Caroline Ashleigh Appraisers & Auctioneers

As a result of more than two decades in the Fine Art and Asset Industry, Caroline Ashleigh Associates, LLC has developed a unique consultation program that educates private collectors about the importance of maintaining their high value collections with the same due diligence to which museums adhere. High net worth families, celebrities, retirees, and successful executives are among our clients who utilize our services during the creation of their wealth and planning portfolios, as well as, the trusted advisers who serve them. Insurance carriers, banks, estate attorneys, and wealth advisers look to our firm for our expertise and experience in serving this market sector. The Collection Management Services we provide are : Expert assistance with appraisal, cataloguing & inventory services Insurance Portfolio Evaluation Provenance Review and Title Investigation Conservation and Restoration Solutions Online auction system that allows estate ...

I'm thrilled to be doing a couple of live television interviews soon. I'll be doing on-air appraisals and talking about my new book, so if you get a chance, tune in. Friday, November 5, 2010 on WZZM 13 ABC "Take Five" at 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 29, 2010 on Wood TV - Channel 8 - "8 West" at 11:00 a.m. Hope you can listen in!

Caroline Ashleigh Appraisers & Auctioneers is looking for people who have an item or antique with a great story that they would like me to share in my Antique Trader blog. I see objects spark passion in people every day. What stories do your objects tell? Send me your best object story, together with a digital image, and get it published in Caroline Ashleigh’s “ Every Object Tells a Story©” Antique Trader blog.

Appraisals are not certificates of authenticity; these are very different documents. An appraisal is an opinion or statement of the value rendered by a professional appraiser who acts as an independent, impartial third party. A certificate of authenticity is an opinion or statement of authenticity . In preparing the appraisal an appraiser may rely on a certificate of authenticity as well as on third parties and/or published information, including catalogue raisonnes, exhibition catalogues, auction catalogues or other available information. Third parties might include scholars, museum curators, conservators, descendents or associates of an artist. Appraisals are done for a variety of reasons, but all are related to establishing the value of an item or a collection, often for insurance purposes, for IRS reporting or for liquidating an estate. A certificate of authenticity is done to establish the authenticity of an item or items, and the COA may be provided to the appraise...

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be a regular guest blogger on the Antique Trader blog. My most recent post is about the liquidation by Christie’s of the collection of movie memorabilia owned by Debbie Reynolds. Over the years, Ms Reynolds collected numerous items and the collection has been valued at over $50 million. I have always been impressed by the foresight that Debbie Reynolds showed in preserving this memorabilia. Many of her contemporaries scoffed her collection of movie posters, costumes, props and other items. But today, the collection represents a glimpse into our culture. To learn more about Ms Reynolds' extraordinary collection, read the full post by Caroline Ashleigh at the Antique Trader Blog: Appraiser Caroline Ashleigh pays respect to major Hollywood memorabilia sale on her new blog And, for more information about the Debbie Reynolds collection, read: The Final Curtain Goes Up, As The Auction Hammer Goes Down, On Debbie Reynolds' Collection

Thanks for visiting! In this blog, I will be discussing art and antiques, and appraisal-related issues, including trending topics in the art and auction industry and relating some of my personal stories and experience. If you are a collector of fine art, antiques, and collectibles, I hope that you will find this blog informative.