Website: https://chartreuseconsultants.com/
Chartreuse Fine Art Consultants is a fine art and personal property appraisal firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, serving Davidson and Williamson counties and the surrounding Middle Tennessee area. The firm provides professional appraisal services for fine art, jewelry, furniture, and silver, supporting clients with insurance valuations, estate appraisals, damage claims, and the equitable distribution of property to heirs. Chartreuse also assists clients navigating lifestyle transitions such as downsizing, divorce, bankruptcy, and liquidation, and it can facilitate confidential sales. The business operates as Chartreuse Consultants, LLC.
Services
Chartreuse Fine Art Consultants offers a range of appraisal and advisory services, including:
- Insurance appraisals
- Estate appraisals
- Damage claim appraisals
- Valuations for equitable distribution of property to heirs
- Confidential sales
- Specialized appraisals of fine art, jewelry, furniture, and silver
The firm works with clients undergoing lifestyle transitions, including downsizing, divorce, bankruptcy, and liquidation, and partners with galleries, dealers, auction houses, and subject-matter experts globally to support its valuations.
About
The firm’s principal appraiser is Sara Stessel, who has 29 years of experience in the art world, 16 of them specializing in appraisals. She began her career in 1989 at Butterfield & Butterfield, a West Coast auction house, and later represented Bonham’s & Butterfields on the East Coast, serving clients in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York. She worked on insurance and estate appraisals in Nashville, Tennessee, from 2002 to 2012, and has more recently served clients in Seattle, Los Angeles, Florida, and New York. Stessel holds a B.A. in Economics from UCLA and has pursued graduate studies in Art History. She has completed numerous industry-standard courses in fine arts and personal property appraising through the Appraisers Association of America and the International Society of Appraisers, and she is USPAP certified through The Appraisal Foundation, having completed the 2026-2027 USPAP update requirements. She continues to participate in specialty courses, webinars, and symposiums.
Location and Contact
Chartreuse Fine Art Consultants is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and can be reached by phone at 615.969.4076. The firm’s primary service territory covers Davidson and Williamson counties and the surrounding Middle Tennessee region.
Additional Information
Chartreuse Fine Art Consultants emphasizes confidentiality and professional standards in its work, drawing on relationships with galleries, dealers, auction houses, and experts around the world. The firm’s appraisal services are designed to support clients with insurance, estate planning, claims, distribution among heirs, and confidential sales of fine art and personal property. The firm’s focus on fine art, jewelry, furniture, and silver allows it to address the kinds of valuable property that commonly arise during estate settlement, insurance scheduling, and the division of assets among family members. Its work with clients in transition, including those who are downsizing or navigating divorce, bankruptcy, or liquidation, reflects an emphasis on guiding owners through decisions about property they may need to value, retain, or sell. Sara Stessel’s background spanning major auction houses on both coasts and appraisal work across multiple U.S. markets informs the firm’s approach, and her ongoing USPAP compliance and continuing education are presented as evidence of adherence to recognized industry standards. Clients in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee area can contact the firm directly to discuss an appraisal need or a potential confidential sale.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (chartreuseconsultants.com).