International Society of Appraisers

MARCH 14, 2025

Talk to your client to identify the scope of work. Chapter 11 in the Core Course Manual discusses insurance coverage and claims. You may be asked to determine the salvage value for a damaged painting, antique table, computer, or other kind of item. In damage loss claims these can often be broad.

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Artifactual History Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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.

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Fine Art Estates

JANUARY 7, 2022

Over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the phone trying to help people determine if the painting they found in a garage sale is worth anything. I took no pleasure in having to explain that they had one of the many reproductions of the painting and their hopes of having won the art lottery was only a lovely dream.

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