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11 Different Ways to Achieve 700 USPAP-Compliant Appraisal Hours

International Society of Appraisers

You may also count the hours spent preparing and writing your Accredited Member Course appraisal report —whether for Fine Art, AF+DA, or the Specialty and Advanced Studies Pathway. If you work as an auction specialist , you can support your Appraisal Services department with client appraisals.

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

high end, branded, celebrity provenance) is going to sell at a high-end international auction house like Christie’s. A collection of unbranded jewelry that has no celebrity provenance may sell at a local or regional auction house. For instance, Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry (i.e.,

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Insights on Auction Sales: David Hockney Lithograph, Bobby Orr Jersey

WorthPoint

Another busy day in our roundup begins in the UK at Dawson’s auction house , where the fine art category featured a standout: a David Hockney Paper Pools piece. The sale was part of a 778-lot auction that totaled $1,220,631—clearly, the appetite for historic hockey memorabilia remains strong. at Dawsons.

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Sotheby’s Giacometti Bust

WorthPoint

However, while functional Giacometti work like this table and others, such as lamps and mirrors, frequently show up at auction, freestanding fine art sculptures by Alberto alone are more scarce, which brings us to the May 2025 Sotheby’s auction.

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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

The Art Newspaper

They are collaborating with Wong’s business partner Phillip Hoffman who runs the London-based advisory, The Fine Art Group. The pandemic also significantly altered the way auction houses sell art. Profitability is a problem for auction houses.

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Innovative London drawing fair with no stands stages its second edition

The Art Newspaper

It is organised by Trois Crayons , the London-based online platform co-founded in 2023 by the investor Sebastien Paraskevas and the drawings specialists Alesa Boyle (of Stephen Ongpin Fine Art ) and Tom Nevile (of Day & Faber ). One factor that we’ve noticed is that the auction houses are no longer the default option for people.

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Designer handbags and Damien Hirst: Sotheby’s 'casts wide net' for inaugural Saudi Arabia auction

The Art Newspaper

Blue-chip fine art, jewellery and sports memorabilia all on offer in the Diriyah salethe first to be held by an international auction house in the country