Collette J. Brown

I am a professional Personal Property Appraiser and Estate Liquidator.  I own ACE Appraisals, Consultations, & Estate Services, Inc. as well as Collette's Collectibles & Antiques.  I started my business in Dallas, Texas serving the DFW area and have recently moved back to my hometown of Fredericksburg, TX.   I now service the Texas Hill Country area including Fredericksburg, Austin, San Antonio, Kerrville, Mason, Brady, Marble Falls, Comfort, Johnson City, and Burnet just to name a few.

I have 25+ years of experience in buying and selling of antiques and estate liquidations and I have 16+ years in the field of Personal Property Appraisals.

Experience:

I began my career as an Antique Dealer in 1998.  My Father, who was an avid oil & gas collector, shared his joy of the hunt and led me to this fabulous career.  Over the years I have been a Picker, Antique Dealer, Estate Liquidator and Personal Property Appraiser.

I specialize in Household Content and most items in and around your house, business, barn, shed or any structure.  I have experience in Oil & Gas, tools, Silver, Costume Jewelry, furniture, decorative arts, kitchenware, clothing and so much more.  I have done appraisals and liquidations for ranches and horse ranches in the Denton, TX area.  Of course I don't know everything, but I can find the person who can assist me in appraising your items to get the job done

Credentials/Education

I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Math & Computer Science, 1984, from the University of Texas at Dallas. I worked at Texas Instruments for 7 years starting as a Personal Assistant and moving on to Computer Programming.  I finally figured out that I dislike sitting behind a desk and so enjoy being out and meeting people.  I took the following courses, as well as others, to keep my Appraisal Credential and am in good standing with International Society of Appraisers

International Society of Appraisers Core Course in Appraisal Studies, July 2006. International Society of Appraisers Advanced Residential Content, May 2009. Successfully completed a 15-hour course and examination on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Congressionally-recognized set of appraisal standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation. Completed USPAP update courses, May 2024

Appraisal Services

I will be happy to help you appraise your items for Replacement Value/Insurance, Damage Claims, Estate Taxes, Donations, Division of Property due to divorce or death, Estate Planning or if you just want to know.

I provide written and oral appraisals following ISA's professional and ethical appraisal practices and I  also comply with USPAP (Uniform Standards or Professional Appraisal Practices). As a note I usually provide Oral Appraisals for Division of Property clients who are picking items out of an estate to make it an equitable division of property.    I have found it better to have an unbiased, neutral Appraiser value items for families/entities for division of property.

Professional Memberships:

International Society of Appraisers/Accredited Member North Texas Chapter of ISA/Accredited Member