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The Appraisal Process

A certified appraisal is a legal document as important as a Will and is the only way to accurately describe and value property.

A properly prepared appraisal will clarify questions of property value in any circumstance. Our appraisals are above national conformance standards, and adhere to a much higher standard than a general appraisal.

They include the following:

Utilization of an appraisal

The descriptions and values made by a qualified appraiser assure technical accuracy and appropriate market level evaluation. There are many purposes and uses for an appraisal. Here are the most common:

Insurance:

Estates and Estate Planning:

Property Evaluation and Insurance:

Donations:

Cost

Our rates are the most competitive in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  Formal Market Value Appraisals and/or Official Insurance Value Appraisals are charged at the standard rate of $175/hour plus expenses.  If the client is located more than 20 miles from Washington DC travel time is charged. We have a two hour minimum for all appointments and/or appraisal services. We require 24 hours notice prior to appointment cancellations or reschedules or the client will be charged the two hour minimum.  

Please contact us for your free consultation regarding the services you require. .

WHAT WE APPRAISE

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Entire Estates & Collections

Fine Art

Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints, Engravings, Etchings, Lithographs

African American Art, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Lithographs, Prints

Sculpture

Bronze & Marble

Furniture

Ceramics

Porcelain - Meissen, Sevres, Royal Vienna, Bow, Chelsea, and other fine porcelains

Pottery - Newcomb College, Gruby, Rookwood, Weller, Van Briggle and other American art pottery

Silver

Sterling Silver & English Silver Plate
Russian Silver, Russian Enamel, Faberge
English, American, French, German, Danish, Russian & Latin American

Glass

Tiffany, Galle, Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Daum, Steuben, Durand, Orrefors, Waterford, Baccarat, and other fine glass.

Clocks

English, American & Continental

Oriental Rugs + Carpets & Tapestries

Persian, Caucasian, Chinese, Turkish and European 

Chandeliers & Lamps

Tiffany, Handel and other fine lamps, lighting and chandeliers 

Books & Documents

Rare Books, Hisotrical Documents & Manuscripts

Arms

Fine Pistols, Shotguns, Rifles & Edged Weapons

Wine

Vintage French & California Wines
Contemporary Wines

Antiquities

All cultures and civilizations

Natural History

Specimens, fossils and collections

Ivory

Antiquity to medieval, Asian, Scrimshaw

Ethnographic

Native American & Eskimo (Alaska, Canada & Greenland)
Folk Art and Primitives
African Art & Sculpture

Asian

Jade, Carnelian, Coral, Amethyst, Quartz, Ivory & Horn
Japanese woodblock prints, Japanese porcelain
Chinese ceramics & textiles
Japanese and Chinese works of art and antiques
Indian and Himalayan works of art

Musical Instruments

Stringed - Piano, guitar, violin, harp and other musical instruments

Luggage

Louis Vuitton - Suitcases & Trunks
Vintage Suitcases & Trunks & Alligator Suitcases

Architectural

Architectural Antiques & Garden Statuary

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