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Antique artwork appraisals in Idaho for donations, estate tax, insurance, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises oil paintings, sculptures, prints, decorative arts, and antique drawings across Idaho, including Boise, Nampa, and Idaho Falls.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT ANTIQUE ARTWORK APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, IDAHO COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides specialized antique artwork appraisal services to clients throughout Idaho, covering paintings, sculpture, works on paper, prints, and decorative art created before 1900. Our appraisals support a range of purposes including charitable donations to institutions like the Boise Art Museum, estate tax filings, insurance coverage and claims, and divorce proceedings requiring equitable asset distribution. Antique artwork presents distinct valuation challenges rooted in provenance research, period attribution, condition assessment, and regional collector market dynamics, all of which our credentialed appraisers are trained to address.
Many antique artwork appraisals can be completed remotely using high-resolution photographs and supporting documentation, making the process accessible to clients across Idaho from Boise and Coeur d'Alene to rural communities in the Magic Valley and eastern Idaho. When condition complexity, scale, or attribution questions require direct examination, onsite inspection is coordinated at the client's location anywhere in the state. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) and Replacement Value appraisals for various intended uses.
Our appraisers evaluate a wide range of antique artwork media, periods, and regional traditions for Idaho clients, including:
Idaho collectors and estates often hold 19th-century American landscape paintings, Western frontier art, and folk art pieces that reflect the region's history and cultural heritage. These categories require appraisers with specific knowledge of period attribution, comparable auction results, and the nuances of condition assessment for works that have often passed through multiple generations of ownership.
AppraiseItNow serves individual collectors, heirs, and donors across Idaho who need credible antique artwork valuations, as well as estate attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, and auction specialists who require IRS-qualified appraisal reports for their clients.
What clients say we are known for
Across 80+ published AppraiseItNow reviews the picture is consistent: every one is from a client who paid us for an appraisal, and the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
The appraisal was done very well. Since he was a local artist here in Charleston, SC, they took the time to study and review Jim Booth’s art. His work has made him extremely famous, which can make an appraisal challenging, but they did a superb job and clearly explained how they arrived at the appraisal value. I highly recommend Appraise It Now and will use them again for all my artwork.
Artwork Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
AppraiseItNow did an excellent job appraising our unique art collection. Joe was always prompt and responsive, and he and his team delivered a thorough, well-supported appraisal in just a couple of weeks, even during the holiday season. I was genuinely impressed. Thank you for the great work!
Artwork Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
AppraiseItNow was amazing! My father passed with a large volume of artwork & I had no idea what it was worth. Their team was incredibly helpful and quick to respond with text and/or email to any questions as well as a status update along the way. Highly recommend!
Artwork Appraisal for Probate
I recently requested a retroactive appraisal for fine art from AppraiseItNow. I received excellent service from intake to delivery. The appraisal was delivered on time and the content of the appraisal absolutely met my expectations!
Artwork Appraisal
From the start they were very responsive, price competitive, and had a quick turn around time. Thank you so much to Joe who was very sweet in responding to my emails; I am looking forward to utilizing AppraiseItNow for many years to come.
Very thorough and professional — great communication and outstanding service. Highly impressed with their work!
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
From documented sales of comparable works: auction records and market databases such as Sotheby's and Christie's results, Invaluable, and MutualArt, supplemented by primary and secondary market dealers. Consumer price guides and generic formulas play no role; the sales comparison approach is the primary method for fine art and antiques.
No. Asking prices can differ materially from realized prices once buyer's premiums, discounts, or private negotiation are factored in, so appraisers rely on recent auction records and recorded sales instead. Using the wrong market for the assignment is one of the most common and expensive mistakes owners make.
Form 8283 is required once a claimed noncash deduction exceeds $500, a qualified appraisal is required for most art donations valued over $5,000, and single items or groups over $20,000 also call for a qualified appraisal summary. See IRS Publication 561 for the valuation rules that apply to donated property.
There is no art-specific category. Idaho’s assessment statutes create no separate class or rate for artwork or collectibles, so pieces that are not exempt are assessed by the county as ordinary taxable personal property at market value as of 12:01 a.m. on January 1. Art held by a business may qualify for the personal property exemption in Idaho Code 63-602KK, so how a collection is held often matters more than what is in it.
Yes. Idaho Code 63-201 defines appraisal for property tax purposes and allows value estimates offered in appeals under Sections 63-501A, 63-407, and 63-409 to come from a licensed or certified appraiser as well as from the assessor or a certified property tax appraiser. A fine art report can therefore be put into evidence rather than leaving the assessor’s estimate unopposed.
