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Randall Hixenbaugh, a recognized expert in the field of ancient art, is an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America and is qualified to perform appraisals of antiquities, including: ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Pre-Columbian Art. Over the last twenty years, Mr. Hixenbaugh has appraised thousands of antiquities worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He has written appraisals for America’s most prominent museums, universities, and government agencies including for US federal courts and for US Customs detentions and seizures. His appraisals have been submitted as evidence in several legal cases. He has testified on the stand as an expert witness in cases involving ancient art.

Appraisal reports are detailed documents that include in-depth analysis of antiquities within the context of the worldwide market for ancient art. The reports are illustrated with comparable pieces in both museum collections and the art trade that establish authenticity, proper attribution, quality, condition, rarity, and value. All appraisals are rendered in accordance with the guidelines and by-laws of the Appraisers Association of America and are valid for estate planning, charitable donation, and insurance purposes. Appraisals are written in complete compliance with the 2014 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), written by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. This congressionally sanctioned, not-for-profit organization is dedicated to the advancement of professional practice to ensure public trust in the work performed by appraisers. Mr. Hixenbaugh’s many charitable donation appraisals have never been called into question by the IRS.

Notably, Mr. Hixenbaugh recently appraised the Ancient Cycladic Art Collection of Mr. L. Stern that he donated to the Hellenic Ancient Culture Institute. This collection is now on long term loan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museums of the Hellenic Republic of Greece. This was the largest charitable donation of antiquities ever made.

Our other recent clients include:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
The Corning Museum of Glass
The Franklin Institute
The Dallas Museum of Art
The American Friends of the Israel Museum
The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
The Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg
The City College of New York
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
The Princeton University Art Museum
Bard College
Rutgers University
Dartmouth College
The Museum of the Living Torah
Texas A & M University
Bucknell University
Oklahoma State University
Boston College
Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Office of Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California
Pearlstein & McCullough LLP
Royal-Athena Galleries
AXA Insurance
Chubb Insurance