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DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT ANTIQUE ARTWORK APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, TEXAS 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 appraisals across Texas for a wide range of purposes, including charitable donations, estate tax filings, insurance coverage, and divorce proceedings. Texas collectors, estates, and institutions rely on certified appraisers who understand both the national art market and the specific legal standards required for each intended use, whether that means satisfying IRS requirements for a donated painting or producing a USPAP-compliant report that will hold up in a Texas family court.
Our art appraisal services are available both remotely and onsite throughout Texas, from Houston's gallery-rich neighborhoods and Dallas's Design District to San Antonio, Austin, and communities across the state. Clients can submit high-resolution photographs and documentation online for a convenient remote appraisal, or schedule an onsite visit for large collections or complex works that benefit from in-person examination. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) and Replacement Value appraisals for various intended uses.
AppraiseItNow appraises a broad spectrum of artwork created across centuries, styles, and media, serving collectors, estates, galleries, and institutions throughout Texas. Our credentialed appraisers evaluate:
Whether you own a single significant piece or an extensive collection spanning multiple genres, our appraisers apply rigorous comparable sales analysis, provenance research, and current market conditions to produce accurate, well-documented valuations. Texas's vibrant art market, anchored by major auction activity through Heritage Auctions in Dallas and gallery networks in Houston and Austin, provides a strong foundation of comparable sales data for credible appraisal conclusions.
AppraiseItNow serves individual collectors, estate attorneys, financial advisors, insurance professionals, divorce attorneys, museums, and nonprofit organizations throughout Texas who need reliable, court-ready, and IRS-compliant artwork appraisals. Whether you are settling an estate, insuring a collection, documenting a charitable gift, or dividing assets in a divorce, our certified appraisers provide the qualified, defensible reports that Texas clients and their legal and financial teams depend on.
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:
Provenance records, invoices, gallery labels, auction catalog entries, exhibition or literature references, and clear front and back photographs, plus notes on any restoration. These materials confirm attribution and market acceptance, and they directly affect the comparable sales we select; a well-documented work can conclude meaningfully higher than an identical-looking piece without a paper trail.
Yes. The Texas Estates Code requires a verified inventory of all estate personal property, stating fair market value as of the date of death, generally due within 91 days after the personal representative qualifies. The inventory must also classify property as separate or community, a distinction that matters for artwork acquired during a marriage.
No. Realized sales are the standard, because advertised prices often differ materially from what buyers actually pay after negotiation, buyer's premiums, or the work failing to sell at all. We base conclusions on recorded auction results and documented transactions, and treat unsold listings only as market context.
Art acquired during the marriage is presumptively community property, divided in a just and right manner rather than an automatic even split, with the estate generally valued as of trial. Because the probate and divorce systems both turn on the separate-versus-community classification, provenance and purchase records for a collection do double duty as legal evidence.
Yes. On its own motion or a party’s request, the court may appoint one to three disinterested appraisers who reside in the county, and separate appraisers for property located in other counties, each entitled to at least $5 per day from the estate. The personal representative still owns the inventory, so court appointment supplements rather than replaces their duty.
