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What You Need to Know When Hiring a Personal Property Appraiser

Anubis Appraisal and Estate Services

As a personal property appraiser, my role encompasses tangible property including fine art, antiques, furniture, and collectibles. Reasons of valuations for tangible property can include estate and probate purposes, equitable distribution, insurance coverage, charitable donations, dissolution of marriage, and bankruptcy.

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What Does An Appraiser Do, Anyway?

Penrose Appraisals

If you were collecting early American weathervanes, you might pay more for a piece that was green - it is evidence of age and of use, which gives it that authenticity that can be so important. This doesn't mean that objects have to be in mint condition in order to bring the big bucks at auction.

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Missing Fine Art: Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh

ValuePros Appraisal Services

Independent, certified reports for Estate Settlement, Equitable Distribution, Insurance, Divorce, Charitable Donation, and Buy/Sell of: – Paintings – Prints – Watercolors – Drawings – Photographs – Sculptures OBTAINING INSURANCE COVERAGE APPRAISAL We have produced Certified Reports accepted by all Insurers, for antique, (..)

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Lost Fine Art: ‘Medicine’ by Gustav Klimt

ValuePros Appraisal Services

Independent, certified reports for Estate Settlement , Equitable Distribution, Insurance, Divorce, Charitable Donation, and Buy/Sell of: – Paintings – Prints – Watercolors – Drawings – Photographs – Sculptures OBTAINING INSURANCE COVERAGE APPRAISAL We have produced Certified Reports accepted by all Insurers, for (..)

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Lost Fine Art: The White Duck by Jean-Baptiste Oudry

ValuePros Appraisal Services

His painting “The White Duck” was part of the Walpole collection, which was exhibited at the country house Houghton Hall. Oudry produced mainly portraits, but devoted his creative life and the still life with fruit and animal painting. It was stolen from Houghton Hall in 1992 and since then is considered as disappeared.

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How to Find and Choose and Antiques Appraiser Near You

Penrose Appraisals

If you prefer in-person assessments, and are located in the greater Northwest Pennsylvania area (Cleveland to Erie to Buffalo and down to Pittsburgh), Penrose Appraisals can also provide tailored appraisal services, especially for significant occasions like insurance, charitable donations, or equitable distribution. Estate settlement.

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Passing on Your Passion Assets

Art Peritus

From passion assets to planned giving does estate planning affect the growth and development of a collection? The Art of Collecting A variety of factors drive collectors to collect. As collectors build their collections, they inevitably discover more about the items they are seeking, and their interests deepen and evolve.