The Expert Appraisal Company provides USPAP-compliant personal property appraisal services to clients throughout Iowa, including Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, 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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Iowa's Collector Scene
Iowa has a distinguished fine art tradition, being the birthplace of Grant Wood, one of the country’s most celebrated artists and a leading figure in American Regionalism. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art holds the largest collection of Grant Wood’s work in the world, while the Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City holds significant holdings of African art, modern American paintings, and a notable Pollock collection. The Des Moines Art Center holds a strong collection of 20th-century American and European art in a building expanded by I.M. Pei.
Estate collections in Iowa frequently include works by the Iowa Regionalists, including Grant Wood, Marvin Cone, John Sand their contemporaries, as well as American Impressionist paintings, period furniture, and decorative arts reflecting the state’s agricultural prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton, though not Iowans, painted extensively in the region and appear in Iowa collections. The Iowa auction market connects regional estate holdings with buyers nationally, and formal appraisals are regularly required for estate settlement, charitable donation, and insurance purposes.
