Sally Rude, ISA AM, Antiques, Furnishings + Decorative Arts, Fine Art

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Sally Rude
ISA member since Jan 01, 2001

(850) 510-4430 (Office)

819 East Park Avenue #6
Tallahassee, FL 32301 map

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About

Sally Rude ISA AM Appraiser, located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Providing appraisal services in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia since 2001, offering a full range of personal property appraisal services for colleges and universities, museums, banks, CPAs, student housing complexes, attorneys, guardians, retail businesses, etc., as well as for individual Clients.  Compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Ethical Standards of Professional Conduct, and I am an IRS Qualified Appraiser.

Services include Appraisals for:

• Estate planning, estate settlement, estate taxes, equitable division of property among heirs    Insurance coverage and insurance claims
• Business financing
• Tax deductible charitable donations
• Guardianship
•  Liquidation, resale of personal property
•  Equitable division of personal property for divorce
•  Online appraisals and “walk-thru” (verbal) appraisals, when appropriate.

 Other Services:  Concierge services provided through an associate for packing and unpacking crating, storage, shipment, etc. as needed, and for senior citizens and special needs Clients.

A Generalist Appraiser with an emphasis on antiques and art. I commonly appraise the contents of residential properties, large and small, containing antiques or contemporary furnishings, and have appraised collections of fine art and fine art photography.

  “We are so impressed! What an in depth and meticulous research and analysis of each piece of work you have done. This collection of significant but often lesser known artists works was challenging to work with and what you have done certainly far exceeded our expectations.    Thank you for your insight, meticulous analysis, and professionalism.”

Because Variety is the Spice of Life: I have also appraised the fine contents of historical homes and plantations, and personal property in abandoned houses that were in serious disrepair. I have appraised important silver, and the plastic minute market cups in the apartment of a ward of the state who had passed away. I have appraised the equipment in a gym, and 500 mailboxes, refrigerators, and AC units in a student complex, and the contents of a house that was a 1950s time capsule. I appraised the artwork of a client who had no idea that one of his paintings was very, very valuable, and I have appraised the contents of a funeral home. (Appraising is never dull.)

Fees:   Vary according to the size and scope of the assignment.

My Professional Profile

 Accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA)

 Accredited member of the Association of Online Appraisers (AOA)

Conducting personal property appraisals since 2001.

Professional Education

• Principles and Methodology of Appraising
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (original 15-hour course)
• Ethical Standards of Professional Conduct
• Report Writing
• The Appraisal Report Market Analysis and Credible Data Usage
•  Appraising Antiques and Residential Contents
•  Appraising Fine Art
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice  (every 2 years)
• Requalification (every 5 years)
• Identifying Early American Furniture
• Identifying Early American Furniture by Construction Materials
• Home Furnishings Currently Being Produced
• Understanding Lalique Glass
• Introduction to Appraising Rugs
• Understanding Persian Rugs
• Antique Carpets in the Marketplace
• Appraising Silver, New York University (NYU)
• Appraising Pablo Picasso
• Picasso Ceramics: Plates
• certificat en histoire de l'art valide' par Sorbonne Universite'
•  American Painting
• How Subject Matter Impacts Value in 19^th Century Art
• American Modernism 1900-1950
• The Middle Market: Art Auction Case Studies
• How Regulations and Policy Affect the Value of Works of Art
• Art Market 2021: Urban Art
• Appraising Large Collections
• Chinese Porcelains from the Qing Dynasty 17th-20^th Century
• Connoisseurship in Chinese Art
• Chinese Export Porcelain
• Chinese Scholars Objects: Functional Art
• Netsuke
• Identifying and Appraising Russian Works and the Impact of the Ukraine Invasion on the Market
• The Principles of Celebrity Value
• Two Hundred Years of African Art, Christies, London
• Independent research and study in areas of professional interest.

Professional Associations

•  International Society of Appraisers
•  Association of Online Appraisers
• Catalogue Raisonne' Scholars Association
• Lemoyne Art Foundation
• Goodwood Museum

Professional Experience

•  Independent personal property appraiser since 2001.
•  Owner and operator of Sally Rude Antiques & Fine Art 2006-2017.
• Owner and operator of Mosquito Coast Trading Co. 1994-2006.
•  Appraisals of   personal property for estates, insurance, gift, divorce, sale, tax and other purposes in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia.

Client list include colleges and universities, museums, bank trust companies, attorneys, student housing complexes, as well as individuals. I have published articles in numerous local and regional publications, including Grapevine, Tallahassee Woman, Tallahassee Magazine, on subjects of art, Asian antiques, early Southern pottery, furniture, Chinese export porcelain, appraising, among other related topics.

Education

AA Degree from Tallahassee Community College (TCC) and course work at

Florida State University (FSU) in Cultural Anthropology. 

Research and study of Cultural Anthropology in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya.