Appraisal Services
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Constance Kamens Fine Art delivers informed art appraisals. As a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America, she provides USPAP compliant appraisals, all carefully reviewed, in the areas of Modern, Post-war, and Contemporary Art. Additionally, Constance Kamens is qualified and experienced in Impressionist Art, Latin American Art, and Contemporary Photography, with extensive expertise gained through years of scholarly research and professional practice.
Constance Kamens has worked with auction houses, architects and decorators, law firms, museums, art financing companies, real estate companies, and private collectors both in the areas of consultation and evaluation. She has been recommended and done appraisal work for the private clients of Wells Fargo Insurance, AXA Insurance, Chubb Insurance, ACE Fire Underwriters Insurance, and has specifically worked for the Supreme Court of NY County, hedge funds, various companies, private individuals, trusts and estates.
Appraisals are necessary for the following:
Fine Arts Insurance
Damage/Loss Claims
Inventory Valuation
Estate Valuation
Equal Distribution
Charitable Donations
Gift and Estate Taxes
The IRS will only accept estate and charitable donation appraisals prepared by a qualified appraiser, defined in IRS publication 561, as an individual who has earned an appraisal designation from a recognized professional appraiser organization, and who has demonstrated competency in valuing the type of property appraised. The Appraisers Association of America is one of the appraiser organizations recognized by the IRS.