Yesterday, a lady contacted me by email asking me to appraise a scrimshaw piece I did many years ago that has been set into a sterling silver belt buckle. I have no idea what the market is like these days or what the value may be. Is there anyone here who does appraisals like that or knows someone who can? I just happened to have a photo of the original piece on a website, but she has a good picture of it set in the belt buckle. It's the Harpy eagle on this page, http://nitabeads1.com/scrimshaw.htm but I'd put the appraiser in touch with her to see the actual belt buckle. The buckle owner is her client, but she's just helping this person for free because he or she apparently inherited it as part of a meager estate and is facing hard times.