Precision in Every Valuation
For clients seeking formal written appraisals of their art collections for tax, legal, or insurance purposes, we offer professional valuation services that conform to USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) and IRS qualified appraisal standards. Depending on your needs, we can provide valuations on either a Fair Market Value or Retail Replacement Value basis. Our comprehensive appraisal fee is $400 per hour with a $400 minimum, inclusive of all research, photography, documentation, and any applicable travel time.
Appraisal Types
Insurance Appraisals
Estate Appraisals
Tax Appraisals
What We Appraise
Fine & Decorative Art
Oriental Carpets & Furniture
Antiques & Art Glass & Silver
Porcelain & Statuaries
How It Works
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Discuss Your Needs
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FAQs
If you’re interested in selling with us, head over to our consignment form for more information. An appraisal is a formal valuation provided for legal purposes (insurance, tax, estate). A valuation is an informal estimate of your object’s value in anticipation it will be put up at auction. We provide complimentary valuations. Our appraisals are a billed professional service.
The USPAP defines this as “the monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell, or use those properties.” An appraiser is also defined by the USPAP as someone who is “expected to perform valuation services competently and in a manner that is independent, impartial, and objective.” Basically, an appraisal is an opinion of the value of an object, and an appraiser is someone who provides that value.
Our comprehensive appraisal fee for formal written appraisals, typically for your legal or insurance reasons, is $400 per hour with a $400 minimum, inclusive of all research, photography, documentation, and any applicable travel time. The type of appraisal you are seeking and the object(s) being appraised determines the scope of work required to produce your appraisal document. If you are looking for an appraisal because you are thinking of selling with us, that is an auction estimate, and we offer complimentary auction estimates for items that would be suitable for one of our upcoming auctions. Please use this link to contact us.
The value of a work of art is defined as “the monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell, or use those properties”. Basically, an appraisal is not a mathematical formula, nor is it static over the course of time. The value of a work changes based on supply and demand. Typically, the less supply and the more demand, the greater the value of the work, however tastes and trends can also cause fluctuations in values.
No, an appraisal is not an authentication. We perform appraisals based on the educated assumption as to whether the object(s) are authentic.
We provide complimentary auction estimates if you are interested in selling your items with us. Appraisals are formal written documents you may need for legal, tax, insurance, donations or other reasons. Please see our fees for Appraisals.
If you’re interested in selling with us, head over to our consignment form for more information. An appraisal is a formal valuation provided for legal purposes (insurance, donation, trust & estate, damage). A valuation is an informal estimate of your object’s value in anticipation it will be put up at auction. We provide complimentary valuations. Our appraisals are a billed professional service.
The USPAP defines this as “the monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell, or use those properties.” An appraiser is also defined by the USPAP as someone who is “expected to perform valuation services competently and in a manner that is independent, impartial, and objective.” Basically, an appraisal is an opinion of the value of an object, and an appraiser is someone who provides that value.
We charge by the hour plus any applicable travel time. The type of appraisal you are seeking and the object(s) being appraised determines the scope of work required to produce your appraisal document. We charge a minimum of 1 hour for this service.
The value of a work of art is defined as “the monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell, or use those properties”. Basically, an appraisal is not a mathematical formula, nor is it static over the course of time. The value of a work changes based on supply and demand. Typically, the less supply and the more demand, the greater the value of the work, however tastes and trends can also cause fluctuations in values.
No, an appraisal is not an authentication. We perform appraisals based on the educated assumption as to whether the object(s) are authentic.
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