ROTH | ESCHER ART GROUP
Fine Art & Personal Property Appraisals
Independent appraisal and collection advisory services for collectors, families, attorneys, fiduciaries, and insurance professionals.
Serving clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and across the United States.
30+ Years of Appraisal Experience • Accredited Senior Appraisers • Serving Clients Nationwide • Trusted by Collectors
We Help You Navigate
Important Valuation Decisions
with Confidence.
Whether you are updating insurance coverage, administering an estate, planning a charitable contribution, dividing property, or documenting a collection built over a lifetime, an accurate appraisal provides the foundation for informed decisions.
Decades of Art Expertise & Appraisals
At Roth | Escher Art Group, we provide qualified fine art and personal property appraisal services backed by decades of experience, advanced academic expertise, and practical guidance. From a single painting to an entire residence or institutional collection, our team delivers objective, well-researched appraisal reports that help clients make informed decisions with clarity and confidence. Roth | Escher Art Group provides objective, thoroughly researched appraisal reports prepared by accredited appraisers with decades of experience and specialized knowledge of fine art, antiques, decorative arts, and collection care. From a single artwork to the contents of a residence or a complex private, corporate, or institutional collection, each assignment is carefully considered and tailored to its intended use.
A Trusted Guide Through Important Decisions
For many people, contacting an art appraiser isn't something they've planned for. It often follows a significant life event.
Oftentimes, we are called upon for one or more of these situations.
Inheritence
You've inherited artwork from a parent or family member.
Estate
Your attorney has requested an appraisal for estate tax reporting
Updated Values
Your insurance advisor recommended updating the values of your collection.
Donations
You’re donating artwork to a museum or charitable organization.
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Insurance Changes
You are changing insurance carriers and a current appraisal is requested.
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Documentation
You've spent years building a collection and simply want to ensure it's securely documented.
Clients often contact us during a transition. After inheriting a collection, while administering an estate, when updating insurance coverage, or when planning a charitable gift. These assignments can involve unfamiliar requirements and important financial decisions. We explain the process clearly, answer questions, and provide the documentation clients and their advisors need. These situations can involve unfamiliar requirements, sensitive circumstances, and important financial decisions. Our role is not only to develop a credible, well-supported value conclusion, but also to make the appraisal process clear and manageable. We explain what is required, answer questions throughout the assignment, and provide objective guidance so that clients and their advisors can move forward with reliable information.
Comprehensive Appraisal & Valuation Services
All appraisal reports prepared by Roth | Escher Art Group are in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and comply with Principles of Appraisal Practice and Code of Ethics of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). In accordance with these standards, all our reports are confidential and no part of the report will be released to anyone without the client’s written permission.
We break our process down into two simple questions: What do you own? | What do you need the appraisal for?
What We Appraise
Fine Art
Paintings, sculpture, works on paper, prints, photography, and new media.
Types of Appraisals
Insurance Coverage
Charitable Contribution / Donation Appraisals (IRS-Compliant)
Collateral Valuations
Damage & Loss Claims
Divorce & Division of Property (Equitable DIstribution)
Bankruptcy & Liquidation
Estate Tax Appraisals & Probate
Estate Planning & Trust Management
Expert Witness & Appraisal Review
Why Clients & Professionals Choose
Roth | Escher Art Group
Choosing an appraiser means selecting someone whose research, judgment, and conclusions may be relied upon by clients, advisors, insurers, courts, and tax authorities. Our team combines accredited appraisal expertise, decades of experience, specialized knowledge, and responsive personal service.
Clients and referral partners value that we are ...
Knowledgeable & Thorough
Our appraisal reports are detailed, carefully researched, and prepared to withstand the scrutiny of insurance companies, attorneys, accountants, fiduciaries, financial institutions.
Clear Communicators
Many clients are navigating this process for the first time. We take the time to explain our methodology, answer questions, and ensure you understand every step.
Thoughtful Professional Guides
Whether administering an estate, navigating a divorce, managing an insurance claim, or planning a charitable donation, our team provides thoughtful guidance that helps reduce uncertainty during significant transitions.
A Collaborative Long-Term Resource
If your collection requires expertise outside our specialty, our extensive network of trusted specialists allows us to connect you with the right professionals while continuing to guide the overall appraisal process.
Collection Management Beyond the Appraisal
Understanding a collection’s value is only one part of responsible ownership and stewardship. Roth | Escher provides independent collection management and advisory services designed to help clients organize, document, preserve, and make informed decisions about their artwork and personal property over time. Whether your collection has been assembled over generations or is just beginning, we help ensure it remains properly documented and managed for the future through” with “establish and maintain the documentation needed to manage it effectively now and in the future through:
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Collection Inventories & Cataloging
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Photography & Documentation
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Ongoing Collection & Legacy Planning
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Acquisition & Disposition Advisory
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Market, Provenance & Authentication Research
Serving the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles & Clients Nationwide
With offices in Northern and Southern California, Roth | Escher Art Group provides appraisal services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and across the United States.
Whether you're appraising a single painting, settling an estate, updating an insurance coverage, administering a trust, or overseeing an extensive collection, our approach remains the same: