2010 EDITION OF JOURNAL OF ADVANCED APPRAISAL STUDIES JUST RELEASED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2010




CONTACT: Todd Sigety
(703) 836-1020

The Foundation for Appraisal Education has announced

the publication of the third annual edition of its appraisal guidelines.

(Chicago, IL) The 2010 edition of Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies contains eighteen in depth original research articles, reviews and topical discussions relating to personal property appraisal. While the Journal is targeted primarily at professional property appraisers, it also contains useful insights and information for anyone associated with the business of personal property such as auction houses, estate lawyers, insurance brokerage houses, museums and cultural property conservators.

According to Michael Conner Ph. D, ISA–AM, the mission of the Foundation is to “promote the advancement of education related to personal property appraising.” The Foundation was formed in 2002 as an independent arm of the International Society of Appraisers. The Foundation raises funds to provide scholarships for continuing studies for both new and veteran appraisers by publishing the Journal

The 2010 edition continues the targeted approach with entries regarding research reports, authentication, appraisal theory, appraisal methodology, marketing and opinion pieces and interviews. One interesting article by Jane C. Brennom, ISA CAPP titled “Appraisers vs Authenticators” delves into the role of the professional appraiser as an authenticator as well as an appraiser. This article is available on the Journal website at http://www.foundationforappraisaleducation.org/journal.html. Other topics include “For Love or Money: Antiques as Investments” by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond of Maine Antiques Digest’s “The Young Collector”, “The Deaccessioning Debate: What Appraisers Need to Know” by art attorney Mark S. Gold, “Original Research and Innovative Appraisals” by Elin Lake, Ph.D. ASA, “The Art Market: How Lending Fuels Art Crime” by Elizabeth Sebesky,“Fantasy Furniture by Designers: Mark, Mont, Duquette, and Springer” by Soodie Beasley, ASA AM, “Establishing the Appraisers Library” by Jerry Sampson and “ Personal Property Appraising and the Element of Time” by Scott Zema.

The first annual edition of the Journal was launched in 2008 with twenty three articles by important names in the appraisal world such as Leon Castner, ISA, CAPP, the current Director of Education for the International Society of Appraisers, David J. Maloney, publisher of “Maloney’s Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory” and Daphne Lange Rosenzweig, ISA, CAPP, an expert in oriental appraisals.

The 2009 edition includes articles such as “Market Based Art Valuations” by Jianping Mei and Michael Moses, “Issues in Identification and Authenticity of Artist’s Signatures” by Graham Ospreay and “Combining Metrics, Standards and Connoisseurship: A Weighted Factor Scoring Model” by Robert J. Corey.

The 320 page 2010 edition of the Journal, edited by Todd Sigety, is available for $55 at http://www.appraisaljournal.org/contents.html. Previous editions are available for $35 on the same site. For more information visit the Journal’s websites at http://www.appraisaljournal.org and http://www.foundationforappraisaleducation.org/journal.html to read an excerpt article and visit the home page of the Foundation at http://www.foundationforappraisaleducation.org/index.html

You can contact the Foundation for Appraisal Education at 201 W Lake St # 214

Chicago IL, 60606, telephone 312 924-1832, email info@foundationforappraisaleducation.org.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF APPRAISERS ANNOUNCES FALL EDUCATION SCHEDULE

                                                                  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   
August 18, 2010


CONTACT: International Society of Appraisers
Michelle Stearns, Education & Credentialing Coordinator
(312) 981-6778


Five courses are scheduled for September and October plus several Webinars each month.

(Chicago, IL) Director of Education for the International Society of Appraisers Leon Castner, ISA CAPP has announced a full and challenging Fall schedule of courses for ISA member appraisers as well as non-members. Following the successful Assets 2010 Annual Conference in Toronto, the ISA continues to focus on its primary mission of education for its members.

The Fall schedule begins with two classes scheduled for September 28-October 3 at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Chicago. The course offerings are Appraisal of Fine Arts with instructors Richard Casagrande, ISA CAPP and Cathy Peters, ISA CAPP and Appraisal of Antiques & Residential Contents with instructors David Mapes, ISA CAPP and Karen Rabe, ISA CAPP. All are veteran ISA instructors. Both courses are new versions of the course and include several new topics. Pre course reading and a written assignment are required for both courses.

The Fine Arts course emphasizes the primary categories of fine art frequently encountered by appraisers and dealers – paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, animation art, Russian icons and Spanish Colonial art. Major areas of focus include art history, identifying and researching fine art works, properly describing art works and a field trip to a local Museum such as the Art Institute of Chicago.

The Antiques & Residential Contents Course provides information necessary to properly identify and value items falling into the broad category of antiques and residential contents. The focus is on construction and manufacturing, and discerning the difference between “good,” “better” and “best” quality. Course sections include furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, toys and dolls, and vintage fashions as well as general household contents and includes a trip to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart.

Enrollment for each course for ISA members is $1200. Non-members are welcome to register for $1470.

Those courses are followed in Naperville, IL (Chicago) on October 4-5 by the Requalification Course required every five years for members and is also offered as a Distant Education course if attendance onsite is not possible. Castner is the instructor for this course which is essential in maintaining knowledge of current ISA standards, particularly in appraisal methodology, industry regulations and report writing. This course is open only to those who have completed the ISA Core Course or are bridging to ISA from other organizations. Enrollment is $625 with an early enrollment discount. See the website for details of the Distant Education version of this course.

The 15 Hour National USPAP course follows on October 7-8 in Naperville. This course is intended to fulfill the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice requirement for credentialed membership levels within a professional property appraisal organization. The course instructor will be Roger Durkin, a personal property attorney. Enrollment is $300 for members, $450 for non-members.

The final course of the year is the Core Course. The Core Course is the “nuts and bolts” approach to personal property appraising in all disciplines and is the starting point for anyone interested in becoming a personal property appraiser. The Course is an action packed seven day marathon held in Naperville, IL in conjunction with Northern Illinois University that includes hands on experience outside the classroom. The seven day course includes everything a prospective appraiser needs to begin a new career including practice appraisals and written appraisals. Class activities include inventorying property, using the computer for research on internet sites, finding comparable sales, and will include examples of good and bad appraisals. Enrollment for members is $1150 and $1500 for non-members.

Castner’s newest expansion of the education program is the presentation of several one hour webinars each month. The subject rotates between specialty topics and methodology subjects with some free informational versions included. Registration is open to anyone and ISA membership is not required. Registration details are available on the ISA website.

For information about all of the professional education opportunities offered by the ISA visit the website at http://www.isa-appraisers.org, call Michelle Stearns at (312) 981-6778, email isa@isa-appraisers.org or write to ISA, 737 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611.

SUMMER IS A GOOD TIME FOR ANTIQUES AT THE WEST PALM BEACH ANTIQUES FESTIVAL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 16, 2010

CONTACT: Kay Puchstein

(941) 697-7475

Attendance and sales were strong at the August 7,8 Show.

(West Palm Beach, FL) Kay and Bill Puchstein, owners of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival, are feeling pretty smart these days. Bucking the traditional summer schedule of no antiquing in Florida in the summer has proved to be good thing for the Festival, the dealers and the customers. Attendance was up again at the August 7, 8 Show and the Early Buyer’s program hit a new high. By changing the Early Buyer’s admission from $25 to $10 for Saturday morning entry more than tripled the participation and some dealers benefited from the switch.

One dealer from Stuart made such strong sales on Early Buyers that he said he could just pack up and take the rest of the weekend off. He didn’t of course but it got the ball rolling in the right direction and he had strong sales all weekend. A jewelry dealer from Coral Springs has had her best two shows ever in the last two summer shows and she has been a regular monthly dealer for ten years. One pair of dealers who had not done the Show in several years set up for the August Show and did so well they signed up for the September 4,5 event.

One dealer who has had strong sales at West Palm Beach Antiques Festival since the early 1990s is Eric Glickman, owner of Your Fondest Memories. And he has a good time doing it. He thinks his booth is the best looking booth at the Show since it is filled with all the things Baby Boomers remember from their 1950s and earlier childhoods. He has a nice selection of the coin operated dispensers that used to lure kids of the period with bubble gum, candy or peanuts. He also has a great inventory of the old advertising signs they grew up with ranging from soda fountains signs to ice cream advertising to gasoline and oil ads. But the real bait is the collection of lithographed toys backed up by the pre- War trains.

Glickman says his booth is fun place to just walk by and even better to walk into. He says the most frequently heard comment is “I used to have one like that” or “I remember that.” Glickman’s booth gives them the opportunity to take home the slot machine or the gasoline sign to put in the recreation room. Lots of Glickman’s trains and toys have ended up on customer’s shelves to decorate a den or study. He says it like being able to take a piece of their history home. Over 500 items in the Glickman booth certainly offer that opportunity.

Summer Show are 10:00AM – 5:00PM on Saturday and 10:00AM – 4:30PM on Sunday. Adult daily admission $7.00, seniors $6.00 with a 1$ discount coupon for adult admission available on the website. Anyone under 16 is admitted free. Early Buyer’s admission on Saturday morning at 9:00AM is $10.00 and is good for both days. There is no charge for parking at the Fairgrounds.

The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival is held at the Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds located off Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, FL, 1.5 miles west of the Florida Turnpike and 1 mile east of 441/SR7. For more information contact the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival at (941) 697-7475, email info@wpbaf.com or visit the website at www.wpbaf.com.

PHOT0 CAPTIONS FOR WEST PALM BEACH ANTIQUES FESTIVAL

Some of us can remember when a uniformed attendant pumped our gas. Can you? You can see this antique idea in Eric Glickman’s booth.

This cabinet shows some of the old time treats like Moon-Pie and Cracker Jacks

 

The real treats were found in the peanut and candy vending machines. 

 

 

 With all the treats you need to something to wash them down. Coke works as does Squirt or RC.

WEST PALM BEACH ANTIQUES FESTIVAL HAS STRONG OPENING FOR SUMMER SHOWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 14, 20 010

CONTACT: Kay Puchstein

(941) 697-7475

New July Show had best attendance since March.

(West Palm Beach, FL) The newly inaugurated Summer Shows of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival got off to a rocking start with the July Show, on July 3-4. After not knowing what to expect Festival owners Kay and Bill Puchstein happily reported that attendance was the best since the March show and dealers were selling well. Kay rhetorically asked, “Who said a summer show in Florida wouldn't work?

The Puchsteins have announced a change to the popular Early Buyers admission program that should be received very well. For the August 7-8 Festival the Early Buyers admission will be reduced from $25 to $10 and it will be good for admission on both days of the Festival. Early Buyer admission times will change from 8:00-10:00AM on Saturday to 9:00-10:00AM. The remaining Summer Shows are scheduled for September 4-5 and October 2-3 featuring reduced booth rent. Some dealer space is still available for the Summer.

One of the dealer booths that has been a fixture at the West Palm Beach Festival for many years is that operated by Gladys and John Ezzo. The Ezzos have been in the same location for over twenty years and have seen the world come and go by their booth. Many years ago while on a trip to Florida from their home in Syracuse the Ezzos, who owned a retail furniture store, dropped into a Moderneage Furniture store and had new jobs before they left. Later they had the chance to buy an existing antiques business in Pompano Beach and have been antiques dealers since. After opening a much larger shop in Margate the Ezzos decided to close the shop and concentrate on shows.

The Ezzos specialize in higher end artifacts in the area of art glass with selections of Lalique, Galle and LeGras and from the 19th and 20th century. They also carry a variety of Tiffany bronze with a concentration of desk sets and dresser items. But the real eye opener in the booth is the sign that relates to silver plate. John offers a resilvering and silver plating service that is utilized by both dealers and retail customers who need to “freshen up” a silver item but he does not resilver mirrors. John says that stops the most customers initially since resilvering is a hard to find service. In addition to high end art glass the Ezzo booth displays a fine selection of jadeite and unusual kitchen artifacts and usefuls. Ezzo also serves as an authentication service for his many repeat customers who seek his advice about the authenticity of items they have or are interested in acquiring.

Summer Show hours will be 10:00AM – 5:00PM on Saturday and 10:00AM – 4:30PM on Sunday. Adult daily admission $7.00, seniors $6.00 with a 1$ discount coupon for adult admission available on the website. Anyone under 16 is admitted free. There is no charge for parking at the Fairgrounds.

The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival is held at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fair located off Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, FL, 1.5 miles west of the Florida Turnpike and 1 mile east of 441/SR7. For more information contact the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival at (941) 697-7475, email info@wpbaf.com or visit the website at www.wpbaf.com.

PHOTO CAPTION

The Ezzo booth at the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival displays 400-500 items of art glass, art, jadeite and bronze.