I was watching the show tonight and one of the appraisers mentioned that when online searches fail, that’s when they can come to appraisers to get more information. How do the appraisers know or obtain this information? How are they able to estimate prices and give such detailed descriptions of the history of an object? This has always mystified me.
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Their entire professional life is dedicated to one particular niche thing. They will have spent thousands of hours studying every detail of that niche: different styles, where they were made, who made them, out of what and why, in addition to likely spending significant time personally handling any relevant objects related to their field. They will also professionally spend their time speaking to other specialists which further helps the exchange knowledge. This is on many levels really no different from asking any person about their job, especially when that job is niche or specialist and when they are at the top of their field; to someone who knows very little, it will seem like they know very much.
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