Brian W Curtis Antiques & Fine Arts

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Brian W. Curtis Antiques and Fine Arts provides onsite appraisals for private or corporate (trust companies, attorneys, insurance companies, etc.) clients. These would most likely be useful for those requiring the entire contents, or particular collections or items of interest of a household to be evaluated for estate, legal or insurance purposes. We also specialize in the disposal of personal property for banks and trusts, including the purchase and disposal of estates or the total clean out of personal property from houses.

Estate Appraisals - are appraisals often required by banks, trust companies or attorneys following a death. Ascertaining the value of general household items, art, jewelry and collectibles is the most usual aspect of this type of appraisal.

Legal Appraisals - most often used to help settle disputes, such as divorce proceedings. Again, valuation of general household items as well as antiques and collectibles is often times necessary.

Insurance Appraisals - useful in situations where a client may be attempting to ascertain values before insuring an item or after an item has been damaged and a claim has been filed.

I use my expertise to provide written opinions on items ranging from 18th through 20th Century decorative and fine arts, furniture, porcelain, silver, glass, bronze, jewelry, coins, books, all collectibles and ordinary household contents. My educational background consists of a BFA and MFA in the fine arts as well as teaching experience.

I own an extensive collection of research information, which enables me to provide up-to-date valuations, as well as the resource of many distinguished professionals in the antique and art fields.

Brian W. Curtis Antiques and fine Arts has provided appraisals for small businesses, groups and individuals as well as private collectors.

I provide appraisals for estate, legal or insurance purposes whether single items or entire collections. All appraisals comply with the uniform standards of the professional appraisal practice and the report writing conventions of the Certified Appraisal Guild of America.