Appraisers are impartial. We cannot buy anything that we appraise and any property that we appraise cannot be bought in our interest. This means that the appraiser’s spouse is also forbidden to buy what her/his mate has valued, This logic extends to the appraiser’s other family members, too.
But appraising is not all we do. Sometimes we [… read more]

Identification is one of the two primary functions of appraisers; the second is to witness the existence of a property. There’s a great site to help identify one category of personal property that has remained strong even in this weak economy: metalwork from the Arts & Crafts Movement. Metalwork from this period is typically angular, [… read more]

Ever wonder where really smart art dealers find artists to add to their gallery of artists? Want to bypass the middleman? Want to buy directly from the artist’s themselves? Love art? Gotta buy at least one painting a month or you go into withdrawal? Step into my insanity, if you please. There is a solution [… read more]

Retro, Euro, deco, moderne: words that peak your interest? Ah-huh, thought so. There’s a blog dedicated to presenting visual feasts and in-depth information on all things mid-20th century that will tickle your fancy. Check out Stephen Cole’s excellent blog. He’s put together a stunning visual potpourri of beautiful imagery wrapped in an array of go-to [… read more]

Eames Furniture: RE article: “Charles Eames (1907-78) and Ray Eames (1912-88) gave shape to America’s twentieth century. Their lives and work represented the nation’s defining social movements: the West Coast’s coming-of-age, the economy’s shift from making goods to the producing information, and the global expansion of American culture. The Eameses embraced the era’s visionary concept [… read more]