Welcome to Lena's Appraisal Services
When significant assets require valuation, experience and discretion matter.
Lena’s Appraisal Services provides carefully researched appraisal reports prepared for estate, tax, insurance, and litigation purposes. Every report reflects current market data, professional standards, and a commitment to accuracy.
Serving private clients, fiduciaries, attorneys, and collectors in San Diego.
About The Firm
Lena’s Appraisal Services is a San Diego–based appraisal firm providing personal property, business, and estate valuations for private clients, fiduciaries, attorneys, and financial professionals throughout Southern California.
The firm combines extensive market experience in fine art, antiques, jewelry, luxury goods, and significant collections with rigorous research standards and professionally documented reporting.
Assignments are handled with discretion, objectivity, and precision, ensuring defensible appraisal reports prepared for estate planning, charitable donation, tax reporting, insurance, litigation, and court-related matters.
Founded by Lena Kincade
Lena Kincade is a Certified Personal Property, Business & Estate Appraiser with over two decades of experience in the art, antiques, and luxury markets.
Her professional training includes advanced coursework and certifications with leading appraisal and gemological institutions in the United States and internationally, including the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and the Certified Appraisers Guild of America (CAGA).
This foundation integrates disciplined appraisal methodology with decades of hands-on market experience across fine art, antiques, jewelry, luxury goods, and significant collections, providing informed and well-supported valuation expertise for complex and high-value assets.
Appraisal & Advisory Practice
Appraisal Services
Lena’s Appraisal Services provides professionally documented valuation reports for a wide range of tangible personal property and business assets.
Areas of Expertise Include:
• Fine Art & Paintings
• Antiques & Decorative Objects
• Jewelry & Gemstones (Antique, Vintage & Luxury)
• Significant Collections
• Business & Industrial Equipment
• Furniture & Household Assets
• Firearms & Militaria
• Luxury Goods & Designer Accessories
• Vintage & High-End Apparel
• Farm Equipment & Specialty Assets
Appraisal reports are prepared for estate, tax, charitable donation, insurance, litigation, and court-related purposes.
When Is a Professional Appraisal Required?
Significant assets often require a properly documented and defensible valuation.
Professional appraisal reports may be necessary for:
• Charitable Donation & Gift Tax Reporting
• Estate Planning & Probate
• Divorce & Marital Asset Division
• Insurance Coverage & Claims
• Loan Collateral & Asset-Based Lending
• Bankruptcy Proceedings
• Business Dissolution or Liquidation
• Resale Strategy & Fair Market Assessment
Appraisals are prepared in accordance with professional standards and applicable IRS guidelines, depending on the intended use.
Private Acquisition Advisory
Independent evaluation prior to acquisition of fine art, antiques, jewelry, and significant collections.
Discreet guidance grounded in market experience, valuation expertise, and long-standing involvement in the luxury and collectible sectors.
Luxury Authentication Services
Independent authentication and verification of select luxury brands, including Hermès, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Chopard, and other high-end houses.
The service includes detailed examination of materials, craftsmanship, hallmarks, serial numbers, construction methods, and brand-specific design indicators, along with condition review and market context analysis.
Findings are provided confidentially and may be prepared in written form when required for resale, insurance, estate, or legal purposes.
Discreet. Objective. Evidence-based.
The Nature of Our Work
The firm’s work encompasses diverse valuation engagements requiring research, documentation, and defensible analysis tailored to the intended legal or financial purpose.
Confidentiality remains paramount.
