Appraisals

Appraisal Expertise

American and European Paintings, 17th to 20th Century

Appraisal Specialty

American Paintings, 18th to 20th Century

Appraisal Services

Fine Art Appraisals for Individual and Institutional Collections

Representative Institutional Collections Appraised:

Massachusetts State House Art Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts General Hospital
U.S.S. Constitution Museum, Charlestown, MA
Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA

Estate Tax Valuations

Representative Client Firms:

Fiduciary Trust Co., Boston
Hemenway & Barnes, Boston
Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Office, Boston
Bank of Boston
Ropes & Gray, Boston
Sullivan & Worcester, Boston

Art Appraisals for Charitable Contribution (Donation) Appraisals

Representative Client Institutions:

Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Boston Atheneum

Art Valuations for Insurance Purposes

Insuring Collections

Claims Adjustments:

Fire
Damage in Transit
Damage at Exhibition

Expert Testimony for Art Valuations

Marital Dissolutions:

Suffolk County Probate Court, Pemberton Square, Boston
New Hampshire District Court, Concord, N.H.

Criminal Proceedings:

Rockingham County Superior Court, Exeter, N.H.
Hampton District Court, New Hampshire

Call for further information. Contact James B. Hand Fine Art

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