How We Appraise an Art Object
We strive to provide Asian art appraisal service of the highest quality at the lowest cost. To meet the different needs of our clients, we offer three levels of Appraisal to insure you that our art appraisal report does justice to the value of your Asian art object. We work closely with our clients in all stages of art appraisal. Our standard art appraisal services follow four steps.
Step 1: We will listen carefully to your concerns and hopes. Our aim is to prepare an art appraisal that meets your personal needs. Initial discussion takes place via e-mail, phone, or correspondence. We usually ask you to supply us with high quality photos in digital or printed versions before we proceed. Based on the quality of your art object, we propose a specific procedure and recommend one of our three art appraisal packages. After you decide what you want, and give approval, we start the project.
Step 2: Once you have decided on a specific appraisal package, you need to pay a retainer or pay the inspection fee to initiate our services. If an on-site inspection is necessary, we discuss with you the inspection possibilities. We prefer personal check or money order made out to WEI YANG ART, LLC, 274 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08540, U.S.. Wire transfer and PayPal (PayPal accepts all major credit cards, such as Mastercard, visa, American Express, Discover, and other e-payments) are also acceptable.
Step 3: After receiving the initial payment, we send you a list of questions specially designed for your art object in order to collect necessary information. We may request you that you send us additional photos; we may ask you further questions relevant to the appraisal work. We assure you that your privacy is important to us. We will not release your personal information or share it with a third party without your prior written permission. After our preparation is complete, we send you a brief engagement letter for your approval. The time largely depends on the complexity of the project, usually between two or three weeks.
Step 4: After we inform you that your art appraisal report is ready, we ask for the final payment and send you a hard copy of the appraisal report via USPS.
Customized Appraisal Services are available. If you have an Asian art object of very high quality, or have more than one art work to be appraised, an on-site study of your art works is ecomonical and necessary. The inspection can take place in either our Princeton office or a location of your choice. The fee structure is determined by the location of the on-site inspection and the amount of time involved in inspecting your art works. Before we make a proposal, we will discuss with you the merits of the three levels of art appraisal services, the appraisal fee, the inspection fee. With your approval, we request a retainer for the appraisal and full payment of travel expenses and per diem for appraisers we make any travel arrangement.
