A fine day for our clients who purchased this small painting
(6 x 12in.) of a mule-drawn wagon by William Aiken Walker at a yard sale in Arkansas, for $30.00. They drove down from North Carolina to meet with us in Charleston. We appraised the painting for them, explained the options open to them, and then negotiated the sale of the work for them to a buyer in the Northeast for the sort of price one might associate with a winning lottery ticket.
Read & Mullin, based in Charleston, SC, brings over fifty years experience to the processes of appraising and counseling its clients about their tangible assets, including fine arts, antiques, porcelein, jewelry, books, coins, rugs and carpet, silver, maps and general furnishings.
Our work for such diverse clients as Oprah Winfrey, the Department of State, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the city of Charleston, prominent law firms, banks and a wide range of private collectors puts our international market expertise to the test every day.
Whether your needs are modest or complex, your collection focused or broad-based, or your requirements for insurance coverage, estate documentation, buying, selling, conservation, or equitable distribution, we will welcome your call and offer you the same level of service that we extend to all.
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Read & Mullin, LLC
6 Gillon Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Telephone
(843) 853-1800
Professional Affiliations
Appraisers Association
of America
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP2008-09)
The Appraisal Institute
of America