ALL ABOUT APPRAISING: SILVER A primer for the Generalist and Fine Arts Appraiser and a refresher for the Decorative Arts Specialist, examining silver flatware and holloware, English & American, likely to be found in appraising a
News-Antique.com - Apr 05,2007 - ALL ABOUT APPRAISING: SILVER
Thursday, May 17, 1 p.m. 4 p.m. and Friday, May 18, 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m., 2007
A primer for the Generalist and Fine Arts Appraiser and a refresher for the Decorative Arts Specialist, examining silver flatware and holloware, English & American, likely to be found in appraising a household or an estate. Practical issues of identification, documentation and valuation in the field will be discussed. A visit of S. J. Shrubsole shop with James McConnaughy and to the Lauren Stanley collection with Stanley Szaro will provide a hands on opportunity to encounter high quality wares and also open a conversation on connoisseurship and the silver collector or dealer in contract to the common and typical. This intensive two-day workshop led by silver expert Elizabeth Betsy Buhler, will take place on Thursday afternoon, May 17, and on Friday (full day), May 18. Space is limited, please register early; registration due by May 10, 2007.
Participants in this course will gain a deeper understanding of:
marks and makers, hallmarks and stamps
sterling, silver plate, stainless--metals and
construction
article and item identification, terminology
styles and eras, clues to proper ID
pattern ID sources, re-issued pattern
problems
tools of the silver appraiser
photographing silverware
fakes & frauds
valuation, price lists, hidden treasures
10:30 12:30 Session III: Jim McConnaughy on: English silver, hallmarks, fakes & frauds
12:30 2:00 Lunch & travel to Shrubsole
2:00 2:45 Session IV: Visit to S.J. Shrubsole, 104 East 57th Street
2:45 3:00 Travel to Lauren Stanley, 249 East 48th Street, Suite 18B
3:00 4:00 Session V: Stan Szaro, at Lauren Stanley on: 20th-century American silver
4:00 4:30 Reception: wine & cheese
Course Fee: $275 for AAA Certified Members, Members; $300 AAA Candidates, Student Affiliates, Friends of AAA; $300 ISA/ASA/RICS Members; $325 Non-Members. Limited to 20; please register early; registration due by May 10. Course fee includes coffee, lunch, and course materials. Cancellation policy: no refunds.
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