- - - .\ ART APPRAISAL & ADVISORY SERVICES
Collections, like the people who build them, are layered, living things. Whether assembled over decades or inherited in an instant, they carry meaning, memory, and responsibility.
Sienna Patti & Associates provides thoughtful, confidential appraisal, advisory, and collection management services for private collectors, estates, fiduciaries, museums, foundations, and institutions. With more than twenty-five years of experience in contemporary art, design, studio craft, and artist-made jewelry and objects, we bring a curator’s eye, an appraiser’s rigor, and deep respect for the artists, collectors, and histories that shape each object’s life.
Appraisals
For Trusts, Estates, Equitable Distribution, Insurance & Charitable Donation
We prepare USPAP-compliant appraisals for estate planning and settlement, insurance, equitable distribution, charitable donation, gift tax, and collection review.
Our appraisals are grounded in careful object-based research, relevant market evidence, condition, provenance, and the appropriate market for each work. Reports are written clearly and discreetly, with the level of detail required for the intended use.
We specialize in modern and contemporary art and design, with particular expertise in studio craft, contemporary jewelry, ceramics, glass, design objects, and artist-made works.
Art Advisory & Collection Services
From valuation to long-term stewardship, we help clients navigate change with clarity and care. This work is about more than numbers - it is about context, continuity, and connection.
Services include:
- Confidential consultation and strategic planning
- Identification of works for gift, sale, donation, or retention
- Guidance on acquisition, deaccession, and legacy planning
- Coordination with museums, galleries, advisors, and auction houses
- Collection documentation, inventory management, and photography
- Condition reporting and logistics oversight
Our goal is to ensure that what matters to you is seen, understood, and carried forward with integrity.
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