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DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT ANTIQUE ARTWORK APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, INSURANCE AGENCIES, LENDERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides specialized appraisals of antique artwork, pieces created before 1900 that carry both historical significance and market complexity, for estate tax, charitable donation, insurance, probate, divorce, and gift tax purposes.
Purposes we serve
Our antique artwork appraisals support the filings and proceedings that most often require one:
What makes antiques different
Antique artwork presents valuation challenges rooted in provenance research, period attribution, condition assessment, and shifting collector markets. Our appraisers are specifically trained to address each of them.
How we work
Many antique artwork appraisals are completed remotely from high-resolution photographs and documentation. We coordinate an onsite inspection when condition, scale, or the complexity of an attribution requires direct examination.
Within fine art
Antique artwork is a specialized subset of our fine art and decorative art appraisals, and we issue Fair Market Value (FMV) and Replacement Value opinions for it depending on the intended use.
We appraise antique artwork across a wide range of media, periods, and regional traditions, from Old Master paintings to decorative painting on period objects, for estate, donation, insurance, and legal use.
Paintings
Antique paintings range from European Old Masters in oil and tempera to 19th-century academic and salon pictures from American, French, British, and other European schools, and American primitives:
Paper, sculpture, and objects
Beyond paintings, we appraise antique works on paper, sculpture, portrait miniatures, and decorative painting on period objects where the painted surface carries independent artistic value:
AppraiseItNow serves individual collectors, heirs, and donors who need a credible valuation of antique artwork, and the estate attorneys, CPAs, auction specialists, and trust administrators who need a report that supports a client's filing.
Collectors, heirs, and donors
Individual collectors, heirs, and donors come to us when antique artwork needs a credible valuation, whether for insurance coverage, a charitable deduction, or dividing an estate.
Attorneys, CPAs, and fiduciaries
Estate attorneys, CPAs, auction specialists, trust officers, and trust administrators engage us for reports that support their clients' estate, gift, and donation filings, and museums and charitable organizations use our antique artwork appraisals as well.
What clients say we are known for
Across 80+ published AppraiseItNow reviews the picture is consistent: every one is from a client who paid us for an appraisal, and the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
The appraisal was done very well. Since he was a local artist here in Charleston, SC, they took the time to study and review Jim Booth’s art. His work has made him extremely famous, which can make an appraisal challenging, but they did a superb job and clearly explained how they arrived at the appraisal value. I highly recommend Appraise It Now and will use them again for all my artwork.
Artwork Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
AppraiseItNow did an excellent job appraising our unique art collection. Joe was always prompt and responsive, and he and his team delivered a thorough, well-supported appraisal in just a couple of weeks, even during the holiday season. I was genuinely impressed. Thank you for the great work!
Artwork Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
AppraiseItNow was amazing! My father passed with a large volume of artwork & I had no idea what it was worth. Their team was incredibly helpful and quick to respond with text and/or email to any questions as well as a status update along the way. Highly recommend!
Artwork Appraisal for Probate
I recently requested a retroactive appraisal for fine art from AppraiseItNow. I received excellent service from intake to delivery. The appraisal was delivered on time and the content of the appraisal absolutely met my expectations!
Artwork Appraisal
From the start they were very responsive, price competitive, and had a quick turn around time. Thank you so much to Joe who was very sweet in responding to my emails; I am looking forward to utilizing AppraiseItNow for many years to come.
Very thorough and professional — great communication and outstanding service. Highly impressed with their work!
Submit estimate or list of items for our review.
We'll share a flat fee quote for your approval.
Submit details on all of your items for our review.
We'll conduct detailed research and prepare a written USPAP-compliant report.
Delivery of your report and supporting documents (e.g., signed IRS Form 8283) by email.
Standard Fee Range
$195 – $995
Standard range for our antique appraisals based on past projects
Two report tiers. Your intended use sets which one you need.
from $195
USPAP-compliant report for standard purposes
from $295
USPAP-compliant and IRS-qualified report for advanced purposes
Please note that the fees listed below are for informational purposes and are subject to change. Our team will review your materials and issue your quote before we get started.
1 item
$195 – $395
Single-item appraisal
10 items
$695 – $1200
Small collection pricing
50-100+ items
$1,600 – $3,500+
Discounted pricing for larger collections
Our Antique Artwork appraisal fees are transparent, scope-based, and designed to be fully USPAP-compliant for your intended use. We don't bill by the hour and will propose a fixed fee before we start our work, so you'll know exactly what you are paying before engaging our team. Please note that the pricing outlined here is strictly for informational purposes; before issuing your quote, we will need to get a better understanding of your assets so we can properly scope the assignment.
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
By the sales comparison approach: identifying the appropriate marketplace first, then reconciling realized prices for comparable works from auction records, dealer and gallery sales, and specialist databases such as Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Invaluable, and MutualArt. Our appraisers adjust each comparable for artist, size, medium, condition, and sale timing. Cost and income approaches apply only in narrow situations, such as reproducible works or income-producing art.
Provenance records: original invoices, gallery labels, auction catalog entries, exhibition history, literature references, and catalogue raisonné listings. These materials confirm authenticity and market acceptance, which can justify selecting higher-priced comparables. High-resolution front and back photographs, plus notes on damage, restoration, and framing, also let the appraisal explain condition adjustments rather than just state a number.
Yes. Fair market value is the standard for most tax, estate, and equitable-distribution assignments, while retail replacement value, used for insurance scheduling, is typically higher because it assumes replacement through an appropriate retail market. Marketable cash value subtracts selling costs such as commissions and shipping. Using an insurance figure where fair market value is required can materially overstate the result, so the report must define its value standard explicitly.
Form 8283 is required when the claimed deduction for noncash property exceeds $500, a qualified appraisal is required for most art donations valued over $5,000, and single items or groups of similar items over $20,000 require an attached appraisal summary. The rules are detailed in IRS Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated Property.