Founder
Jennifer’s abiding passion for fine and decorative arts led her to walk away from a successful career as the CAO for a multi-million-dollar consulting firm to attain a post-graduate degree in 17th & 18th century decorative arts from Sotheby’s Institute, London and a Master’s degree in Fine and Decorative Arts from the University of Manchester, UK. Returning to New York, Jennifer was hired by Christie’s as a specialist in European Furniture, starting at Christie’s East and later joining the team at Rockefeller Center. In 2002, she started her own consulting business, brokering, and exhibiting pieces around the country and regularly consulting for Christie’s and other auction houses. In 2007, Jennifer was retained as an appraiser, specialist, and expert witness of European Furniture and Decorative Arts for a complex court case that ultimately led her to start Art Peritus. Since then, Art Peritus has earned an outstanding reputation for excellence within the art, auction and insurance industry. This has earned Art Peritus trusted affiliations with global insurance carriers such as AIG, Chubb, PURE, and Cincinnati, working closely with adjusters, private client advisors and the insured collector. Nearly all Art Peritus clients establish longstanding relationships with the firm, and Jennifer remains one of the industry’s most sought-after appraisal and advisory specialists in the decorative arts. Jennifer is a certified member (and former Board member) of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) and has served on the furniture vetting committee for the Winter Antiques Show in NYC for over 20 years. She has also served on vetting committees for the International Art & Antiques Show and the TEFAF fall show in NYC. Jennifer is a published author who has taught seminars for the AAA on insurance claim appraising, damage and loss valuation, conservator workshops, and the identification and authentication of antique furniture. She is compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) through January 2026.
Fun Fact: Did you know that our founder's childhood hobby of exploring English country houses sparked a fascination with State Beds? This passion led her to delve deep into the world of historical furnishings, culminating in a dissertation on Robert Adam’s state bed at Osterley Park and an internship at Hampton Court Palace creating an inventory of State Beds in National Trust properties. Affectionately dubbed "the crazy bed lady" by her colleagues, she's even integrating her expertise into a historical fiction novel featuring "Gwen Scott, State Bed Expert," who embarks on a thrilling journey to uncover a long-lost treasure
Director, Operations
As the firms ‘fixer’, Kathryn drives daily operations at our headquarters in NYC, overall organizational goals and our operational effectiveness with seamless coordination amongst the internal team, our specialists, conservators, and the industry experts we engage to achieve holistic organizational success. Kathryn specializes in complex large-scale appraisals closely collaborating with private clients, their advisors and insurance industry professionals and oversees the recovery of multi-million-dollar collections that have suffered a loss. In the challenging aftermath of fire and water incidents, she orchestrates the necessary collective efforts to successfully conserve and restore collections to their pre-loss state.
FUN FACT: In addition to being a karaoke queen, Kathryn has the cutest baby on the Eastern Seaboard (not biased, we swear) and loves setting needlessly complicated baking challenges for herself. Why just have a treat when you could have a showstopper?
Based in South Florida, Sharikay oversees a multi-state territory and leads business development for the firm. With Christie’s auction house for close to a decade, she is experienced in working closely with private clients, corporations, insurance professionals, attorneys, family offices and wealth advisors. Sharikay facilitates all aspects of appraisal and collection complexities from estate planning, estate tax, and family division, to charitable donation, collateral loan, insurance coverage & claims, and art installation or relocation. As a recognized professional in HR and having lived and worked in the UK, Europe, Africa, Central America and Southeast Asia across multiple industry segments, her passion for building relationships and global exposure allows her to bring a unique perspective and talent to our team and a level of service, understanding and discretion to our clients.
Fun Fact: Our resident intrepid traveler, Sharikay spent three years living in the African bush circumnavigating the continent in her trusty Land Cruiser, has lived on 5 continents, and visited over 80 countries to feed her ever evolving passion for art, culture, and connection. As a dedicated yogi for 25+ years, she does her best to stay balanced and breathing!
Director, Finance
Our financial maestro and guardian of fiscal excellence Rebecca is a pillar of expertise and insight! Her remarkable career path started at JP Morgan in New York navigating the intricacies of financial analysis, forecasting, and bond portfolio management. After playing in the big leagues Becky decided to head The Rockies bringing her strategic mindset to the realm of community banking to make a more positive impact. Bec knows the beauty lies in the details and with her portfolio of experience she keeps the Art Peritus numbers balanced and our financial strategies and vision on target.
Fun Fact: Off the balance sheet, Becky is a proud ‘Duranie’! A fan since the 80’s thanks to her sister, after 20 concerts she lost count of how many she has attended. While ‘only in dreams’ for some fans, her fondest memory is seeing three shows in one week in the summer of ’93!
Senior Software Engineer
Sean has been a software engineer for over 20 years. Well versed in numerous programming languages and platforms, including Claris, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, AWS and API's, he is obsessed with creating efficient apps and databases that minimize the work and improve the output of his colleagues. His previous experience in designing custom ERP and CRM systems is leading Art Peritus's ascension into becoming the premiere technological innovator in the world of Art.
Fun Fact: Sean is a fun-loving soul who loves to laugh, spend time outdoors and play ball, much like his adopted dog Kobe whom he rescued as a puppy from the streets of Los Angeles.
Account Manager
With two decades immersed in the art world, Jenny brings a background in auctions, estate liquidation, management & operations to the Art Peritus team. With her seasoned eye and dedicated expertise, she supports the oversight of both large- and small-scale project complexities facilitating the appraisal and claims process for fine & decorative arts, jewelry, collectibles, and other tangible personal property. “Jenny B” as we like to call her, works closely with clients, specialists, conservators, art handlers and insurance professionals to value, move and restore all pieces in our charge to their pre-loss state.
Fun Fact: Beyond the business world, Jenny’s carefree spirit took her around the world on a 40ft catamaran. Now back on dry land, you’ll find this steadfast Iowa Hawkeye basketball and football fanatic watching every game with ‘Herky’ by her side, digging in her garden or attempting to play golf!
