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Investigations and Guard Services

March 6, 2024 5:26 pm

Is your collection missing items from your last inventory? Was it lost or stolen? Emerald Art Services LLC is now offering investigation services to track down those missing... (more)

Trash or Treasure on “It’s About You” – WKYC TV Cleveland

February 26, 2020 12:53 pm

See my February 18th appearance on WKYC channel 3 in Cleveland. Joe Cronauer and Holly Strano hosted my segment on Trash or Treasure, where I spoke about art... (more)

2019 is my 20/10

January 2, 2019 2:21 pm

2019 marks my 20th year as an International Society of Appraisers accredited personal property appraiser and my 10th year as Principal of Emerald Art Services, LLC. Your support... (more)

Stations of the Cross Restoration Project

September 26, 2018 7:08 pm

We were recently hired to restore two Stations of the Cross that had sustained water damage from leaking windows. The initial inspection was challenging as it required a... (more)

Ongoing risk assessment is imperative

September 8, 2018 2:36 pm

I often receive calls from insurance companies to assist them with identification, valuation and restoration on all types of contents from comic books, dolls, record albums and musical... (more)

Downsizing? Inheritance? Ageing-in-Place?

April 24, 2017 2:09 pm

See my recent appearance on Golden Opportunities TV Airs Sundays on WKYC TV channel 3 in Cleveland at 11:30 am https://youtu.be/xGpZhXARLDA Check out all of my Personal Property... (more)

Risk Management for Collections

May 16, 2016 3:54 pm

Risk management and insurance are two different but interrelated functions when discussing adequate collection care and protection. Protection in the context of this article will mean indemnification not... (more)

Are you using qualified appraisals?

May 8, 2016 6:44 pm

It is estimated that only approximately 25% of collectors insure their fine art or other specialty property. Why are the other 75% choosing not to? Some feel that... (more)

All Appraisers Aren’t Created Equal

June 22, 2015 7:04 pm

There is a lot being written now about hiring qualified appraisers to value your personal property. To help drive that point home, I would like to tell you... (more)

A Little Note on Wauchau Valley Wines

September 24, 2014 2:23 pm

Located in Austria along the Danube River between the village of Melk and Krems, Wauchau is a small wine region in the Western part of the country that... (more)