Virginia Personal Property Appraisals
Pamela Mandel
I have had a lifetime interest in antiques and decorative arts, regularly visiting museums and special exhibits, and attending lectures, conferences and symposia to both broaden and deepen my knowledge about textiles, oriental rugs, porcelain, silver and furniture. I have also collected wonderful objects from around the world. During a 30-year international health and development career, I undertook periodic appraisal studies courses through GWU, RISD, SUNY Purchase and Pratt, completing the required courses offered by the American Society of Appraisers in Personal Property and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. From 2009-2012, I purchased furniture, rugs, paintings, art pottery and silver at auction for an antiques and gift shop in Alexandria. I am a member of a number of museums, as well as antiques and decorative arts special interest groups, and frequently attend conferences and symposia on decorative arts and appraisal practice.
I would be delighted to assist you in preparing USPAP-compliant valuations of your personal property -- for estates, donations and/or insurance. I am also available to assist you in developing, cataloguing or inventorying your collections.
Antique and decorative arts buyer for Reunions, Alexandria, Virginia, 2009 – 2012
Recent Conferences
Textile Museum Fall 2013 Textile Symposium - Southeast Asian Textiles (Washington, DC)
ASA Personal Property Conference on Estates, Trusts and Estate Planning (Arlington, VA)
Winterthur Ceramics Conference --Chinese Export Porcelain (Wilmington, DE)
American Society of Appraisers Courses
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (Pratt Institute)
The Legal and Regulatory Environment (SUNY, Purchase)
Report Writing (Rhode Island School of Design)
Methodology: Research and Analysis (Distance Learning)
Introduction to Personal Property Valuation (Distance Learning)
Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts,
George Washington University, Certificate Candidate
Town & Country – London and York
19 th c. English & Continental Furniture
Virginia Decorative Arts
A Survey of Decorative Arts
Persian Tribal and Village Rugs
Sloan’s Lecture Series – Auctions
Four Centuries of American Furniture
Membership Organizations
American Society of Appraisers, Candidate
The International Hajji Baba Society (Rugs and Textiles)
The Alexandria Association (Architecture, Furniture, Ceramics, Silver and Antiques)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Phillips Collection
The Smithsonian Associates
The Textile Museum
Winterthur Museum
University Education
MRP, Regional Planning, Cornell University
BA, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
