How Much Is That Heirloom Worth? Find Out Friday

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:21

By Carissa Katz

October 15, 2024

Have a family heirloom, a special estate sale find, or another treasure that seems valuable? Specialists from Doyle, a New York auction house, will be at the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran House on Friday to offer auction estimates for watches and silver, paintings and prints, and jewelry.

Appointments can be made between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at 212-427-4141, extension 256, or [email protected], with the $20 donation supporting the East Hampton Historical Society. Estimates will be made of the actual items or large photographs of them.

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