APPRAISALS OF VALUE, LLC

Team of experts committed to exceed your expectations in art valuation.

Appraisals of Value, LLC specializes in personal property appraisals. All reports are prepared in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP) promulgated by the Appraisal Foundation and the Principals of Appraisal Practices & Code of Ethics of the American Society of Appraisers. We do offer outstanding art consulting and art management services.We serve as advisers and consultants to private collectors, estate executors, insurance companies, corporations, state agencies and trust departments. We guarantee our clients of the strictest confidence for all our appraisal assignments.

We value art

Services

Art Valuation

Art Advisory

OUR ASSOCIATES

Diala Toure, PhD

Principal & Appraiser | Appraisals of Value, LLC

Appraisal Foundation Board-qualified Appraiser

Diala Toure is the owner and principal of Appraisals of Value, LLC. An independent personal property appraiser, Dr. Toure received her Certificate in Appraisal Studies from SUNY Purchase College (in conjunction with the American Society of Appraisers) and her Doctorate degree in History of Art from the University of the Sorbonne in Paris.

An expert in African art, Diala is currently a candidate for accreditation. Dr. Toure appraises private, institutional, and corporate collections. She consulted with world-class museums such as the National Museum of African and Oceanic Art in Paris, the Barnes Foundation, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, to name a few. She lectured at elite institutions (University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr College, University of California at Berkeley) and served as curator of collections at the James E. Lewis Museum of Art in Baltimore for several years.

Anna Ng

Appraisals of Value, LLC, Associate

Anna Ng is a collections and conservation professional whose practice bridges object care, archival stewardship, and legacy planning. She began her career as an art objects conservator specializing in decorative wood frames at the Palace of Westminster in London, UK, and has since built experience across museum, archival, and collections management contexts, including at the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City.

In recent years, she has worked alongside a private artist as a legacy specialist and collections manager, shaping and stewarding an archive for posterity and cultural preservation. Anna holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Conservation: Stone, Wood & Decorative Surfaces from City & Guilds of London Art School.

Imani Y. Haynes

Appraisals of Value, LLC, Associate

Imani Y. Haynes is a curator whose work engages contemporary art, Black study, and public history through exhibitions, research, and institutional storytelling. Most recently, she served as Curator and Interim Chief Curator at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture.

Her practice spans curatorial leadership, artist collaboration, and community-engaged interpretation, and she holds a B.A. in History from Savannah State University and an MFA in Curatorial Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is currently developing the Black Woman’s Museum a mobile museum displaying black women’s experience and impact both locally and globally.

SERVICES

Art Valuation

We provide independent opinions of value.

We can assist you in matters of:

  • Personal Property Appraisals

  • Property consultation

  • Market Analysis (research of comparable properties sold on the market)

  • Appraisal review for USPAP compliance and conclusion of value

APPRAISALS

Appraisals are legal documents needed and used for different purposes:

  • Insurance: We provide certified appraisals that clearly establish property ownership and guarantee a proper insurance coverage in case of loss, damage or theft.

  • Charitable gifts: Our appraisals meet the standards set by the Internal Revenue Service for small or large institutions.

  • Estate Tax: We do assist families and work with attorneys and financial planners in matters of estate planning and valuation.

  • Property Division: Our services are invaluable to clients and their attorneys in matters of equitable distribution.

Art Advisory

We provide related consulting services associated with your personal property. We help all our clients make informed decisions to protect, promote, purchase or preserve their collections.

  • Inventory and accounting: identification, photograph, measurements and creation of an itemized list of artworks

  • Cataloging and Data Research

  • Comprehensive property descriptions

  • Collections management

  • Research of provenance

  • Estate advisory

  • Identification and selection of artworks for proper insurance appraisals

  • Determination of scope of the collection and recommendations

  • Collection promotion

  • Loan collateral

  • Corporate art collections