Name
Gates Antiques Ltd
2026-07-30
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- Confirm the fee model is not tied to value or outcome.
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- You need an appraiser who can serve Richmond, VA or explain remote versus in-person inspection options.
- The registry specialty label says: Antiques, Fine Art, Decorative Arts. Treat it as a routing signal and confirm exact object fit before outreach.
- You can ask for non-contingent fee terms before sharing sensitive documents.
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What this profile can tell you quickly
What they appraiseAntiques, Fine Art, Decorative Arts
Where they serveRichmond, VA
FAIR statusNo FAIR verified status shown yet
Registry statusListed. Visible registry listing. This is not a license, competence certification, report guarantee, or assignment-fit approval.
Fee signalFee statement not supplied. Unknown or not supplied; FAIR does not infer fee transparency.
Still missing or confirm directly: public fee statement, public USPAP education detail, public claim/authorized-control status
Correction/removal: request a profile correction or removal. Policy: complaints and corrections.
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Local read
Gates Antiques Ltd is a website-backed, unclaimed FAIR profile for Richmond, VA, with Fine Art and Antiques and Personal Property listed in the registry, plus Fine art, Antiques, and Estate service categories and an estate/probate routing signal. The member site gives more specific context: Gates describes a family antique business founded in 1961, a 24,000-square-foot Midlothian retail and restoration workshop, and a focus on fine American and English furniture circa 1650-1925, period artwork, porcelains, Chinese and Japanese export, and American military artifacts. The appraisals page publishes a fee schedule for verbal, typed, off-site, internet, and mail appraisal requests, with photos and dimensions requested for remote submissions. Repair and conservation materials show work on antique furniture, boxes, beds, secretary desks, and gilt frames, which helps buyers separate furniture-condition questions from report-format questions. FAIR does not show public USPAP education detail or claimed profile control for this listing, and the FAIR fee field has not imported a fee statement even though Gates' own appraisals page publishes one. Use this as a Richmond/Midlothian antique furniture, decorative arts, and personal-property comparison lead, while confirming the current fee schedule, report purpose, item category, inspection method, and whether the written report format fits an estate, insurance, donation, or other formal use.
Member-owned evidence supports antique furniture and decorative-arts focus more strongly than broad fine-art coverage: American and English furniture circa 1650-1925, period artwork, porcelains, Chinese and Japanese export, American military artifacts, restoration/conservation examples, and antique-furniture education materials. FAIR's Estate signal should be confirmed against the specific report purpose before relying on it.
Before contacting Gates, sort the request into verbal in-shop opinion, typed report, off-site visit, internet/mail appraisal, repair or conservation question, or estate-related inventory need. Ask what photos, dimensions, maker marks, provenance, condition notes, and travel details they need, whether the fee is independent of value or sale outcome, and whether the written report format matches the intended use.
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Website
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2026-07-30
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Location
Richmond, VA
2026-07-30
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Specialties
Antiques, Fine Art, Decorative Arts
2026-07-30
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- Routing evidence only; confirm exact object fit directly.
Service categories
Fine art, Antiques
2026-07-30
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USPAP education
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2026-07-30
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- Not yet verified or supplied on this profile.
Fee model
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- Unknown or not supplied; FAIR does not infer fee transparency.
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LocationRichmond, VA
SpecialtiesAntiques, Fine Art, Decorative Arts
Service categoriesFine art, Antiques
Fee transparencyFee statement not supplied
USPAP educationUSPAP education not shown
WebsiteListed
Source evidenceListed
Registry statusListed
Discovery statusUnclaimed appraiser profile
Source confidenceWebsite-backed unclaimed profile
Source checked2026-07-30
Source freshnessCurrent source check
Profile detailStrong public detail
Last updated2026-08-20
Questions to ask
- Which report types do you prepare for Richmond, VA?
- Do you inspect in person, online, or with a hybrid file review?
- What fee model applies, and are fees independent of the appraised value?
- What object categories are outside your practice?
- What documents and photographs do you need before quoting?
- What turnaround, revision, and travel terms should I expect?
Fee model statement
Fee statement not supplied: Ask for hourly, flat, travel, rush, and revision terms before sharing documents or scheduling inspection.
USPAP education
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