For New York collectors, estate attorneys, and the auction-house circuit. Our Digital and Certified appraisals are 100% remote — submit photos from Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Hamptons, or anywhere in the tri-state area. Documented Valuation Estimates from $35 and USPAP appraisal reports from $95, delivered in 3–5 business days.
New York holds one of the largest and most active fine-rug markets in the country, anchored by the Manhattan auction houses, decades of dealer inventory along Madison Avenue and in TriBeCa, and the concentration of estate sales in the Hamptons and Westchester. The volume of antique Persian, Caucasian, and Turkish rugs that have changed hands through New York since the 1950s means that a meaningful portion of the current U.S. inventory of museum-grade pieces is held by New York households — often without current documentation.
Our most common engagements in New York are pre-auction valuations (collectors who want a calibrated reserve before consigning to Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Doyle, or Rago), insurance scheduling for fine-art riders, and Manhattan probate appraisals where the rug is one of several significant personal-property items in the inventory. The Certified and Legal/Estate reports are formatted to meet documentation requirements commonly requested by carriers and probate courts; acceptance is subject to individual requirements.
The most common gap we see is insurance under-coverage. A rug purchased two or three decades ago at fair market is now often worth 3–6× its original price at retail-replacement — the figure your insurer actually needs. A current RUG Index appraisal corrects the schedule before a loss event. Formatted to meet documentation requirements commonly requested by U.S. insurance carriers. Acceptance is subject to individual carrier requirements and policy terms.
For collections inherited or being settled in New York, our Legal/Estate report ($150) is a USPAP appraisal report formatted for potential use in probate proceedings and IRS filings; admissibility and acceptance are determined solely by the court or agency. The signed PDF is delivered remotely.
Our Digital and Certified appraisals are 100% remote. Submit photos and rug details online; we handle the rest.
No travel fee, no in-person required. Same prices as anywhere else in the U.S.
Submit photos online and receive a certified report by email in 3–5 business days. Plans start at $35.