Individuals, institutions, attorneys and financial planners often turn to Personal Property appraisers for a variety of reasons. To ensure exemplary valuation and professional appraisal services, it is important that all appraisal users engage the services of an accredited appraiser. Whether for insurance coverage, an insurance damage/loss claim, charitable contribution, estate tax, gift tax, dissolution of marriage, distribution of property, or various probate issues, accredited members of the NorCal chapter of ASA can assist in meeting all client needs regarding valuation and appraisal services. An appraiser with an ASA accreditation has been tested and accredited through a rigorous education and experiential process, and, thus, ASA appraisers know how to produce an appraisal report that will answer the question of value. ASA appraisals are prepared in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Personal Property appraisers have expertise in a variety of fields, some of which are listed below:
- American Indian Arts
- Antique Furniture and Antiques and Decorative Arts
- Asian Art
- Automobiles
- Books and Manuscripts
- Fine Arts
- Music Memorabilia
- Residential Contents – General
Images (from left to right): (1) Sam Maloof Settee #3/87 courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; (2) Petroglyph Urn with Horn by William Morris 1992 Blown Glass; (3) Richard Diebenkorn, Beach with Umbrellas, 1958–59, oil on hardboard, 7 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (20 x 28.3 cm). [Catalogue raisonné no. 2515] © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation – reproduced with permission of The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation.