What Constitutes a Museum?

Next month, the International Council of Museums (ICOM), representing some 20,000 institutions from around the world, convenes in Kyoto, Japan. …

Confirming the Primacy of Personal Property Appraisers

Resolved Recently, the 9th Circuit Court upheld a U.S. Tax Court opinion that an appraisal from a highly regarded auction …

An Auction Result is Not an Appraisal!

Auction results are a large part of the data an appraiser interprets to for their value conclusion – but they …

Be Sure of Identity and Value — Call Your Appraiser!

Pretty sure this didn’t end well.

3 Easy Tips for Appraisal Preparation

Contrary to the image given appraisals by programs like Antiques Roadshow, professionally written appraisals are very serious documents. They are …

Antiques Roadshow: Reality Stick Edition

Antiques Roadshow is a very popular program with many of my clients. For my own part, I appreciate how the …

2017 USPAP Update Complete!

Earlier this week, I completed a 7-hour update course on the Uniform Standards of the Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), which …

Blenheim Palace Flower Pot Turns Out to Be a Roman Coffin

Be Sure of Identity and Value — Call Your Appraiser! “A large marble container used as a flowerpot at Blenheim …

Appraisal: Being Sure of Identity and Value

In this new series of blog posts, I’m going to outline basic concepts and terminology used by appraisers that will …

Allegorical Fame by Hyacinth Phileas Sobre

Allegorical bronze figure of Fame by Hyacinth Phileas Sobre (French, 1826-1902)   Virgil wrote of her Roman equivalent, Fama, having …