Brady L. Dreasher

Art of Estates is a nationwide, award-winning, privately held personal property appraisal and consulting company actively working in Colorado , Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Wyoming . Services are available out of Kansas City , Cincinnati, Indianapolis , Omaha , Wichita , St Louis , Chicago, Denver , Vail , Boulder , Colorado Springs, Cheyenne, and Aspen . Art of Estates appraisal firm helps clients identify, evaluate, and manage assets toward goals outlined by the trustee, executor, or legal owner.

"What sets my appraisal firm's business model apart from other valuation providers is that we do NOT - buy, sell, or take property into our possession. This ensures our clients a 100% unbiased appraisal result and keeps our clients out of the cross-hairs of the IRS and opposing counsel. There have been 6 IRS lawsuits that involved personal property appraisal bias since 2019. That is more legal cases and decisions on this topic than in the previous 5 decades. One of the cases involved a single-year donation that totaled just over $77k . The public is finally making wiser decisions due to these cases." ~ Brady L. Dreasher, ISA CAPP, CAGA, CES, GPPA, WSET1

Appraisal firm providing unbiased value for Fine Art, Antiques, Artifacts, Native American, Decorative Arts, Collectibles, Memorabilia, General Residential Contents, Designer Furniture, Musical Instruments, Clocks, Wine, Luxury Clothing, Wine, 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 .

Dreasher brings a spectrum of experience to the evaluation field. After spending 10 years selling fine art privately and 5 more years with Kansas’ largest privately-owned retail art gallery, Dreasher performed auctions, and estate sales, eventually dedicating himself entirely to the appraisal industry. Since 2012, he has been featured at 37 appraisal fair events across 4 states at museums, historical societies, libraries, and multiple PBS locations. This foundation of knowledge, coupled with educational training from trusted associations by attending more than 17 conferences and 54 antique and art fairs (including satellite fairs at Art Basel) across the United States since 2009 and in Italy (59th Venice Biennale) has added even more experience to his appraisal company's professional profile. Art of Estates, at Dreasher’s pursuit, is also a professional member of the American Wine Society and a Level 1 Certification with the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust from London, United Kingdom. Accepted within court case proceedings as an expert, he has provided deposition and testimony three times since January 2018 for personal property in marital dissolution divorce proceedings within the states of Michigan, Missouri, and Colorado.

Art of Estates appraisal firm won the Better Business Bureau's coveted BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in the Summer of 2023. Dreasher is the recipient of the International Society of Appraiser's 2015 Leadership Award, is a member of four respected appraisal organizations, and has been involved with multiple International Society of Appraiser committees, in addition to being featured by the coveted publications of the Miami Art Guide, Hollywood Sentinel, Dallas Paper City Magazine, Antique Trader Magazine, Art-Collecting of Seattle, Art Recovery International and Ocean Drive Magazine of Miami, Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) , television stations KWCH News of Kansas, KAKE-TV News of Wichita, and radio stations KCLY of Kansas and WIBC of Indianapolis.

Art of Estates is an A+ rated member within each of our city’s Better Business Bureau for more than 7 years. We are like-minded because our organizations support ethical and responsible consumer protection.

Also servicing clients in Lincoln, Sioux City, Des Moines, St. Joseph, Lee Summit, Salina, Topeka, Lawrence, Dodge City, Columbia, Branson, Springfield, Lafayette, Columbus, Zionsville, Carmel, Bloomington, Nashville, Dayton, Wyoming, Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Springs, Snowmass, Loveland, and Keystone.

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Last profile update: August 6, 2023