ABOUT ME

Allyson Lee Art Appraisal Services is a fine art and antiques appraisal and consulting firm established in 2014.  I specialize in private collection management and appraisals for estate, charitable donation and insurance scheduling.  I am an accredited senior appraiser (ASA) with the American Society of Appraisers with a personal property designation and specialty in Fine Art.  

After receiving a Master of Arts degree in Art, I began my professional career in the Antiques and Fine Art profession in 1989, at a Boston based auction firm.  After a decade of working closely with the experts in every department, I was promoted to the position of Director of Fine Arts & Marketing where I was responsible for procuring fine art consignments, gallery management, and marketing operations.  My role included researching, cataloging and valuing more than 1,000 works of art annually, as well as collaborating with collectors, museum directors, art experts, and dealers from around the world. My responsibilities also included appearing at Appraisal Day events as the Fine Art Expert, supervising the appraisal department, and preparing appraisals of fine art for estate and charitable donation purposes. In addition to fine art, I gained significant  experience working on a variety of large collections including, but not limited to, the Frederick Innes Collection of Asian Decorations, the D.D. Ryan Collection of Modern Furniture and Couture, A Room with a Vieux Collection of French Furniture, The Eli Buck Collection of Curiosities and Scientific Equipment and the Jacob Noble Collection of Art Glass and Contemporary Art. 

Since establishing her firm, Ms. Lee has conducted over 380 appraisal assignments with a combined total of more than 14,000 objects totaling an excess of 68 million dollars.  In addition to appraising, I serve as personal curator for two major private collections and have assisted numerous personal representatives with the liquidation of large estates.  Clients include law firms, estate professionals, wealth managers, private collectors and institutions in the Greater Boston area and throughout New England.  

In addition to my thirty years (plus) of professional experience, my qualifications include receiving a Master of Arts Degree in Art from Eastern Illinois University and completion of  the four course Personal Property Appraisal Studies Series administered by the American Society of Appraisers.   I currently serve on the board of directors of the Boston Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers, following a two year term as Vice President.  My appraisals are prepared in conformity with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices and ​the Ethical and Professional Standards required by the American Society of Appraisers. 

Committed to the preservation of historic homes and their objects, I am a member of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where I served for several years as volunteer collections manager of the Dorothy Quincy Homestead.