Heather’s documented experience is concentrated in personal property, antiques, fine art, furniture, decorative arts, estates, and insurance claims. Assignments with additional tax, legal, or reporting requirements are reviewed by Prestige Estate Services to determine the appropriate appraiser and scope of work.
Antiques, Fine Art and Decorative Property
Heather’s art appraisals and antiques appraisals are supported by five years of valuation experience and specialty education in antiques, furniture, and decorative arts. Her research may consider age, maker information, medium, materials, construction, dimensions, quality, condition, restoration, attribution information, provenance documentation, and relevant market evidence.
She also evaluates furniture, decorative accessories, and mixed household contents. The scope of research is matched to the property and intended use.
Insurance Claims and Replacement Considerations
Heather has five years of insurance appraisal, claim-inspection, and valuation experience. She understands that policy language, date of loss, prior condition, new damage, available records, repairability, restoration, and post-loss condition can affect the valuation question.
Replacement cost appraisals and damage-related assignments must be defined according to their intended use. Replacement cost and fair market value answer different questions.
Estates, Probate and Personal Property Inventories
Heather provides appraisal and estate consultation support involving estate contents, antiques, fine art, furniture, and decorative objects. Probate appraisals and personal property inventories may help families, executors, fiduciaries, and attorneys document property and make informed administration or disposition decisions.
The effective date, intended use, and required documentation should be confirmed before work begins.
Tax and Fiduciary Appraisal Assignments
Estate tax appraisals and charitable donation appraisals can be subject to specific appraisal, appraiser, timing, documentation, and reporting requirements. When an IRS-qualified appraisal is required, Prestige Estate Services reviews the property, intended use, and appraiser qualifications before selecting the signing appraiser.
Heather may contribute within her demonstrated property specialties when appropriate, but this page does not independently identify her as an IRS-qualified appraiser.
Divorce and Equitable Distribution
Divorce appraisals may provide independent opinions of value for art, antiques, furniture, decorative objects, and other tangible personal property considered during negotiation, mediation, or equitable distribution.
When Heather’s specialty areas match the property, she can assist with inspection, identification, research, and valuation within an appropriately defined engagement.
USPAP-Compliant Appraisal Development
Heather completed International Society of Appraisers USPAP training in 2023. Prestige Estate Services develops applicable appraisal assignments in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
A personal property appraisal begins with the client, intended users, intended use, effective date, type of value, property characteristics, documentation, and appropriate market.
