Please join us on Monday, March 20, at Main Street Bistro in Princeton. Alanna Butera and Kate Guidone of O'Toole-Ewald Art Associates, Inc. will present their topic:
The Untapped Collaboration – How Business and Art Appraisers Can Work Together
As prices for fine art have drastically risen over the past decade, collectors have increasingly begun to treat the art on their walls as alternative assets. Specialist personal property appraisal firm O’Toole-Ewald Art Associates, Inc. (OTE) has found itself at the crossroads of art and finance, being regularly called upon by business appraisers, bankers, financial managers, estate planning attorneys, and accountants seeking guidance for clients with $100 million+ collections. Our business has evolved far beyond classic appraisals to include specialized services requiring complex and often unprecedented analysis.
While the art world continues to grow more sophisticated, now comes the time to explore mutual strides forward by professional appraisers in the personal property and business sectors. OTE’s presentation will discuss common interdisciplinary valuation services and open the dialogue for future opportunities.
Alanna Butera - With a unique background in economics and art history, Alanna Butera, MA, Senior Fine Art Appraiser at OTE, specializes in complex art valuations, such as prospective FMV, artist’s estates, bulk-sale approach and estate fractional discounting. As a member of OTE’s team of appraisers for over three years, Ms. Butera also assists clients with traditional art appraisals in fine and decorative art, including, but not limited to, 19th-21st century fine art, American furniture and decorative art and international silver. Prior to OTE, Ms. Butera worked for Freeman’s Auction House and an appraisal firm based in Philadelphia. She maintains current certification with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and is a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).
Kate Guidone - Kate Guidone, MA, is a fine art and personal property appraiser at O’Toole-Ewald Art Associates, Inc. (OTE), with experience conducting valuations for high net worth collections ranging from Old Masters to Contemporary art. Ms. Guidone specializes in the identification and valuation of a wide range of art objects from Europe, Latin America, Asia and the United States. She also regularly prepares reports for the purposes of loan collateral, charitable contribution, insurance coverage and claims, estate planning, and equitable distribution. Prior to OTE, Ms. Guidone was associated with a Philadelphia based appraisal firm as well as a Connecticut based auction house where she was actively involved in the research and marketing of a long-lost Paul Gauguin still life which had hung unidentified for 30 years on a client’s wall. Ms. Guidone also maintains current certification with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
$30 - Includes meeting fee and dinner. Drinks are courtesy of the chapter. You can pay online, or pay in person by cash or check when you attend.