African art is a highly specialized field that demands highly specialized knowledge. African Quintessence offers
appraisal services and we are also available for consultations on African art, single pieces or lots. Our clientele includes individual
collectors, museums, corporations, and institutions.
Our appraisal staff is headed by Craig Fashoro, a highly experienced professional
appraiser who has worked in the field of African studies for tweny-six years, and whose expertise includes the different cultures,
religion, history and art of Africans. His credentials include Bachelors' (with Honors), and Master's degrees , several years of field
research, but most importantly, full accreditation by the International Society of Appraisers. He has lectured in various spheres
of African studies on different continents. He has also served in various capacities as a consultant to museums, banks, auctioneers,
insurance companies, universities, galleries and private collectors. Drop him a line at craigf@artofafricans.com
WHY HAVE YOUR ART
APPRAISED?
Whenever there is a question about the value of your personal property, there's also a risk involved. It may be a risk of
buying too high or selling too low, or of being over or under insured, or being audited when calculating estate taxes.
A competent
appraiser helps you manage financial risk. Museums, auctioneers, bankers, investors, art collectors, insurance adjusters, trustees,
executors, judges, attorneys, and tax agencies all depend upon the expertise of appraisers, and so should you!
If your art turns out
to be a real treasure, a qualified appraiser can help you determine fair market value and a formal, professionally written appraisal
can validate that value. Unappraised art might only be worth what you paid for it (or less!)
A formal apparaisal takes your art out
of obscurity or "street-level" by establishing a value record of it (provenance).
BE SURE OF THE VALUE....HAVE YOUR ART PROFESSIONALLY
APPRAISED!