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Fine Art Insurance 101

Fine Art Estates

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 fine art collectors’ policy.

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Great Discoveries: 1700s Glass Bottles Found at Mount Vernon

WorthPoint

A pair of antique glass bottles were found in the cellar at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Image Source: Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Last month, archaeologists found two intact European-manufactured green glass bottles in the cellar of the Mount Vernon mansion, according to a prepared statement.

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What’s the Value of Your New (or New-to-You) Jewelry?

A Matter of Brilliance

For instance, there are several types of appraisals, depending on what your needs are—are you looking for something to use for insurance or for an estate? Types of appraisal services Verbal report (“Silver package”): This can be a starting place if you just want to know what you have (Is it glass or a diamond?

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The Ruby, July’s Birthstone, Is The King of Gems

A Matter of Brilliance

There are also treatments that fill fractures with a high-lead content glass. Make sure they’re protected against damage and theft with insurance. And to insure them with confidence, first get an updated appraisal. And to insure them with confidence, first get an updated appraisal.

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Evaluation to Valuation: Navigating Fine Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

The appraisal report is a crucial document used for various purposes, such as insurance, taxation, sale, or donation, and is often required to be conducted by a certified appraiser to ensure its credibility. Insurance, Damage and Loss Appraisals Insurance appraisals establish the value of artwork for insurance purposes.

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Art vs. The Elements

Art Peritus

Create a disaster response checklist that includes: A list of priority artworks Instructions for emergency packing and transport Contact information for art conservators, insurers, and professional art handlers Safe evacuation routes and storage locations 2. Email, call or click HERE to see how we can assist. ###

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

For insurance replacement purposes, appraisers should consider where the client typically shops, which, in most cases, falls under the retail market. The insured needs to be made whole by replacing the 1925 Cartier ring with a comparable ring of similar qualities. Note that the definition of replacement cost comparable mentions age.