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[quote=Anonymous]Museums will rarely buy a six figure item from some person who cold calls them. If what you have really is that valuable, you need to find broker/dealer or consign it to auction. All of the major national and regional auction houses have contact info on their websites. Each house also has different specialties, especially when it comes to art.

To find a qualified appraiser, go to one of the professional certification sites: http://www.appraisersassociation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=781
or 
https://www.isa-appraisers.org/

Sometimes auction houses will give you a ballpark estimate for free of what price they think they could get for it at auction. This will most likely be lower than the appraised value for insurance or even retail, since auction prices are variable. You'll also have to factor in whatever sellers premium they'd take from the sales price.

If you could say what the item you have is, specifically or generally, I could possibly point you towards the right auctions to contact. [/quote]

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