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 American Society of Appraisers — Philadelphia Chapter —
We appraise:
• Personal Property • Real Estate • Gems & Jewelry • Business Valuation • Machinery/Specialties 
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Members News Archives
The members of ASA's Philadelphia Chapter are always making news. Our dedicated professionals are in constant demand as guest speakers, visiting professors, teachers, journalists, and for radio and TV interviews. The most recent news items are on the News page. This page lists past items. Advice About Selling Antiques & Collectibles
Ms. Golashovsky, who says the economy has depressed the market for mid-priced antiques and decorative arts, is quoted extensively by Caroline Tiger in her May 1, 2009 article, "In tough times, people cull their stuff for quick cash" for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Calls about selling have gone from one a week to one a day, says Ms. Golashovsky, and they're usually about mid-priced pieces. To determine whether the caller is desperate to sell, her first question now is "Why do you need the appraisal?" She used to ask "What do you have that you want me to appraise?" Deploring the frenzied marketplace, she says "It's upsetting. It's gotten to the point where I don't want to pick up the phone." Ms. Golashovsky is one of the Philadelphia Chapter's most quotable notables. Just after President and Mrs. Obama moved into the White House, Susan was called upon to discuss the stretched antique tall post bed delivered to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave by Leonards New England. Read more... Deja Vu All Over Again for BV SeminarKudos once again to Robert M. Haas, Jr. ASA, for coordinating another tremendously successful two-day Business Valuation Seminar on Thursday, April 23 (Theory and Practice of Monte Carlo Simulation), and Friday, April 24, 2009 (Real Options Valuations) at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Using hands-on exercises and case studies to examine the effect of uncertainty on value, instructors David Ewert, Ph.D, President of Atwood Conger & Ewert, LLC and Kevin P. Couillard, ASA, Executive Director of FairValue Advisors, LLC, taught participants to use statistical models and tools to evaluate today's complex businesses. Harry Marder, ASA: 2009 Sinclair Award Winner!
Robert M. Haas, Jr., ASA Gives BV Appraisers Good Value!Seminar Coordinator, Robert M. Haas, Jr., ASA, must be feeling mighty proud. The daylong Business Valuation Seminar at the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel in Plymouth Meeting, PA was well-attended and earned kudos all around. Over fifty BV appraisers and related professionals attended the Seminar on April 18, 2008, which covered tools and techniques, contemporary analyses, and case studies in evolving areas of business valuation. 
Furniture ArtsAlso very well attended and also held on October 15, 2008, but at Girard College, was the Seminar on 18th and 19th Century Philadelphia Furniture conducted by decorative arts expert Philip D. Zimmerman, Ph.D., and coordinated for the Chapter by Rochelle Eisenberg, ASA, the principal of Art Directives, Inc. in Fort Washington, PA. Networking at the BARA special thanks to all the Chapter members who volunteered to man the ASA Booth at the Philadelphia Bar Association Bench/Bar Conference in Atlantic City, NJ the weekend of September 19-20. They made it possible to put the Chapter Directory in the hands of over 400 attorneys, paralegals, and other professionals attending the conference. Shirley Sue Swaab, ASA: Gives Hands-On Seminar -- A Collector's Unusual CollectionThis month's meeting speaker was just as exceptional. Shirley Sue Swaab, ASA, gave a hands-on presentation entitled A Collector's Unusual Collection at our November 14 meeting. Chapter President Robert Ardinger, ASA, in the November Newsletter. Shirley Sue Swaab, ASA has appeared at museums and historical societies from New Jersey to Florida, from Washington, DC to California. Her hallmark is the use of items from her own collections to create hands-on presentations. In November, she took time out from her busy schedule of lectures and seminars, to provide participants at the Chapter meeting with a hands-on opportunity to learn about A Collector's Unusual Collection.
Judith Lepow, ASA Teaches Course on AntiquesJudith Lepow, ASA is teaching a course on Antiques on four Thursdays in October and November 2007 as part of the Life Long Learning program at the Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center at 1301 Springdale Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003. Participants learn "how to discover the value of fine art, antiques, furniture, decorative art and Judaica" from Ms. Lepow, an ASA-accredited personal property appraiser specializing in fine art. Ms. Lepow is the President of Galman Lepow Associates, Inc., a Cherry Hill firm specializing in personal property appraisals and art consultations. Her firm has managed acquisitions and cataloging for some of the Delaware Valley's most prestigious corporate art collections. Additional details, including tutition, and registration information is available in the Life Long Learning course catalog [PDF]. Barry S. Slosberg, ASA Auctions Celebrity ItemsBarry S. Slosberg, ASA is both an ASA-accredited personal property appraiser specializing in antiques & decorative arts and a Life Member of the National Auctioneers Association. His dual qualifications got him the job of helping former 76ers star Allen Iverson and his wife Tawanna sell the furnishings of their Villanova mansion. Included in the September 2007 sale at the Port Richmond gallery of Barry S. Slosberg, Inc., Auctioneers & Appraisers were fur coats, designer shoes and a child-sized Maserati from the 2001 MVP's Gladwyne home. Barry's other big auction in September was a benefit art auction at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, NJ. When Barry's not wielding the auction gavel, you can often find him at the lectern, as when he took a turn teaching an Antiques Appraisal Workshop at the Hatboro-Horsham Adult Evening School in Horsham, PA. Philadelphia Members Named to Personal Property CommitteeHerndon, VA (ASA) September 12, 2007 -- The American Society of Appraisers announced today the appointment of three members of Philadelphia Chapter 35 to its International Personal Property Committee. Susan M. Golashovsky, ASA was named Secretary of the Committee. Also named to the Committee were Rochelle Eisenberg, ASA and Judith Lepow, ASA of Chapter 35. Ms. Golashovsky, who operates her own personal property and consulting service in Doylestown, PA, also serves on ASA's International Ethics Committee, and is a past President of ASA's Philadelphia Chapter. ASA-accredited in American Folk Art, Antique Furniture, and Residential Contents, she is also Winterthur-certified in American Material Culture. She is a past Vice President and active in the Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association. Ms. Eisenberg, who is the principal of Art Directives, Inc., the Fort Washington, PA firm of art appraisers and consultants, has served ASA locally and internationally in several capacities, including as President of the Philadelphia Chapter. Accredited in Antiques & Decorative Arts as well as Residential Contents, she has studied at Winterthur, the Barnes Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, the New School in NY, and taught at George Washington and Temple Universities and the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Lepow, First Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter for 2007-8, is President of the art appraisal and consulting firm of Galman Lepow Associates in Cherry Hill, NJ. ASA-accredited in Fine Art, Ms. Lepow studied at Winterthur and served as guide in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Read the complete ASA Personal Property press release. Hands-On Ceramics Seminar a Hands-Down Winner
Seminar participants learned to distinguish between porcelain and pottery, hard and soft paste and between various types by handling items from Ms. Swaab's personal collection, examining objects and glazes up close, and by comparing similar pieces to each other. Held at the historic Joseph Ambler Inn in North Wales, PA, the seminar included breakfast, lunch, and snacks, and provided up to 7 hours of Continuing Education Credit. The only question: What will Shirley get her hands-on next? BV Seminar Gave Good Value
The Philadelphia ASA Chapter teamed up with the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennyslvania East Chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts to sponsor a sell-out daylong Business Valuation Seminar on April 20, 2007 at the Doubletree Hotel in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Participants earned up to 7 hours of Continuing Education Credit in five sessions covering tools and techniques, contemporary analyses, and case studies in evolving areas of business valuation. Philadelphia Chapter member John J. Barton, ASA, whose presentation opened the conference, says the enthusiastic response warrants another joint seminar in the near future. Silver Seminar Makes Chapter ShineOn May 12, 2006, the ASA Philadelphia Chapter hosted a Silver Seminar for personal property appraisers and collectors. Produced by the Chapter's doyen of Personal Property, Shirley S. Swaab, ASA, the Seminar was a hands-on treat for participants. Ms. Swaab brought in silver pieces for examination, and others brought their own silver to share, including some rare antique Sheffield. Shirley also brought in books on makers marks, and distributed her own paper on silver marks to a capacity crowd consisting of Philadelphia Chapter members, members of the Personal Property Committee, including Chair, Sandra J. Tropper, ASA, AAA, and ISA appraisers, and many collectors. Shirley took away a long list of enthusiasts hoping to attend her next Personal Property event!  Participants at Shirley Swaab's hands-on Silver Seminar enjoy passing the plates and other silver objects. |
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