
From a 1931 Bugatti T55 owned by one family for 56 years, sold under the Bonhams gavel in Paris for 4.4m euros (£3,849,130), to a half-timbered Morris Minor Traveller preserved in your garage worth a few thousand, classic cars have become collectable assets which need to be periodically and professionally revalued.
Whether you own an old Aston Martin or still have that Mini you learned to drive in, from Ferraris to MGBs, from a shining Rolls-Royce to a dusty Bentley, from a McLaren supercar to a trusty Mercedes we assess all marques for all purposes.
Clocks
The only real luxury is time, and with many clocks being works of sheer, unadulterated mechanical genius, we are not ones to argue – with the inherent fascination of measurement and precision, clocks have evolved from simplistic sticks in the ground to symbolic pieces of magnificence with a multitude of complications, and values to follow.
Coins and Bank notes
From investment to pastime, numismatic collections offer an interesting and potentially profitable hobby, with aficionados ranging from Popes and Emperors through to slightly more low key collectors. We value all coins including Roman, hammered, silver, gold, and foreign collections.
Comics
Originally seen as merely children’s reading, today comic books are being seen as stand-alone art forms and collector items. Museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York now regularly house the original comic strips and comic art of unique works. Comics date back to the 1600’s but the most highly sought after pieces are those from the most recent era, in particular those from 1933-1979. Within that time period the most highly valued are superhero comics, particularly those with origin issues and first appearances. Other genres include, manga, science fiction, children’s, fantasy, action/adventure, alternative/esoteric, horror, humour and romance.