Builds searches across auction results from the past six months and current retail listings, and keeps a record of what you find. Auction and retail figures are summarised separately and never averaged together.
1 The piece
Fill in what you have. Fewer, stronger terms usually search better than many weak ones — maker and principal stone do most of the work.
2 Open the sources
Auction results & upcoming lots
Hammer prices from sales already held, plus lots currently catalogued. Set each site's own date filter to the last six months.
- Enter the piece above, then build the links.
Retail listings
Current asking prices from dealers and marketplaces.
- Enter the piece above, then build the links.
3 Record what you found
| Market | Source | Date | Description | Ct | Price | GBP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing recorded yet. | ||||||||
4 Exchange rates used
Enter the rate you used and where it came from. Saved with the research record so the figures can be reproduced later.
5 Summary
Record at least three comparables in a market to see a summary.