What’s It Worth? Discover the value of your treasures at FPA GHV’s Heritage Auctions' Virtual Appraisal Event

Please join us for a unique presentation and virtual appraisal event with Elyse Luray, Trust and Estates, New York Office, Heritage Auctions about planning considerations for tangible assets and market trends followed by appraisals of items you submit for review!  

Members and non-members are invited to submit photos (jpeg format) and a description (size, medium, signature, and any other pertinent information) for one item only to be appraised. There is a limit to the total number of items to be appraised on a first come, first serve basis, so don't wait to submit your information to our Chapter Executive Lori Somerville at lori@fpaghv.org. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 4th. Please note that you do not have to submit an item to attend this event. 

Our presenter/appraiser, Elyse Luray, served as Vice President, Auctioneer and Department Head of Collectibles for Christie’s for more than 10 years after earning a degree in art history from New Orleans’ Tulane University.

Since then, she has collaborated and consulted with a number of specialty auction houses, handling high-profile auctions ranging from antique toys to sports collectibles and fine wine. The roster of important private collections she has managed include the archives of Lucas Films, DreamWorks, Fox Studios, Jimi Hendrix, Muhammad Ali, Eric Clapton, Marilyn Monroe, and Mickey Mantle.

Elyse is also the nationally-recognized host of numerous television programs on collectibles, such as HGTV’s "If Walls Could Talk" and "The Longest Yard Sale," as an appraiser on PBS’s "Antiques Roadshow" and as a permanent cast member of its popular "History Detectives." She’s hosted "Collection Intervention" on the Syfy network, "Treasure Seekers" on VOOM! and was a collectibles expert on "The Nate Berkus Show" and "Clean House NY!" She is also an author, speaker and a licensed auctioneer in New York.

A member of the Appraisers Association of America, Elyse is a USPAP-certified appraiser of Entertainment memorabilia and a preferred appraiser for both the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and Encompass Insurance.

Registration Fees:

FPA Chapter Members: N/C

Non-Members: $20

Advance Registration Required - Registration Deadline: Friday, February 4th.

After registering, you will receive an email confirming your registration.

The day prior to the event you will receive an email containing the Zoom link and information about joining the meeting.

By registering for this event, I acknowledge and accept that my contact information may be shared with our chapter partners, without whose support we could not provide benefits of local chapter membership such as this event to our members.