Jewelry Evaluation & Guidance

GIA Graduate Gemologist   |   FGA Fellow Gem-A   |   IRS Federal Expert Witness   |   Since 1983

What We Offer — And What We Do Not

AN HONEST EXPLANATION

Anne Dale has been one of the most respected jewelry evaluators on the Northshore for over four decades. Her appraisals have been used in estate proceedings, insurance claims, IRS matters and federal court. She has served as an expert witness for the Internal Revenue Service. She knows what a proper jewelry appraisal requires — and precisely because she takes that responsibility seriously, she has made a deliberate decision to limit formal written appraisals going forward.

A written appraisal is a legal document. Its liability never expires. In a world where lab-created diamonds have fundamentally changed how stones are valued, and where family dynamics around inherited jewelry can become complicated decades later — Anne believes the most responsible thing she can do is be honest about when a formal written appraisal is the right tool and when it is not.

What she will always offer is something arguably more valuable — a genuine conversation with someone who genuinely knows what they are looking at.

What Anne Will Do

✦  Evaluate your jewelry and give you honest verbal guidance on what you have

✦  Help you understand the difference between sentimental value and market value

✦  Identify gemstones, assess quality, and explain what makes one stone worth more than another

✦  Guide families through inherited collections — sorting, identifying and advising on next steps

✦  Provide written evaluations on jewelry purchased from Anne Dale Jewelers

✦  Assist established clients with evaluation needs on a case by case basis

When You Need a Formal Written Appraisal

If you need a formal written appraisal document — for insurance, estate division, legal proceedings or IRS purposes — Anne will refer you to a trusted independent appraiser in the area who holds AGS credentials and whose work she personally vouches for.

This is not a limitation. It is the most responsible answer she can give you. A proper written appraisal requires independence, liability coverage and a specific credential set that serves your interests best when it comes from someone whose sole function is appraisal.

Call or text us and we will point you in the right direction.

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Anne’s Credentials

FOUR DECADES OF GEMOLOGICAL EXPERTISE