Qualifications:

Professional CAGA appraiser Certified liscense

35 years experience in the Antique and collectible field

Graduate from University of Kentucky with concentrations in History and Fine Arts
Local expert called upon by regional auctioneers for identification of found items

Numerous articles in Courier Journal about local discoveries

Clear Channel call in radio antique expert for over the air valuations

Numerous "Appraisal Fair" appearances
Founder and Owner of Sellabay, the largest on line consignment store in the area.  Sold store in 2005.

Responsible for a number of nationally significant finds in the Louisville area including;

Mary Todd Lincoln's commitment papers to an insane asylum.  Sold to Frasier museum for $35,000

Pennsylvanian dower chest found in Buckner, 1790's.  Sold through Cowan's for $65,000
You may have heard of us . . . .



We've found a number of Antiques featured in the Courier Journal, WAVE TV, the Antique Roadshow and sold in National Auctions, all found in local homes

We do bank trust appraisals for many of the local banks and estate attorneys in the Louisville area.



Certified Appraiser

 
Bill Pile at 502.417.0022

wpile@insightbb.com

A All Estate and Appraisal Services LLC


Servicing Louisville and surrounding areas


For the best and more accurate valuations of estate property, antiques and collectibles, look no further. 

Consider;

35 years experience in the Antiques and Collectibles field with full Appraisal Certification for personal property.  We are well versed in both the local as well as national market.  

We are the Louisville Agents for Cowan's Auctions of Cincinnati.  Wes Cowan is a nationally known expert in Americana and, as Louisville's agent, I have a staff of nationally known experts for reference.

It's all about experience to identify and research tools to confirm and value.  I maintain an extensive library of books as well as past antique sales catalogs from around the world.  Additionally, I access several national appraisers database, the same database that's used by Sothebys, Christies, Garths, Pook & Pook for identification and valuation.  This resource contains millions of records from the past twenty years.

While not all of our appraisals are filled with world class items, there are surprises in most every estate.  The items above are some of the treasures found in our past appraisals.