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Are you properly insuring and protecting your art?
Accidents can happen, and its best not to wait for such unfortunate unforeseen events to occur. Most often individuals either assume that their homeowners insurance will cover fine art or neglect to insure their fine art completely. Are you adequately covered and insured?
Mitigate risk by choosing a qualified appraiser
Risk is always involved when there's a question about the value of your personal property – including fine art. By providing a written opinion of value upon which you can base your financial decisions, a professional appraiser can help you mitigate these and other such risks.
Tips to care and protect your works of art
Caring for your fine art ensures you are protecting and preserving your artworks for generations to come and retaining their value. Here are some simple and basic recommendations when it comes to displaying and caring for your works of art.
The role of the appraiser vs. the authenticator
Art appraisers often get asked to authenticate works of art from the general public. An understandable request since the value of a work of art is undoubtedly tied to its authenticity. If authenticity is in doubt so is its value. So, do appraisers also authenticate art?
How to best prepare for a fine art appraisal
Communication is key throughout the appraisal process. The more information a client can provide the appraiser in advance the better. If you’ve never had your artwork professionally appraised or inspected, here are a few tips to keep in mind that can help streamline the process.