Because All Art Appraisers Are Not Created Equal
Rely on our uniquely transparent business model and relevantly credentialed experts
to protect fine art assets when making critical financial decisions.
The Art Appraisal Firm, LLC was founded in 1999 with a singular vision, to provide expert objectivity at a distinguished level of diligence in an unregulated profession rife with undisclosed fees and hidden interests. The substantial risks associated with art collecting are best managed by relevantly qualified experts with deep market insight grounded in decades of experience, but only if that expert is working for you alone. Without actual or perceived conflicts, our firm operates exclusively on an hourly fee for service basis, does not accept commissions and never profits from any sale or purchase.
to protect fine art assets when making critical financial decisions.
The Art Appraisal Firm, LLC was founded in 1999 with a singular vision, to provide expert objectivity at a distinguished level of diligence in an unregulated profession rife with undisclosed fees and hidden interests. The substantial risks associated with art collecting are best managed by relevantly qualified experts with deep market insight grounded in decades of experience, but only if that expert is working for you alone. Without actual or perceived conflicts, our firm operates exclusively on an hourly fee for service basis, does not accept commissions and never profits from any sale or purchase.
Professional Standing
Art Appraisal Firm founder, Cindy Charleston-Rosenberg brings more than three decades of art market experience to the management of important collections of American art.
She is a past President and certified member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), the largest of the professional personal property appraisal organizations. Cindy enjoys continuing to serve the appraisal profession in a variety of leadership roles. She is Chair of the ISA Specialty and Advanced Studies Committee, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Appraisal Foundation, the nation’s foremost authority on the valuation profession, authorized by Congress to set practice standards and qualification criteria for appraisers. Cindy has been recognized by Chubb as a Preferred Provider, is affiliated with ISA's Private Client Services program, and is an experienced and qualified expert witness. 
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Recognized ExpertiseThe Art Appraisal Firm has been consulted and quoted extensively about managing the risks inherent in high-market art collecting. Read Cindy's guidance to tax law and wealth management experts on diligent selection criteria for appraisers, her suggested best practices when acquiring trophy artworks in Art of The Deal, or her advice for having family heirlooms appraised in Money Magazine.
Cindy writes and lectures widely on due diligence standards and complex appraisal practice issues, and has won numerous awards for thought leadership contributions to the personal property appraisal profession. She authored chapters on Connoisseurship and Authentication for ISA's Course Manual, A Guide to Appraising Fine Art, and has been published in the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies and the Digital Journal of Advanced Appraisal Practice, on a diverse range of topics including best practice standards for appraisers in confirming authenticity, criteria for selection of comparative sales data, and has presented to ACTEC on how stigmatized art may complicate estate administration. For a complete list of lectures and publications, and additional links to articles please consult the Presentations and Publications sections of Cindy's CV. 
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