Butera Art Advisory provides bespoke appraisal and sales advisory services for tangible assets, tailoring every engagement to the client’s specific needs. As an independent, impartial third party, we deliver fair, objective valuations, targeted sales strategy, and collection management logistics for our clients—informed by industry expertise and forty years of experience. Our firm is built on a simple principle: clients come first.

We emphasize open communication through each step of the process, offering clear, candid explanations so that our clients can proceed with confidence.

Our team works across a spectrum of tangible assets, including fine art, decorative art, antiques, jewelry, collectibles, fine and rare wine, books and manuscripts, design, coins, stamps, classic cars and motorcycles and other tangible property. In 2025, our team appraised over $600 million of tangible assets.

Butera Art Advisory works with private and institutional clients as well as attorneys, wealth advisors, financial planners, accountants, estate managers, and fiduciaries. Whether it is the sale of a single item or the appraisal and management of a large, multi-category collection, our team brings a consistently high level of service, rigorous research, meticulous attention to detail and uncompromising integrity to each engagement to ensure the best outcomes and experiences for our clients.

Appraisals

Butera Art Advisory is highly regarded and recognized for its appraisals for all purposes including: insurance, estate/estate planning, damage/loss, donation, divorce/equitable distribution, and art as collateral.

Sales Advisory

If clients wish to sell items from their collection, Butera Art Advisory assists with the sales through auction, dealer, gallery and private sale. We are uniquely positioned to serve as an agent for the client at every step to ensure a seamless process.

Collection Management

Butera Art Advisory provides our clients with individually tailored collection management and logistical solutions designed to help maintain and manage art collections.

Trusts and Estates

Butera Art Advisory partners with clients and their advisors throughout trust and estate planning and administration, delivering fair market valuations and facilitating the division or disposition of tangible personal property.