{"id":42,"date":"2014-06-23T15:58:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T11:33:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3fece3 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d3fece3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d92c3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987843c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"987843c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Regulation and what it means<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">For too long the art and antiques market has virtually unregulated but times are changing. Please read my current policy statement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a0b8e mn-read-more-icon elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"33a0b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/services\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97357c7 elementor-widget__width-auto mn-red-hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97357c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title 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elementor-element-03031e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03031e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Michael-Mays-Sq-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-364\" alt=\"Michael Mays Art and Antiques Surveyor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Michael-Mays-Sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Michael-Mays-Sq-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Michael-Mays-Sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.michaelmays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Michael-Mays-Sq-768x768.jpg 768w, 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-890ac09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"890ac09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb684e\" data-id=\"ccb684e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a800624 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a800624\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5367017\" data-id=\"5367017\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ca018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41ca018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Mays is a highly qualified valuer, with over 40 years of experience. Michael offers reliable independent guidance concerning antiques and works of art to clients throughout the East Midlands, Suffolk and Norfolk.<\/p><p>As an Arts &amp; Antiques Surveyor, he provides advice on the valuation and collection management of your possessions.<\/p><p>A graduate in History of Art, winning the Luke Hermann Prize and the University Arts Faculty Prize, Michael trained at Christie\u2019s in London and worked for many years as an auctioneer and valuer. He has built a reputation for integrity, discretion, courtesy and professionalism.<\/p><p>As an elected Associate Valuer Member (ASFAV), Michael Mays\u2019 formal valuation work is regulated by the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers &amp; Valuers.<\/p><p>Over the years solicitors, church commissioners, bank trust departments, insurance brokers, film and television productions companies, architects, charities and monastic orders as well as private collectors, auctioneers, executors and beneficiaries have sought his advice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ff160 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e1ff160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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