Harrison Appraisals LLC

General information

Harrison Appraisals, LLC is a regional personal property appraisal firm based in Westminster, Maryland. The firm offers qualified appraisals of American and Continental antiques and fine art from the 17th century to present. Areas of expertise include antique and modern furniture; paintings and sculpture; silver; glassware, porcelain and pottery; folk art and primitives; and books and documents. The firm offers appraisals for purposes of insurance replacement and damage claim settlement, probate and estate division, divorce and equitable distribution, determination of federal estate and gift tax, non-cash charitable donations, casualty loss and pre-sale determination of value. The firm also provides expert witness testimony and litigation support.

Established in 1992, Harrison Appraisals serves a select clientele of museums, legal firms, insurance companies, financial institutions and private collectors in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan region. The firm’s portfolio contains appraisals of important historical and cultural artifacts, the possessions of a former President’s family and multi-million dollar Contemporary art collections as well as more modest estates and collections.

Our principal, C. Robert Harrison, ISA AM is a USPAP compliant, IRS qualified and accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers with more than twenty-four years of appraisal experience. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Mr. Harrison studied American decorative arts at Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Our associate, Andrea Harrison, is an accredited public relations professional who manages the firm’s marketing, communications and social media. She holds two Bachelor of Science degrees, one in Art Education and a second in Public Relations, both from the University of Maryland College Park. She has also completed post graduate studies in decorative arts at Winterthur and the Foundation for Appraisal Education. Ms. Harrison’s specialties include Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Post War fine and decorative arts.