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There are numerous reasons to seek a professional appraisal, including planning insurance coverage, charitable donations, probate of an estate, or simply determining the value of your tangible assets. Whether you're dealing with art, antiques, furniture, jewelry, or other possessions, an appraiser can give you a valuation.
As a personal property appraiser, my role encompasses tangible property including fineart, 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.
If you understand these commonalities, you can ask the right questions to ensure that your coverage is adequate. Most homeowner’s policies have a total coverage limit for household contents that is based upon a percentage of your home’s value. At this point, you know you have at least $7,000 worth of fineart.
Examples of retail replacement value are the price an art gallery asks for a painting in their inventory, the asking price of a table by a furniture designer, or the manufacturer listed price of a sterling silver serving item. The next level is Fair Market Value.
Collecting trends and changes in taste have had a major impact on everything from antique furniture to folk art. For example, in the last fifteen years, some antique Victorian furniture has experienced a reduction in both value and desirability.
Three Insurance Experts Explain the Intricacies of Insuring Your Art Collection I am often asked by clients if they should cover their art under their homeowner’s insurance (HO) or if they should investigate insuring their art with a separate fineart collectors’ policy.
Your insurance agent has suggested that you need your art or jewelry appraised in order to put them under rider coverage. Residential Contents appraisers routinely handle all the furniture, rugs and decorative items that are normally encountered in a home. There are many reasons you might need an appraisal of personal property.
Ela | ASA, FineArts, MBA | President | Comprehensive Art Services, LLC Patrick Ela, ASA is the President of Comprehensive Art Services, LLC, and has 20 years of experience in valuing fineart. He public art consultant.
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