# How do I price art?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-price-art/295075>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 18, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-price-art/295075 "2005-03-18T00:47:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![CastleAnthrax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-price-art/295075/1 "2005-03-18T00:47:10Z")

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My parents have a collection of signed and numbered prints and originals by an artist named Herb Jones. How do I find out how much they’re worth? Google didn’t give me any help with this.

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**Author:** ![SallyBowls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@SallyBowls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyBowls)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-price-art/295075/2 "2005-03-18T03:03:46Z")

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You might try asking a local auction house that specializes in art or antiques. Sometimes they have appraisal clinics, similar to Antiques Roadhouse.

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**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-price-art/295075/3 "2005-03-18T03:13:46Z")

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Contact a museum or gallery to ask for a recommendation for an art appraiser.