Author, lecturer, NYU adjunct faculty for Appraisal Studies, 30 years experience.

Certified Antique & Art Appraisals professionally rendered by an accredited (ASA) and certified (AAA) personal property appraiser especially for Estate Planning, IRS Non-Cash Charitable Donations, Insurance Scheduling, Equitable Distribution to Multiple Heirs, Divorce Settlements, Damage & Loss Claims, Estate Tax Basis, Baseline Property Assessment for Incapacitated Adults, and Inventory Assessment. Consultations are available online or in person for the Disposition of High Value Personal Property, Litigation Support, Purchases or Sales, and World Wide Auction Representation.

Confidentiality, Impartiality, Professionalism, and Excellence are Standard. You’re in the right place. Read more about the appraisal process here on these pages.

Home offices in Charlottesville, Fairfax, Harrisonburg. Nationwide by appointment daily from Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, and by appointment Friday through Sunday in Northern Virginia (e.g. Warrenton, Fairfax, Gainesville, Centerville, Manassas, Vienna, Arlington, Burke, Dulles, Leesburg, Purcellville, Hamilton, Berryville, Middleburg, Upperville, Reston, Herndon, Sterling, Springfield, Alexandria, Woodbridge, DC, Bethesda, Columbia, Upper Marlboro, and the Baltimore metro area).  Headquartered in Charlottesville. No travel charge to Fairfax or Harrisonburg. And from Fairfax there’s no travel charge within a 30 mile radius calculated from Whole Foods off East Market. Sometimes you need the best; now you can advise your clients it’s readily available.

Appraisal appointments can be scheduled seven days a week for most antique and art appraisals. Formal written reports are completed in a timely manner.  Appraisals are written in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) United States federal guidelines and satisfy the highest standards set by the Courts, the IRS, and Insurance Underwriters.

NOTICE: Federal Law, S HR-4, effective AUG 2006: Appraisal reports for Non-Monetary Donations and Estate Settlements must be rendered by a designated and USPAP certified member of a major professional appraisal society or by an equivalent impartial professional appraiser.

FYI: The basics even professionals usually don’t know.
• Personal property is any tangible object that can be moved: toys, jewelry, fine art, crops, chattel, furniture, starships, etc.
• Real property is anything that cannot be moved: churches, lots & plots, depots, houses, airports, ranches, buildings, etc.
• Intellectual property is an intangible product of the intellect that has commercial value such as copyrighted material (©®^TM) including literary or artistic works, and ideational property such as patents, appellations of origin (i.e. champagne), business methods, and industrial processes. Appraisal reports are intellectual property.
• Public property is any real or personal property owned by a government entity.
• Private property is any real or personal property owned by a non-government entity.