Appraisers List

For appraisers outside this region, consult the American Society of Appraisers, the International Society of Appraisers, or the Appraisers Association of America. These web sites offer searchable listings of appraisers around the country.

The Kansas Historical Society is unable to provide appraisals. See our Appraisal Policy for more information.

Most appraisers listed below were members of one of the following professional organizations in 2007 (as indicated after their names):
ASA: American Society of Appraisers
ISA: International Society of Appraisers
AAA: Appraisers Association of America
ABAA: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America

Kansas appraisers

Steve Cregut
Packrat Antiques
3310 S.W. 6th Avenue
Topeka, KS
(785) 232-6560
Areas of expertise: photographs, militariana and letters & diaries (esp. Civil War).

Robert L. Dunlap, ISA
Equity Standard
1855 S. Rock Rd. Suite 105
Wichita, KS 67207-5269
(316) 689-8773
Areas of expertise: coins, currency, gold, bullion, antiques & residential contents.

Frederic M. Gilhousen, Christopher W. Cassell, Larisa A. Cassell
Glenn Books
360 Kaw Lane East
Lake Quivira
Shawnee Mission, KS 66217
(913) 268-0767
Areas of expertise: books, antiquarian, first editions, illustrated & children's books, private press, American & English literature, natural history, book arts, bindings.

John R. Harris, ASA
Marketing & Consultant Services, Inc.
2014 W 13th St
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 681-1527
Area of expertise: machinery and equipment.

Susan H. Kearns, ISA
S. H. Kearns Co. Ltd.
6800 College Blvd, Ste. 260
Overland Park, KS 66211-1532
(913) 339-9955
Area of expertise: gems, jewelry.

AA Appraisal and Consulting
Marvin Mann, ISA
219 SW 8th St.
Plainville, KS 67663-3320
(785) 434-2492
Area of expertise: antiques & collectibles, residential contents, furniture, coins, glass.

Philip McComish
Watermark West
149 N. Broadway
Wichita, KS 67202-2105
(316) 263-3007
Area of expertise: books, western Americana, ephemera, maps.

Martin Mease
13010 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee Mission, KS 66216
(913) 248-0248
Area of expertise: gems, jewelry.

Ruth B. Moss, AAA
Henry Ruth Fine Arts
31 Compton Court
Shawnee Mission, KS 66208
(913) 341-1677
Area of expertise: drawings, watercolors, paintings.

Jean A. O'Brien, ASA
4817 West 69th Street
Prairie Village, KS 66208
913-722-2460
Areas of expertise: antiques, decorative arts.

Bahman Raisdana
Apadana Oriental Rug Gallery, Inc.
1312 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 267-6767
Areas of expertise: rugs, carpets, tapestries.

Philip D. Reister, M.D., ISA
4000 W. 103rd St.
Overland Park, KS 66207-3656
(913) 341-1271
Areas of expertise: antiques, audiovisual media, collectibles, porcelain, pottery, ceramics.

David M. Solomons, ISA
Solomons Antique Gallery
P. O. Box 92
Baldwin City, KS 66006
(785) 594-6468
Areas of expertise: antiques, collectibles, art, porcelain, glass, dinnerware.

James C. Sullivan, ASA
31696 Harmony Rd.
Paola, KS 66071
(913) 294-2878
Areas of expertise: machinery and equipment.

Lloyd Zimmer
Lloyd Zimmer Books and Maps
117 SW 6th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 354-8899
lloyd@ksbiblio.com
Areas of expertise: printed and manuscript material (books, atlases, maps, photographs, diaries/letters) related to Kansas, western Americana, cartography, psychology/psychoanalysis; also rare and out-of-print books of all genres.

Missouri appraisers

Burton L. Dunbar, AAA
P.O. Box 30147
Kansas City, MO 64112-0747
(913) 642-1477
Areas of expertise: paintings, drawings, prints.

Robin Gross, ASA
FaFa Gallery
4503 Genessee Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 221-2727
Areas of expertise: fine art, Asian furniture.

Ann J. Steinberg, ISA
P. O. Box 4665
Springfield, MO 65808-4665
(417) 887-9062
Areas of expertise: gems, jewelry, porcelain, pottery, folk art.

Ronald I. Zoglin, ASA
Brookside Antiques
6219 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO 64113-2292
(816) 444-4774
Areas of expertise: antiques, silver, jewelry, Oriental art, residential contents.

Other nearby states

William L. Butts
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Ltd.
206 N. Main Street
Galena, IL 61036
(815) 777-3749
Areas of expertise: books, American history, Midwest & Western Americana, military history (esp. Civil War), Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, out-of-print and antiquarian, autographs.

John Dunning
Old Algonquin Books
P. O. Box 18514
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 766-1526
Areas of expertise: books, first edition mysteries, literature, science fiction, fine & unusual books in all fields (esp. history and Americana).

Robert W. Topp, ABAA
Hermitage Book Shop
290 Fillmore
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 388-6811
Areas of expertise: books, western Americana, first editions, travels & voyages, women's studies, sets and fine bindings, early printing, military history.