mark secrest appraisals

202.718.2521 washington dc

917.268.7477 new york

frm Sr. member

american society of appraisers

 Mark is an honours  graduate of the Study Centre for the History of the Fine and Decorative Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England

This academic footing launched a career which has spanned 48 years of providing indisputable appraisal reports for English, French, European and American art, works of art, antique furniture, silver, porcelains, Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities and all manner of residential contents.

Mark was privileged to serve the Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama White House administrations and was appointed by former DC Mayor Adian Fenty to the Licensing and Regulatory Commission, Board of Appraisers.

Other clients, past and present, are foreign and domestic dignitaries as well as members of the diplomatic corps with the mainstay of clients being the citizenry.

Mark has been acknowledged as expert in circuit courts, district courts, federal courts and transcripts read in U S Courts of Appeal.

Mark offers a broad range of valuation services from fair market value, (insurance) replacement cost, probate, family division, non-cash charitable contributions and consultations concerning conservations of paintings and restoration of furniture and decorative arts.

• Everyone has a purpose for engaging an Art and Antiques appraiser, be it to sell, donate or for equitable distribution.  Most are at a loss as to  how to go about this. Not to worry, Mark has decades of experience   assisting in every aspect, from appraisal to selling, donation or other.

• Mark has resources for clients to sell art, antiques and residential contents and is fee based and neither ask for nor accepts commissions or any other form of compensations.

• Potential clients may request a Good Faith Estimate of Appraisal Cost, a detailed description of the offered Valuation Services and a Sample Appraisal Report by email or telephone.

• A+ rated accredited member of the Better Business Bureau

Contact Mark

by telephone

202.718.2521 

by email

marksecrest561@gmail.com

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Mark looks forward to being of assistance to everyone who  chooses to engage his Vallation Services. 

Mark Secrest Appraisals serves the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan Area and New York City and is pleased to offer sensible fee quotes for outside the two metropolitan areas.