The Appraisal Process

A typical appraisal would involve an initial site visit where we inspect, survey, and take a digital image of each subject property. We then return to the office where the actual document is composed. Items are researched, comparables considered, and values assigned. The use of comparables is inherent to the process of evaluating even the lowest valued item. We standardly include a cross sample of comparables published in the appraisal itself, especially for rarer and/or higher value items. A hard copy will be provided along with a digital PDF of the final document, as well as a spreadsheet of the total inventory along with FMV or RVC amounts. Naylor Antiques does not generally undertake "full home contents" or "complete estate inventory" appraisals, unless either consists of a larger proportion of higher quality items.

We have conducted appraisals for numerous individuals, museums, businesses, and government agencies. Some past institutional clients include The Maryland Center for History and Culture, the Baltimore Museum of Art, Homewood Museum, the Star Spangled Banner Flag House, Hammond-Harwood House, First & Franklin Presbyterian Church (Baltimore), the Howard County Historical Society, Morgan State University, Towson University, the University of Maryland at College Park, the Talbot Historical Society, Saint Mary's Seminary and University, Catholic University, Historic Waverly Mansion, Hampton National Historic Site, and the Maryland State Archives. Complete inventory appraisals have been completed for Mount Clare Museum House, the Mother Seton House, and the Archdiocese of Maryland.