The Expert Appraisal Company provides USPAP-compliant personal property appraisal services to clients throughout Connecticut, including Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Greenwich, Westport, Fairfield, Bridgeport, and surrounding areas. Whether you need an appraisal for estate settlement, insurance coverage, charitable donation, divorce, or litigation support, we provide accurate, defensible valuations prepared by an ISA Certified Appraiser of Personal Property.
Many appraisals can be completed remotely using photographs and documentation provided by the client — no in-person visit required. For complex or large-scale assignments, on-site inspections are available throughout Connecticut and nationwide.
Our appraisals cover a wide range of personal property, including fine art (paintings, prints, sculpture, and works on paper), antiques and decorative arts, estate jewelry and watches, furniture and furnishings, silver and ceramics, rugs and textiles, books and manuscripts, collectibles, and furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E).
To discuss an appraisal engagement in Connecticut, contact us using the form or reach out directly. We are happy to answer questions, provide a fee estimate, and outline the process for your specific situation.
Exploring Connecticut's Collector Scene
Connecticut has a distinguished collecting tradition rooted in its proximity to New York and its history as a center of American industry and wealth. The Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven hold world-class collections, while the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford (the oldest public art museum in the country) holds significant Old Masters, Hudson River School paintings, and American decorative arts. The Bruce Museum in Greenwich serves a community with one of the highest concentrations of private collectors in the country.
Estate collections in Connecticut frequently include Hudson River School and American Impressionist paintings, New England furniture and silver, European Old Masters, and significant collections of Asian decorative arts acquired during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Greenwich and Fairfield County estates often reflect decades of serious collecting, requiring detailed USPAP-compliant appraisals for estate tax, trust administration, and charitable donation purposes. Connecticut’s proximity to major New York auction houses means sellers an collectors are able to regularly frequent Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams.
