Frances Zeman and the staff appraisers at Appraisal Resource Associates, Inc. (ARAI) comprise one of New York's premier appraisal services. Qualified to appraise every type of personal property, we are experienced in appraisals of antiques, decorative arts, fine art, furniture, porcelain, silver and collectibles. Frances Zeman has served on the Board of Examiners for the American Society of Appraisers International, has published dozens of articles in the field, and has appeared on the Today Show. Click here for more information about Appraisal Resource Associates, Inc.

Many Purposes. ARAI appraisals are recognized and accepted by all insurance companies, lending institutions, banks, courts and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We prepare appraisals for a variety of purposes including insurance underwriting, loss and damage, estate planning and tax reporting, gift taxes and charitable donations, property distribution, mergers and acquisitions, loan collateral, and for personal use. Click here for more information about appraisals.

Contact Us. Call us for a consultation for an entire collection, for the contents of an estate, or for individual items. Use our easy appraisal inquiry, describe your needs in an email, fax your request (718-643-6486), or talk with us directly during business hours (EST) at our Manhattan, Brooklyn or Long Island offices at: 212-432-6530, 718-852-4961, or 516-326-2715. Serving the Greater New York and Tri-State area and also willing to travel. Your inquiry will receive prompt, professional consideration.

ARAI appraises Americana, antiques, architectural artifacts, architect designed furniture, art, couture, audio/video equipment, books, carvings, ceramics, china, chinaware, clothing, collectibles, contemporary art, corporate art collections, crafts, costumes, decorative arts, earthenware, ephemera, estates, European rugs, fine art, floor coverings, furniture, folk art, glassware, graphics, general residential contents, lithographs, luxury interiors metalware, manuscripts, mid-century modern decorative arts & furniture, modern art, nineteenth (19th) century art, oriental rugs, paintings, photography, plate, porcelain, pottery, prints, sculpture, silver, silverware, studio furniture, tapestries, textiles, Tiffany glass, twentieth (20th) century art, vintage costume jewelry & furniture, wood carvings, works on paper, and more.