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Documenting Your Art Collection

Fine Art Estates

Most Fine Art Insurance professionals will agree that the best way to ensure that an insured loss is settled quickly and fairly is by properly documenting your art collection. If you carry a blanket policy and have a covered loss, it is likely that your insurance agent will have no information about the work in question beforehand.

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Understanding the Different Levels of Value: It’s Worth What Where and When?

Artifactual History Appraisal

An appraised value for insurance may be significantly higher than an appraised value for planned future sale, which can be baffling and difficult to comprehend without a familiarity with the different levels of the market. It can sometimes be present in insurance policies, although in my experience it is much less frequently encountered.

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ASA Newsroom - Gems & Jewelry - Untitled Article

ASA Newsroom - Gems & Jewelry

Tweet By Thomas Dawson, ASA Spotlighting five key areas appraisers need to know to be covered in ASA ’ s upcoming PP163 Property Insurance Fundamentals webinar. In the property insurance industry, appraisers play a vital role, particularly when it comes to claims.

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Why Do You Need A Jewellery Appraisal?

Imperial Gem Lab

Harold: “I work mostly for insurance purposes. Insurance companies require jewelry appraisals in order for their clients to be able to insure that jewelry. So that’s one of my functions. Harold: “and also diamond grading confirming quality and analysis of diamonds and colored gems.

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Four Artwork Storage Solutions

Fine Art Estates

The storage had to be functional and a decorative element in the space. Because of this, the racks are designed for function, not looks. Visible Large Painting Storage: We had more large paintings than we had room for in the gallery, so we built large painting storage at the end of a room that was originally an artist studio.

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WorthPoint Welcomes Alan Kruml as Vice President of Fin-Tech Indices Products

WorthPoint

The Vault’s proprietary WorthScore function tracks and reports an object’s real-time market value based on more than 800 million Price Guide entries.

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Household goods: Exclusive, iconic and designer pieces that should be valued

ValuePros Appraisal Services

Some of these items are also found in many American homes, whether because they continue to fulfill a function or because they have become a part of the family history, some of them are historical objects acquired with antique dealers, auction houses and even galleries, and some of them are by living contemporary designers. Contact Us!