Katherine Van Dell
Biography
Katherine Van Dell is a jewelry specialist and gemologist. Katherine is the director of jewelry for Heritage Auctions and co-director of Heritage’s Palm Beach office. A graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Katherine studied metalwork, bench craft, and art history in her undergraduate studies and later obtained her graduate gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America.
She began her career in Philadelphia at Freeman’s, later joining Rago Auctions where she was instrumental in departmental growth as head of jewelry. Katherine then joined Doyle, based in Palm Beach, Florida, as a vice president and jewelry specialist prior to joining Heritage.
As a jewelry specialist, Katherine uses her understanding of basic construction, aesthetics, and historical context in assessing the pieces she sees. Katherine regularly speaks and writes on a broad range of topics relating to jewelry and the history of jewelry.
Katherine and her husband Sebastian Clarke, also an ANTIQUES ROADSHOW appraiser, reside with their family in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Recent Appraisals
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Emerald, Diamond & Gold Necklace, ca. 1875
VALUE: $10,000 RETAIL
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Georgian & Victorian Mourning Jewelry Collection
VALUE: $80,000 - $120,000 AUCTION
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Verdura Gold, Platinum & Diamond Ring, ca. 1965
VALUE: $7,000 - $9,000 RETAIL
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