Art Appraisal is the valuation of an artwork by an authorized, accredited, recognized and trained expert. While it commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, appraisal also applies to any critical judgment. There are many different types of appraisals in the field of art, such as furniture appraisals, antiquities appraisals, textiles appraisals and folk-art appraisals.