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Artwork appraisals in Mississippi for donations, estate tax, insurance, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises paintings, sculptures, prints, photography, and mixed media across Mississippi, including Jackson, Gulfport, and Biloxi.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT ANTIQUE ARTWORK APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, MISSISSIPPI 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 professional artwork appraisal services throughout Mississippi, supporting clients who need accurate, credentialed valuations for a wide range of purposes including charitable donations, estate tax reporting, insurance coverage, and divorce proceedings. Whether you are settling an estate in Jackson, insuring a collection along the Gulf Coast, or documenting a gift to a Mississippi museum or nonprofit, our appraisers deliver thorough, well-documented reports that meet IRS, legal, and insurance standards. Learn more about our appraisal services in Mississippi and how we support clients across the state.
Our artwork appraisal services are available both remotely and onsite, giving Mississippi clients the flexibility to choose the format that best fits their situation, whether that means submitting high-resolution photographs and documentation online or scheduling an in-person inspection of a collection in Hattiesburg, Tupelo, or Biloxi. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) and Replacement Value appraisals for various intended uses.
Our appraisers evaluate a wide variety of artwork types held by Mississippi collectors, estates, institutions, and businesses. From folk art rooted in the state's rich cultural heritage to contemporary works acquired through national galleries, we bring the expertise needed to value each piece accurately and defensibly. The artwork types we appraise include:
Mississippi has a distinctive artistic tradition, and our appraisers are equipped to assess works by regional artists alongside nationally and internationally recognized names. Whether a collection consists of a single significant piece or dozens of works accumulated over decades, we provide the depth of analysis each item requires.
AppraiseItNow serves individual collectors, estate executors, attorneys, financial advisors, nonprofit organizations, and insurance professionals throughout Mississippi who need reliable, credentialed artwork appraisals for legal, financial, or administrative purposes.
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:
Through the sales comparison approach: recent sales of similar works drawn from auction archives and databases such as Sotheby's, Christie's, Invaluable, and MutualArt, adjusted for condition, restoration, size, and subject. Cost and income methods are secondary and apply only in narrow situations for antique art.
No. Mississippi imposes no state estate or inheritance tax, so inherited artwork faces only federal estate tax and only in estates above the federal exclusion. A date-of-death appraisal is still the right move because it documents the heirs' stepped-up basis and supports fair division.
Because insurance scheduling uses retail replacement value, the cost to replace the work through an appropriate gallery or dealer, while estate, tax, and divorce assignments use fair market value. Mixing the two definitions is a common source of error, so each report states which one it develops.
Yes. Miss. Code 91-7-109 lets the executor or administrator employ a qualified, disinterested appraiser to establish fair market value as of the date of death for any asset whose value is reasonably in doubt, and different appraisers may be used for different asset types. The appraiser’s name and address must appear on the estate inventory.
No. County guidance is explicit that personal effects and household furnishings are not taxed, so a painting hanging in a private residence stays off the rolls. Art owned by a business, such as gallery inventory or office decor, is different: it is Class III business personal property assessed at 15% of appraised true value.
