USPAP compliant through:
03/22/2026
Specialization(s)
American Furniture and Decorative Arts; Generalist; Silver: American
Member Type
Accredited Member
Service(s)
Charitable Donation; Estate Tax Liability; Equitable Distribution; Insurance
Appraiser's Statement
Sarah Shinn Pratt brokers and sells general decorative and fine arts. She conducts appraisals for insurance, charitable donation, estate tax liability and equitable distribution. She spend 13 years at Sotheby's Auction House in NYC where she was a general decorative arts expert and a specialist in silver. She was also an auctioneer, a Vice-President and Director of both the Arcade and Appraisal Departments there before resigning to start her own business. She participated as an expert on PBS' Antiques Roadshow for over 10 years. After three years as a Director of Lofty.com since 2013, Sarah was on the Advisory Board of its acquirer, Auction Mobility based in Boston, for three years. She was also an early advisor to Codex Protocol, a registry for art and collectibles on the blockchain.
