What's Your Item Worth? Know Its Value!
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• Are you downsizing or moving?
• Did you inherit art, antiques, furniture, or other items of value?
• Do you want to know what to sell your item for?
• Do you need to inventory items for an estate?
• Do you want to insure items for their replacement value?
Don’t cheat yourself by settling for less because it’s easy or a friend or family member THINKS that painting is ugly or that old desk is worthless. The only way to know what your items are REALLY worth is to hire a professional appraiser.
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412-944-4159
SERVICES
ESTATE & PROBATE
APPRAISALS
Retrospective Appraisals,
Tax Deductible Donation,
IRS Form 8283
DIVORCE & DISSOLUTION
APPRAISALS
Distribution of Marital Property, Partnership Dissolution Disputes
PRE-MOVE & SHIPPING
APPRAISALS
Determining Replacement Costs BEFORE Damage Occurs
IN-HOME APPRAISAL
SESSIONS
Personal Attention As To How To Sell, Protect &
Ship Your Valuables
INSURANCE
APPRAISALS
Replacement Cost Appraisals, Insurance Portfolio Evaluation
ONLINE APPRAISAL
Save time and money with our quick Online Appraisal Service
(For Resale Purposes Only)
Kurt Shaw & Co., Inc. works with banks, law firms, trust and estate professionals, heirs, and private clients across the Mid-Atlantic Region (PA, WV, VA, MD, DE, DC, and OH) providing comprehensive appraisal services. Since 2002, our thorough, well-researched, formal appraisals have earned us a solid reputation for professionalism, integrity and accuracy.
ABOUT US
Mr. Shaw, appraising a map on KDKA's "Pittsburgh's Hidden Treasures."
Kurt Shaw, IFAA, AAM
Certified Member of International Fine Art Appraisers (IFAA) and the American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
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Mr. Shaw is a preeminently qualified appraiser of art, antiques, furniture, and other valuable items. Mr. Shaw attained a bachelor's degree of fine arts with honors from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Shaw is a professional, listed artist whose work spans sculpture, oil paintings, watercolors, and photography. Mr. Shaw is represented by art galleries in the United States. Mr. Shaw served as the art critic for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for 16 years. For over 10 years, Mr. Shaw owned and operated Shaw Galleries, an art and antique gallery on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Mr. Shaw has worked as a professional appraiser since 2002.
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Mr. Shaw's clients include individuals, families, estates, and institutions. Examples of institutional clients are the Audobon Society of Western Pennsylvania, Bethlen Communities, BNY Mellon, Dollar Bank, The Frick Pittsburgh, Grove City College, Merrick Art Gallery, Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, PNC Bank, and the National Football League Alumni Association.
"Mr. Shaw provided an invaluable and insightful appraisal of a stained glass heraldic window that aided in researching its provenance. Unusual in composition, Mr. Shaw correctly identified the outer portion of the window as early 20th-century manufacture. Moreover, he correctly identified the inset herald as late-Medieval period. Mr. Shaw's authentication sparked further curiosity and research which resulted in the discovery of no less than six publications that provided evidential proof of the window's Medieval provenance. Four sources detailed visual depictions of the window's original situ within an English Tudor mansion, nonextant. One 1911 publication describes the window as "sufficiently complete to display a typical example of an early Tudor glass painting." Kudos to Mr. Shaw for his fine eye, professionalism, and unparalleled expertise."
- Ethan L., Pittsburgh, PA, January 2020
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Kurt Shaw & Co., Inc.
Certified Member of IFAA
Member, American Alliance of Museums
