QUALIFIED APPRAISALS
Types of Appraisals
Insurance
Coverage for Antiques, Fine Art, and Personal Property (Replacement Value) includes thorough estate valuation and insurance appraisals to ensure accurate protection. In the event of damage claims, our qualified appraisals assess the loss of value effectively.
Estates
Estate Planning involves understanding tax liabilities, which can significantly impact estate valuation. During the probate process, proper management and assessment are essential, especially when it comes to liquidation and insurance appraisals. Engaging in qualified appraisals ensures that the estate's value is accurately represented.
Charitable Contributions & Donations
Art Museums and Institutions often engage with non-profit organizations for various services, including estate valuation and insurance appraisals. These entities require qualified appraisals to ensure that their collections are accurately represented and valued.
Equitable Distribution
Division of Personal Property in a Divorce can often involve estate valuation to fairly assess the worth of shared assets. Similarly, when addressing the Division of Personal Property Amongst Heirs, qualified appraisals and insurance appraisals are essential to ensure that all parties have an accurate understanding of the estate's value.
Credentials
Accredited Appraiser with 30+ Years of Industry Experience
Niels Dahl-Jensen is an International Society of Appraisers (ISA) Accredited Appraiser and business owner with over 30 years of experience in providing qualified appraisals, USPAP-compliant appraisal services, and the sale of high-value antiques, jewelry, collectibles, and various types of personal property.
Since becoming an accredited appraiser with the ISA in 2009, Dahl-Jensen has owned and operated Montclair Estates, an antique resale business established in 1994. He has conducted appraisals for both individuals and businesses, successfully appraising more than twenty thousand items.
With extensive expertise in the valuation and appraisal of antique jewelry, watches, silver, gold, jade, coins, sterling, paintings, and other fine art, as well as crystal, porcelain, pottery, art glass, figurines, sculptures, carvings, and decorative arts, Dahl-Jensen covers a wide range of valuable personal property. His specialties further extend to Asian and Native American art, tribal antiques, folk art, mid-century modern items, historical artifacts, military memorabilia, maps, reproductions, and high-end electronics.
Dahl-Jensen is accredited by the ISA to perform appraisals required for estate valuation, insurance appraisals, charitable donations, and liquidation, all in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Utilizing either the sales comparison approach or the cost approach, his appraisals offer a reliable written opinion of value based on rigorous methods of evaluation, research, and detailed reporting. This trusted service is valued by bankers, investors, insurers, adjusters, estate managers, trustees, executors, attorneys, judges, and federal and state tax agencies.
ISA Accredited Qualified Appraiser
An ISA Appraiser is the gold standard for personal property appraisals. Of the four recognized appraisal organizations, the ISA is the largest personal property appraisal organization and is recognized by the industry to have the best appraisal principles, theory, and methodology in the profession. Additionally, the ISA focuses exclusively on personal property, making an ISA appraiser the best choice for your personal property needs.