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Personal property appraisals in Connecticut for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises antiques, jewelry, fine art, collectibles, and household contents across Connecticut, including Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, CONNECTICUT 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.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
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
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises household contents, antique and designer furniture, sterling silver, jewelry, and fine art in Connecticut for charitable gifts, probate and estate tax filings, the division of marital property, and insurance scheduling.
Whole rooms
A household being given away or divided is priced room by room, with the pieces that carry real value taken out and handled on their own. We appraise:
One off items
A home golf simulator, a wine collection, or a built in cabinet has no book value behind it. Each is valued from what comparable equipment and comparable pieces have actually sold for, and the report states where that evidence came from so a reviewer can follow it.
Art on the walls
Framed work moves in a different market from the furniture around it, so it is researched separately rather than swept into a contents figure. Our Connecticut art appraisals cover paintings, prints, and photographs.
Two recent Connecticut donations, one line each. Donor names and every figure stay in the file, and nothing here is stated that the record does not hold.
Charitable donation
A pro series simulator with no book value behind it, priced from what comparable units have actually sold for.
Charitable donation
Designer furniture, rugs, and lighting from one household, each piece valued in its own market rather than as a single job lot.
Two Connecticut rules give a valuation consequences past the filing it was written for.
Probate fees
0.35%
what Connecticut adds above a $150 base on a basis between $10,000 and $500,000, with the basis taken from whichever figure in the file is greatest
For a death on or after July 1, 2016, the basis for the fee is the greatest of the gross estate for succession tax purposes, the inventory and all its supplements, the Connecticut taxable estate, and the gross estate for estate tax purposes. Whichever of those is largest carries the fee, so what the inventory says the contents are worth can be the figure that sets it.
The scale runs from a $25 minimum up to a ceiling of $40,000, and the portion of the basis passing to a surviving spouse is reduced by half.
Divorce
All property
what a Connecticut court may assign from one spouse to the other, whichever of them holds the title to it
On dissolution the court may assign to either spouse all or any part of the estate of the other, which is why Connecticut is described as an all property jurisdiction. Nothing is set aside as separate because of how it was acquired or whose name is on it.
Courts work through it in three stages: what counts as property, what it is worth, and how it should be divided. The middle stage is a valuation question, and household contents are usually the part of the estate with no paper trail behind it.
What Connecticut clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Connecticut appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how much research is visible in the report, and how quickly we answer.
AppraiseItNow Inc. is the best company I was lucky to find by accident. I was looking for someone to appraise cabinets for a donation to charity. I asked for multiple referrals, called multiple appraisal services, etc., and no one could help me. I found AppraiseItNow and from the moment I started working with them, they were wonderful! Joe guided me on what I needed to send him, what needed to be done and stayed in touch with me the entire time. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING and a welcome surprise in today’s world where good customer service is an anomaly! They returned an appraisal in a timely manner, it was clear, concise, cost-effective and exactly what I needed. They followed up with me multiple times to ensure that I received it and everything was OK. My CPA is also thrilled to have them as an accredited appraisal service he can use for other clients. I rarely leave reviews, but I could not pass giving them 5 stars and I’d give 10 if possible! THANK YOU JOE AND ALL AT APPRAISEITNOW!!👊🏼
Personal Property Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
I was skeptical at first, but the company exceeded all of my expectations. The team responded quickly to every question, and the service was excellent. They’re now my go to source for my collection. I’ve used them twice already, and I plan to use them several more times.
Firearms Appraisal for Personal Use
Joe made the process to have my piece of furniture appraised extremely easy, efficient and quick. My experience was great and I'd recommend AppraiseItNow to anyone looking for an appraisal.
Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
I asked AppraiseItNow to value a piece of sports memorabilia for purposes of a charitable donation. The item is rarely sold. Their research unearthed an important recent sale of a similar item, which I had not found previously, and which the first appraiser I used had not found either. AppraiseItNow was a good deal more expensive than the first service, but they crafted a detailed report in which I have much more confidence. They also helped me make sure the correct tax forms are used. Thank you!
Sports Memorabilia Appraisal for Charitable Donation
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:
Melt value, weight times purity times the silver spot price, sets only the baseline. Appraisers then add or subtract premiums for maker, pattern, rarity, and condition, and for important makers or patterns the collectible premium can far exceed the metal content. Hallmarks and maker's marks are documented piece by piece.
No, and confusing them is the classic costly mistake. Plate marked EPNS, EP, or A1 carries only a thin silver coating and cannot be valued by weight at sterling prices. Appraisers also exclude steel knife blades and other non-silver components before computing any metal-based value.
No, Connecticut has no inheritance tax on beneficiaries. It does impose an estate-level tax on taxable estates above the state exemption, which counts personal property such as silver, so larger estates still need documented fair market values for the Connecticut filing.
No. CGS section 12-63 defines present true and actual value as fair market value, explicitly not the value at a forced or auction sale, and taxable personal property is then assessed at 70% of that figure. Auction results still matter as market evidence, but a single distressed hammer price does not control the valuation.
