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Belvedere
California 94920, USA
Tel: 415 435 4764
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Accredited Senior Appraiser of Asian Art with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), Cynthia Shaver provides written Fair Market Value appraisal reports for Charitable Donation, Estate Tax, Loss-Claim and Division of Property. She provides Replacement Value appraisal reports for Insurance Coverage for art in private and public settings. She has been the appraiser for art donated to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco www.asianart.org the San Francisco Fine Art Museums www.famsf.org and the Berkeley Art Museum www.bampfa.berkeley.edu among others. Consulting services are available for individuals or corporations for acquisition, development or disposition. Ms. Shaver provides litigation support through Expert Witness.
Written reports are $225 per hour with a three-hour minimum. A retainer of one half the estimated total cost of an appraisal is required before any work is done. The remaining balance is due upon receipt of the Appraisal Reports. Oral consultation services are $200 per hour with no hourly minimum. Collectors and families benefit from information and services offered. Ms. Shaver has given lectures for museums and educational institutions since 1977. She has contributed to books and magazines and been featured in newspaper articles. Ms. Shaver served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Asian Art at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum from 1985-1990, and 1996-2000 and from 2005-2010 as a Board member of the Textile Arts Council for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. From 1977 – 2005 Cynthia Shaver imported and sold Japanese antiques. She has a limited inventory she will continue to sell. |