Collections in Context

A Full Service Art, Antiques, and Residential Contents Appraisal and Consulting Firm
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Collections in Context provides  appraisals for private collectors, estates, and cultural organizations. Based in the metropolitan Boston area, Collections in Context is a full service appraisal company, offering personalized and qualified appraisals for:
 
          General Estates and Personal Property Household Contents
Fine Art and Antiques
Church and Synagogue Collections 
 
Historical papers  
 
Modern and contemporary art

 

Collections in Context offers appraisals that conform to all industry and IRS standards for:

Insurance

Estate distribution

Probation cases

Divorce settlements 

IRS donations.

 

We also advise and support collectors with special requests for the transport, display, storage, publication and management of their collections and estates. Among our professional clients are lawyers, estate planners, accountants, insurance agents, and wealth managers. We provide expert opinions for a variety of issues that require opinions of value for personal property with attention to individuals always at the center of our work.

 

In response to today's current trends, we also provide guidance support for those persons who are moving and downsizing. We are happy to assist our clients who may need help in determining the market value of their fine arts and antiques in preparation for a move or a redecoration.  We will also provide discreet and unbiased assistance in placing object for resale. 

 

Our appraisals conform to standards established by the Internal Revenue Service and we adhere to insurance industry guidelines for written appraisals. We are "USPAP" compliant and offer the status of  certified member of the Appraisers Association of America, the highest status in this internationally clebrated professional organization.

 

Please contact us for more information about what appraisal is right for you. Email to learn about our fee structure at info@collectionsincontext.com or call for a free consultation 240-461-7452. Please note, as much as we would like, we do not have the time to provide free opinions of value. To find out the general value of worth for an art work or an antique, look for benefit appraisal events in your area or contact your local auction house.