Liquidation value - a monetary value given to property that is sold or changes hands under forced or limiting conditions such as bankruptcy. It is provided for commercial and judicial purposes.

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Updating Appraisals:
Luper maintains confidential copies of all appraisals for future changes and updates. Certain areas of personal property will be more sensitive to market conditions and could require frequent updates.

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Let Luper Companies knowledgeable staff assist with your Client’s Appraisal needs. Luper appraisals can be conducted on site or at our Gallery with a guaranteed fast response.

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Appraisals for Every Need
Luper Auction Galleries can provide accurate detailed appraisals in all major areas of property ownership; Fine and Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewelry as well as Commercial and Industrial Property and for all types of situations.

Our extensive client base consists of the following...

Financial Institutions

• Trust Departments, Estate Executors & Tax Planning

• Commercial Loan Departments for Business Evaluation and Liquidation Retail, Machinery, Office, Computer and Electronics, Medical, Restaurant, and most any tangible asset.

• Gift Tax

• Insurance

• Insured Replacement Cost for Policy Schedules

• Casualty Loss Claim Appraisals
   

Lawyers

• Family Division Purposes

• Divorce Purposes

• Estate Executors and Tax Planners

• Bankruptcies

 

 Other

• State and Federal Courts and Government Agencies

• Museums & Colleges

• Corporations

• Individuals

• Charitable Contribution

• Expert Witness Testimony
   

EXPERIENCE

1973 - 1982 Southern Antique Gallery & Exchange, Inc. Antique Appraisals, Auction and

Estate Cataloging and Photography, Estate Evaluations, Business Work Outs, Purchasing and Importing from the United Kingdom.

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1982 - 2019 Luper Auction Galleries Serving the Mid-Atlantic States in corporate asset and

estate evaluations, appraisals, distribution and liquidation.

 

TEACHING

Various Seminars in conjunction with Sotheby's, Christies, and William Doyle Galleries of New York throughout Virginia, New York, New England and the United Kingdom.

 

RESEARCH

Historical Cataloging and Research with Various Museums, Colonial Williamsburg and Newport

Historical Society, Newport, RI for Goddard-Townsend School of Furniture of the 18th Century.

 

EXPERT WITNESS & ADVISER

Expert Witness’s and Adviser's to Federal Bankruptcy Court and State & Local Courts through out Virginia, District of Columbia, North Carolina and Florida

 

PAST SERVICES FOR: (1982 - Present)

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CLIENTS OFFICES APPRAISAL LOCATIONS

Bankruptcy Trustees Throughout Virginia VA, NC, MD, DE, CT Elder Care Attorneys/Conservators Virginia and Surrounding States VA, NC, SC, MD Various Trust Depts & Attorneys Throughout Virginia VA, NC, SC, MD, DE, NJ 1st Union/Wachovia/ The Money Store /Wells Fargo, Union, NJ & Sacramento, CA Virginia. North Carolina, Small Business Administration District of Columbia Virginia, NC, Ct. Md. Dist of Columbia

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Shirley Plantation Charles City, Virginia Charles City, Virginia U.S. Bankruptcy Court Virginia VA, MD NC Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia Valentine Museum Richmond, Virginia Richmond, VA Va Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA Richmond, VA Henrico County Henrico County, Virginia Henrico, VA University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Travelers Insurance Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Internal Revenue Service Washington, DC & Richmond, VA Washington, DC & Richmond, VA Barnett Bank Palm Beach, Florida Florida Dominion Bank Roanoke & Richmond, Va. Virginia The FBI & Treasury Department Richmond & Washington, DC Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina TransAmerica Small Business North Carolina & Virginia Virginia & North Carolina Central Fidelity Bank Throughout Virginia Virginia & North Carolina Sun Trust Bank, Trust Department Throughout Virginia Virginia Bank of America Trust Dept. NC, Florida & Virginia NC, Florida & Virginia Law Firms Throughout the Mid-Atlantic Throughout the Mid-Atlantic

And Many Other Satisfied Clients