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The cost of the examination of antiques

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Examination of antiques and cultural property

Service (for 1 sample) Deadlines Price without VAT*
Preliminary consultation (without issuing a conclusion) up to 1 hour 72 USD
Attribution up to 45 days 155 USD
Artistic expertise up to 45 days 204 USD
Technological expertise (for 1 question) up to 45 days 204 USD
Assay examination up to 45 days 48 USD
Trace examination up to 45 days 249 USD
Identification examination up to 45 days 249 USD
Examination of authenticity up to 45 days 10%, min 328 USD
Rating up to 45 days 5%, min 155 USD
Comprehensive research up to 135 days from 753 USD
Import and export of antiques
Accompaniment of the state examination of cultural property up to 45 days 168 USD
Accompanying the receipt of a passport for musical instruments up to 45 days 168 USD
Accompaniment of the state examination of large items (without the cost of transportation costs) up to 135 days 258 USD
Confirmation of ownership of antiques up to 5 days 20% (VAT) +48 USD
Accompanying the issuance of a certificate for the right to export antiques up to 21 days 142 USD
Identification of pigments, paints
Determination of paints by IR method up to 21 days 195 USD
Determination of paints by XRF up to 6 days 61 USD
Base determination by GC-MS up to 21 days 260 USD
Dating, age determination
Determining the age of metal products (with metal chemical analysis) up to 45 days 171 USD
Determining the age of paints, pigments (for the first point, with XRF or IR spectral analysis of the composition) up to 45 days 114 USD
Wood age determination (LSC-A 14C) up to 45 days 363 USD
Determining the age of bones, ceramics, soil (LSC-B 14C) up to 45 days 460 USD
Age determination by LSC-A (CO2 absorption)
inorganics (secondary carbonates, shells, atmospheric CO2) up to 90 days 521 USD
inorganics with additional processing (dissolved inorganic carbon in water) up to 90 days 678 USD
organics (wood, coal, peat, soil/sediment, grains, leaves, moss, seeds) up to 90 days 584 USD
organic with extra processing (bones, teeth, household waste, tires) up to 90 days 996 USD
Age determination by LSC-B method (benzene synthesis)
inorganics (secondary carbonates, shells, atmospheric CO2) up to 90 days 742 USD
inorganics with additional processing (dissolved inorganic carbon in water) up to 90 days 932 USD
organics (wood, coal, peat, soil/sediment, grains, leaves, moss, seeds) up to 90 days 869 USD
organic with extra processing (bones, teeth, household waste, tires) up to 90 days 1028 USD
AMS age determination (14C + d13C)
inorganics without processing up to 90 days 1346 USD
inorganics with additional processing (cremated bones and similar specimens) up to 90 days 1346 USD
organic (paper, parchment, fabric, canvas) up to 90 days 1440 USD
organic with extra processing up to 90 days 1600 USD
Restoration
Restoration of sculptures (for 1 element) up to 45 days 90 USD
Painting restoration (for 1 element) up to 45 days 726 USD
Accompanying services
Transaction support - 48 USD
Formation of collections - Acc. Contr.
other services - Acc. Contr.

The prices are approved by the director of LLC "In Consulting" 13.01.2026. Deadlines are indicated in working days


* Discounts: When examining products of the same type (in a batch of 5 pcs.), A discount is provided on the total cost of the examination equal to the number of products with a maximum discount of up to 50%.
* Discounts: When the number of products is from 50 pieces (one-time or not more than a month), prices are negotiated individually.
* Discounts: These rates apply to one-time services. Discounts are provided to organizations that have concluded long-term contracts and carry out expertise in significant volumes.

General rates for studies

Service (for 1 sample) Deadlines Price without VAT*
Urgent expertise term x0.5 x2
Work after hours (from 18:00 to 10:00, weekends, holidays) standard x2
Prices for legal entities (payment by bank transfer, execution of an agreement, certificate of completion, tax invoice) standard x1.2
Oral consultations (per 1 hour) - 72 USD
Written consultations (for 1 question) - 72 USD
General sampling (for 1 batch) - 55 USD
General sample preparation - 31 USD
Additional sample storage 30 days 9 USD
Oral/preliminary conclusion - x0.5
Issuance of an expert opinion (for 1 question) up to 11 days 72 USD
Issuance of a complex expert opinion (for 1 question) up to 21 days 168 USD
Additional issuance of a conclusion in English (for 1800 characters with spaces) up to 11 days 18 USD
Issuance of a duplicate of an expert opinion or protocol
(only to the research customer)
up to 21 days 26 USD
Issuance of a copy of the expert opinion or protocol
(only to the research customer)
up to 21 days for free
Technical analysis of standards, GOSTs, TU up to 21 days 48 USD
Security and escort of valuables (1 hour) 1 hour 85 USD
Legal support - 753 USD
Preliminary consultations - for free
Analysis of standard samples - for free
Demo analyzes - for free
Discounts
Examination of samples of the same type from 5 pcs - -5-50%

The prices are approved by the director of LLC "In Consulting" 13.01.2026. Deadlines are indicated in working days

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