Art of Estates - Art Appraisal & Consulting

Art of Estates is a nationwide, privately-held personal property consulting and appraisal company actively working in Wyoming, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, and Colorado. Services available in Denver, Aspen, Vail, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Wichita, Kansas City, Omaha, St Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, and Cincinnati.

Appraisal firm providing unbiased value for Fine Art, Antiques, Artifacts, Native American, Decorative Arts, Collectibles, Memorabilia, General Residential Contents, Designer Furniture, Musical Instruments, Clocks, Luxury Clothing, and Fashion Accessories for IRS Estate Tax, Probate Settlement, Equitable Distribution among family, Marital Dissolution with Divorce, Charitable Non-Cash Gift Donation, Expert Witness Deposition, Appraisal Review for Legal Counsel, Insurance Coverage Scheduling and Claim Disputes. Our easy-to-use and mobile-friendly form allows you to upload a large number of photos in one message by clicking here FORM.

Director Brady Dreasher brings a spectrum of experience to the evaluation field. After spending 10 years selling art privately, 3 years in the estate sale industry, and 5 years with Kansas’ largest privately-owned gallery, Dreasher has dedicated himself solely to the appraisal and consulting industry. This foundation of knowledge, coupled with educational training from the most trusted associations coupled with the touring of over 62 museums located in 10 countries (3 continents), is a member of 4 independently recognized appraisal organizations, attending more than 27 art and antique fairs in the past 8 years, and more than 16 conferences and training events since 2011 to stay on top of collecting trends providing even more reliability to Art of Estates market expertise.

Dreasher is the recipient of the International Society of Appraisers's 2014-2015 Leadership Award, is a member of four respected appraisal organizations, and was previously a member of multiple International Society of Appraiser committees. He has been featured in the coveted publications of the Miami Art Guide, Kansas City Public Television (KCPT), Hollywood Sentinel, Dallas Paper City Magazine, Kansas Public Television (KPTS), Indianapolis Monthly, Antique Trader Magazine, Art-Collecting of Seattle, Miami Herald, Kansas News (KSN), and Ocean Drive Magazine of Miami. Dreasher’s also been televised on Channel 12 KWCH News of Kansas, Channel 10 KAKE-TV News of Wichita, PBS KPTS (Kansas Public Telecommunications Service) Channel 8 (multiple times), and broadcast on radio stations KCLY of Kansas and WIBC of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Art of Estates is an A+ rated member within each of our city’s Better Business Bureau for more than 5 years because we're like-minded in that both our organizations support ethical and responsible protection for consumers. Art of Estates appraisal firm won the Better Business Bureau’s coveted BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in Summer 2023.

Art of Estates is an appraisal company intended to solve problems. If you don’t know what your collection is or what to do with it, call, and we’ll try to get you to the right person if we can’t help. We have boots on the ground in Wichita, Kansas City, Denver, Cincinnati, St Louis, Indianapolis, Aspen, Vail, Cheyenne, Chicago, and travel for Art of Estates is typical.

Based out of Denver, CO also serving areas near Arvada , CO , Aspen , CO , Aurora , CO , Boulder , CO , Denver , CO , Fort Collins , CO , Vail , CO , Champaign , IL , Effingham , IL , Springfield , IL , Carmel , IN , Columbus , IN , Indianapolis , IN , Noblesville , IN , Terre Haute , IN , Zionsville , IN , Lawrence , KS , Lindsborg , KS , Manhattan , KS , Salina , KS , Topeka , KS , Columbia , MO , Kansas City , MO , Saint Joseph , MO and Saint Louis , MO

• Appraisal Services
• IRS Estate Appraiser
• Insurance & Donation Appraisals
• Equitable Distribution Appraisal
• Asset Consulting
• Value-Maximizing Auction Location Services
• Credentialed & USPAP Compliant Reports
• Transparent & Unbiased Valuation Services
• Insurance Claims
• Divorce & Marital Dissolution Appraisal
• Expert Witness - Deposition & Testimony

• Better Business Bureau
• National Auctioneers Association
• International Society of Appraisers
• American Society of Appraisers
• Certified Estate Specialist
• Certified Appraisers Guild of America
• Graduate Personal Property Appraisal
• International Institute for Conservation
• Wine & Spirits Education Trust
• American Wine Society