Author, lecturer, NYU adjunct faculty for Appraisal Studies, 31 years experience. Impartiality, Professionalism, and Excellence are Standard. D&B DUNS designation. Federal CCR Listed.
Certified Antique & Art Appraisals professionally rendered by an accredited (ASA) and certified (AAA) personal property appraiser completely fluent in the intricacies of the Appraisal Process 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, World-Wide Auction Representation, and for windfall clients that wish to spend their recent lotto winnings, structured annuity payments, or large inheritance in a manner that befits their newly elevated station. Wealth managers: Be wise, advise your clients to seek professional advice pertaining to their tangibles when they are out of their element; the more they retain, the more you have to manage.
BE ADVISED: Any object that is appraised by Mr. Grove cannot be bought by him, or in his interest, in perpetuity, due to the inherent creation of a conflict of interest. Confidentiality is assured by law. These are two fundamental tenants of the USPAP-mandated Appraisal Process: Appraisers are forbidden to buy what they appraise and they must uphold the same confidentiality standards as physicians and lawyers.
BE ADVISED: If you are an executor, executrix, or have power of attorney in matters that have to do with personal property, then it´s your fiduciary duty to be informed of the Appraisal Process. Read more about the Appraisal Process here on these pages. You’re in the right place.
Home offices in Charlottesville, Fairfax, Harrisonburg. Nationwide by appointment from Charlottesville (e.g. Danville, Lynchburg, Richmond, Farmville, Culpeper, Warrenton), Harrisonburg (e.g. Bristol, Roanoke, Staunton, Shenandoah, Winchester), and Northern Virginia (e.g. Warrenton, Centreville, Manassas, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Fair Lakes, Chantilly, Falls Church, Great Falls, McLean, Gainesville, Vienna, Annandale, Arlington, Burke, Oakton, Dulles, Leesburg, Purcellville, Hamilton, Berryville, Middleburg, Upperville, Winchester, The Plains, Marshall, Flint Hill, Sperryville, Reston, Herndon, Sterling, Springfield, Alexandria, Woodbridge, Bethesda, Columbia, Chevy Chase, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Upper Marlboro, Washington DC, Baltimore, Annapolis, and Delaware. Headquartered in Charlottesville. No travel charge within a 30 mile radius calculated from the three home offices. Sometimes you need the best; now you can advise your clients that 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 using the latest efficient Appraisal Process standards in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) as promulgated by the Appraisal Foundation which has Congressional oversight. Mr. Grove writes reports that satisfy the highest standards set by the Courts, the IRS, and Insurance Underwriters.
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, yachts, weapons, starships, etc.
- Real property is anything that cannot be moved: lots & plots, farms, 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.
- Demand always determines value.
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