Rachel is a certified generalist appraiser and member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA). She appraises household contents, antiques, decorative arts, silver, and a fine porcelain and china.

Rachel began working with antique dealers in Amherst, MA while pursuing her BA in Art History and Theory at Hampshire College. After college she worked with art dealers, an artist’s estate, and a major museum in New York City, before moving to Albuquerque for her MA in Art History and the History of Photography from the University of New Mexico.

For the past 25 years, she has worked with multiple auction houses and as an appraiser in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a generalist appraiser, she specializes in the documentation and valuation of large collections, including the entire personal property inventory of homes and estates, and especially enjoys finding and working with specialists in any category a project requires. Rachel has a particular interest in normalizing estate planning and equitable distribution. She splits her work and time between the San Francisco area, New England, and New York.