Stuart Whitehurst

STUART P. WHITEHURST, Accedited Senior Appraiser ______________________________________________ EXPERIENCE: Whitehurst & Wishart Appraisal Services, LLC March 2022-present - owner and partner We have over sixty years of combined experince in the auction world and the appraisal business. We conduct appraisals for estate tax, insurance, donation and dissolution of marriage purposes. Range of materials evaluated includes antique and used furniture, fine and decorative arts, jewelry, silver, porcelain, glass, paintings, prints, rugs, collectibles, books and manuscripts. The age range of appraised material dates from Antiquity to the present day. Marvin & Whitehurst Appraisal Group, Inc. 2013-2022, Co-Owner / Co-Founder Diane Marvin Appraisal Services, Inc. , 2011-2013: Personal Property Appraiser Skinner Inc., Appraisers and Auctioneers , 1995-2011 Vice-President and Senior Appraiser Senior Appraiser , 1995-2011 Responsible for approximately 75% of all written appraisals generated by Skinner, Inc. annually, including appraisals for estate tax, insurance, donation and dissolution of marriage. Range of materials evaluated included antique and used furniture, fine and decorative arts, silver, porcelain, glass, paintings, prints, rugs, collectibles, books and manuscripts. The age range of appraised material dates from Antiquity to the present day. Director of Fine Books and Manuscripts Department , 1997-2011 Responsible for annual sales featuring approximately 600-800 lots of manuscripts, books, maps and natural history prints. Responsible for evaluation of all paper material submitted to Skinner, Inc. throughout the year. Annual sales averaged approximately $1 million. Responsibilities included Internet inquiries, correspondence, off-premises property evaluations, catalog preparation, condition reports, and all sale preparation. Specialist, European Furniture and Decorative Arts Department , 1995-2010 Responsible for cataloging and preparing four sales of fine furniture and decorative works of art annually. Additional appraisal and departmental responsibilities included Internet inquiries, correspondence, general inquiries, condition reports, quality opinions, gallery walks and lectures, and all sale preparation. Auctioneer, 1995-2011 Principal auctioneer for approximately twelve to fifteen Skinner sales annually. Numerous engagements as auctioneer for benefit auction events throughout New England, and the East Coast. Marketing and Public Appearances , 1995-2011 Responsible for approximately thirty to forty public appearances annually including evaluation events, benefit auctions, and lectures. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 1991-1995, Chicago, Illinois, Palm Beach, Florida Personal Property Appraiser and Florida Representative , 1991-1995 Responsible for personal property appraisals for the purpose of estate tax, equitable distribution, insurance, damage/loss claims and dissolution of marriage. Additional duties included acting as the liaison between the...