Cowley Abbott provides Appraisals & Valuations to private collectors, family offices, advisors and corporations. We work closely with collectors and advisors who are actively building collections as well as with beneficiaries and fiduciaries of estates. Our appraisers prepare tailor-made valuations of single items and large collections of fine art, while maintaining the highest level of ethical conduct and client confidentiality.
We provide appraisal reports for various requirements, including the following:
- Replacement value (insurance)
- Charitable donation
- Estate planning and tax purposes
- Art as collateral for loans
- Damage claims
- Equitable distribution
- Gift tax
- Inheritance
Our team of appraisers have decades of relevant art market experience. Each member of the department has completed the International Society of Appraisers Core Course. Founded in 1979, the International Society of Appraisers is the leading professional personal property appraisal association, representing the most highly trained and rigorously tested independent appraisers in Canada and the United States, with appraisals written to current USPAP standards.
Beyond appraisals, Cowley Abbott also provides art collection management services to private collectors, institutions and corporations.