Mark Secrest Appraisals 202.718.2521 washington, dc 917.268.7477 new york
mark secrest
fmr. senior member ASA
Mark Secrest Appraisals 202.718.2521 washington, dc 917.268.7477 new york
mark secrest
fmr. senior member ASA
About Mark
Mark is an Honours graduate of the Study Centre for the History of the Fine and Decorative Arts, Victoria & Albert Museum, London England.
And with 49 years of experience Mark has a fair fee that provides you with a sound appraisal report for English, Continental, American and Indo-Chinese art, works of art, decorative arts antique furniture, silver, porcelains, Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities and all manner of residential contents.
Mark served in the Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama White House Administrations and was appointed by former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to the Board of Appraisers, District of Columbia Licensing and Regulatory Commission.
He is an acknowledged expert in Circuit Courts, District Courts, Federal Court, Tax Court, Bankruptcy Court and his lower courts transcripts admitted in United State Court of Appeals.
Mark continues to act on behalf of clients who donate or lend artworks for exhibition to the Phillips Collection, Smithsonian Institute, Freer Gallery of Art, Austin City Museum of Modern Art, Colonial Williamsburg, South Carolina Historical Society and other public and private museums.
Valuation Services
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Mark identifies articles within their historical context (place) which gives you the most accurate value with the pivotal details needed for you to make informed decisions. It is comprehensive valuation services for single or miscellany articles, estates, trusts, and private collections.
Beyond a professional opinion of value everyone has a purpose for wanting an appraisal. For those who are unfamiliar with or infrequent users of appraisal services you may be at a loss as to how best to use it to advance your purposes.
A good example is those who inherit an estate and feel overwhelmed by the task of sorting out years of accumulated household goods from the valuables.
It is idiomatic "where do I begin" moment.
Not to worry, Mark provides-lists and suggests the best resources to sell, donate, keep for posterity as well as the more expedient distributions.
(and more)
Mark's broad experience and expertise carry over to conservation and restoration. The extent of-- methods and material used and their consequences that may irreversibly compromise a piece's authenticity, hence, its market value.
With the consultation Mark provides you with a trusted local conservator referral.
Valuation Services, cont.
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Mark's fees are as follows;
one to five items is $225; six to ten items are $225-$337.50; eleven to twenty items are $337.50-$450
and
Over twenty-one items the first hour is $225 with a one-hour minimum after which it is by quarter hour increments of $56.25.
The fee includes an initial consultation, the examination, current sales data analysis, formal appraisal report and subsequent consultations, without limits or time constraints until your purpose of an appraisal is satisfactorily met.
Mark is fee based and does ask for commissions, gratuities or other compensations. There are no added fees over and above the initial quoted appraisal fee.
(courtesy "walk- through")
Mark offers a complementary remote "walk-through." It separates the valuable from marginal and also reduces a later date hourly examination cost.
There are no prior or subsequent commitments or associated fees should you ultimately decline to engage Mark's valuation services.
A "walk through" is by request.
Estates, collections or individual items may be examined at their location or handily remotely examined there.
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A Little More
There are two justifiable categories of appraisals, Fair Market Value and Replacement Cost Value
-Fair Market Value is the price at which a property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having relevant knowledge of the facts. IRS Code (3) Section 1.170A-1(c) (2)
-Replacement Cost Value is the cost necessary to replace an item of with a new item of like kind, utility, and having similar qualities, within a reasonable amount of time in the relevant marketplace. IRS Reg. 26 CFR s/s 1.170A-1(c) (2)
[a relevant marketplace]
Furthermore, the appraiser-and their appraisal must stand up to judicial review.
Crucial to Your Success
(The Sum of it All)
The key to credibility is (that) "the appraiser should bring the user of the appraisal report to the same conclusions and opinions as themselves".
Mark is able to offer a well-defined equitable fee arrangement owing to his
academic footing at the Victoria & Albert Museum, which goes hand-in-hand with a 49-year career as a valuation expert.
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Contact Mark
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Mark looks forward to being of assistance--to you, by delivering a dependable appraisal and further advancing its intended purpose.
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