The company has established an international network of nearly 1,000 experts in more than 285 categories. Getting an eppraisal is very simple - just fill out a form with everything you know about your object and submit some digital photographs. A local professional valuer. Consult your yellow pages. This should be what you would have to pay at retail.
Restoration is a complex activity.
If you need advice on restoration your first stop could be to contact the professional organization of restorers local to your country. Details of local professional organizations of restorers will be available from your library, local museum or auction house. Make sure that you know exactly what the restorer will do for your money. No matter how beautiful your piece is, if it turns out to be a fake you have a problem on your hands. Generally, the more obvious the clues the less reliable they are.