Types of Quilt Appraisals by Deborah Roberts AQS Certified Appraiser

The Quilt Appraisal Page
By Deborah Roberts
Offering quilt and other textile appraisal services

Certified by The American Quilter's Society

05/16/10

TYPES OF APPRAISALS

There are three basic types of appraisals.

	Insurance Appraisals - This appraisal determines what the replacement value of your quilt or garment is. In other words, how much money it would cost you to replace your damaged or lost quilt with one of like and kind. Whether examining a quilt/quilted textile, the information must be in a simple short form since an appraisal is not a documentation. A written appraisal by a qualified appraiser leaves little doubt with your insurance adjuster on a replacement value for the lost quilt.
	Fair Market Appraisals - This appraisal is for a market value - that figure arrived upon between a willing buyer and a willing seller, both with knowledge. An AQS certified appraiser is current with the market, both antique and contemporary, including auction and gallery as well as private sales, to the best of their ability. The Fair Market appraisal is an opinion and not a guarantee.
	Tax Donation Appraisal - This appraisal is for a client who wants to donate a piece for any reason to any type of organization or place, or to establish a value for an estate/family, often after a death.

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