btrflygrl23
Brilliant_Rock
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Hi all,
FI''s Dad passed away late October and FI is the executor of his will and it stipulates that basically once the home is sold any contents of value are to be liquidated and shared among the his children. This includes 4 boys.
While cleaning up the home we found a very large gents yellow gold ring shaped into a lion''s head with what looked to be two red stones as the eyes and its mouth was open and holding what appeared to be a diamond.
No stamp on the gold or any kind of makers mark whatsoever.
We live in Canada so I took the piece to one of our reputed BM stores Birks and had them do an appraisal and just got it back.
So the red stones in the eyes are glass not rubies or anything and the stone held in the lion''s mouth is a diamond simulant but the ring itself is genuine 14k YG and over 35 grams of it.
Appraised value is $1800 USD.
So my question and hope someone can please help how do we now go about liquidating this and getting some cash to go to the estate.
I realize I will likely never get $1800 for it but it would be nice to not have to sell it for a song to be able to get some decent amount that the boys can divide.
I''ve checked not a single son wants to keep it. It is rather clumsy and it actually doesn''t fit anyone.
Right now only craigslist and ebay come to mind is there anywhere else I could sell this and get a decent return?
Thanks in advance for your help
FI''s Dad passed away late October and FI is the executor of his will and it stipulates that basically once the home is sold any contents of value are to be liquidated and shared among the his children. This includes 4 boys.
While cleaning up the home we found a very large gents yellow gold ring shaped into a lion''s head with what looked to be two red stones as the eyes and its mouth was open and holding what appeared to be a diamond.
No stamp on the gold or any kind of makers mark whatsoever.
We live in Canada so I took the piece to one of our reputed BM stores Birks and had them do an appraisal and just got it back.
So the red stones in the eyes are glass not rubies or anything and the stone held in the lion''s mouth is a diamond simulant but the ring itself is genuine 14k YG and over 35 grams of it.
Appraised value is $1800 USD.
So my question and hope someone can please help how do we now go about liquidating this and getting some cash to go to the estate.
I realize I will likely never get $1800 for it but it would be nice to not have to sell it for a song to be able to get some decent amount that the boys can divide.
I''ve checked not a single son wants to keep it. It is rather clumsy and it actually doesn''t fit anyone.
Right now only craigslist and ebay come to mind is there anywhere else I could sell this and get a decent return?
Thanks in advance for your help