Opportunity to Explore Personal Property Appraising Coursework at the Spectacular Huntington Library

SAN MARINO, CA–Located in San Marino, CA, about 12 miles from Los Angeles, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is an elegant collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public. Each year, The Huntington provides 1,700 scholars with access to a world-class collection of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, paintings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts.

ASA appraisers and prospective appraisers will have the opportunity this October 10-13, 2019 to take the following two Personal Property appraising courses in this magnificent setting:

• Insurance, Appraisers and the Law: Thursday, October 10 – Friday, October 11, 2019:
  
  This course will be beneficial to practicing appraisers of personal property seeking to refine their skills and expand their practice in loss claims. Addressed in depth are best practices for insurance coverage appraisals and those for loss claims both with and without insurance policies in effect. Basic components of the insurance code (essentially consistent across all 50 states) are discussed in detail, as is insurance industry terminology, widely accepted court decisions and case law relevant to the insurance and appraising of fine and decorative arts and gems/jewelry. Participants will gain a strong foundation for producing a professional report that meets the needs of the parties involved. — Learn More

• Appraising Fine Arts Overview: Saturday, October 12 – Sunday, October 13, 2019:
  
  This course will explore how professional personal property appraisers approach their work when forming an opinion of an object’s value. Topics will include documenting works of art, understanding the characteristics that drive value, and explaining the methodologies that an appraiser uses in diverse contexts. Participants will gain valuable practical and theoretical knowledge in a number of areas – such as the tools that appraisers employ when inspecting and identifying fine art objects, how condition can be viewed in diverse situations, and to what extent museums, collectors, galleries and auction houses have a role in influencing the art market and how that affects value. — Learn More

Established by Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927), “The Huntington” is comprised of the library, an extensive art collection with a focus on 18th- and 19th-century European art and 17th- to mid-20th-century American art, and about 120 acres of specialized botanical landscaped gardens.

The Huntington Collections include: Library, Art and Botanical Living Collections:

• Library: Comprised of more than eleven million items spanning the 11th to 21st centuries.
• Art: Featuring European and American art spanning more than 500 years.
• Botanical Gardens: Encompasses about 120 acres of the 207-acre grounds with more than a dozen spectacularly themed gardens.

To find out more about The Huntington, visit: www.huntington.org. For more information on the American Society of Appraisers, visit: www.appraisers.org.

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