Academy Antiques buys deceased estates often throughout Christchurch and Canterbury. We sympathise with anyone selling under these circumstances and want to provide the best service we can. You only sell an estate once so be sure to get our free appraisal before you make a decision you may regret.

Before you do anything, our advice is call us first. Before you or the someone else clean out the house and garage of what you think are items of no real value, let the experts have a look. Many estates have items accumulated over years and you need an experienced eye to be cast over them before they hit the recycling bin or skip.

Many items in deceased estates are general household goods but sometimes they what may look average to you will glow to us. The kitchen in a deceased estate, the cupboards, the closets, drawers, window sills, mantles can be hiding valuable collectables and antiques. Crown Lynn items are very common in estates plus quirky retro and kitsch items that could be quite sought after.

But the deceased estate will often include the house. No, we do not buy houses but if you need to sell a house you need to keep some items in the house to help sell it. Pieces of furniture will help make a house interesting but also help prospective buyers get a sense of dimensions and size from the Real Estate photos. Some dealers may come in and want to buy the lot – stop! That may seem like a good idea at the time – quick and simple – but that could cost you big time in the long run.

What we do is come in, look, bundle up what we are interested in – antiques, collectibles, art, interesting glass, crystal, china, pottery, the weird and wonderful and distinctly ugly that looks good int he right house – then we will tell you what you can dispose of and where you should send the rest. It is our job to help you get the best price and we take that responsibility seriously. Those who buy everything in one hit usually pay a proportionately low price. Get an expert – we are free. It will cost you nothing to get our opinion and we stand behind what we say. These are big decisions to make – make them with solid information.