Two of the questions that we get more often than anything else: “Are these hides legitimate elephant, turtle, anteater etc…” and “When were these boots manufactured?”. Cecil and his team are widely considered to be one of the foremost experts on large vintage boot manufacturers (Tony Lama, Justin, Nocona, Cowtown, and others…) as well as some of the leading experts in exotic hide identification and grading condition of your product. If you’re an auction service or private seller looking for authentication services to establish permanent, written provenance for your item and command the absolute highest dollar for your sale, look no further than Cecil Boot Company.

Our authentication and grading services will provide you with a specific date (or date range if exact year cannot be established), verification of exotic leather (or leather print), confirmation of the maker of the boot, and overall condition of the boot from a scale of 1-10, similar to trading card and celebrity signature authentication services.