Qualifications

Renis S. Paton

Owner and President of Heritage Sales & Appraisals, Inc. - an appraisal and estate sale business practicing in Central Florida for over 26 years.

Memberships …………………

International Society of Appraisers 1981 - 2010

Acquisition Trust of the Orlando Museum of Art 1997-2006

Decorative Arts Trust 1981 - 2010

Winter Park Antique Society 1984-2010 President 1995-1996 Events Coordinator 2002-2003

Related Accreditation Courses ……………………

International Society of Appraisers - September 2006 – Re-qualification of Accreditation Status

Ceramics in America 2005 - Chinese Export and Porcelain and its influence on European Ceramics, Winterthur Museum, Delaware

Art History for the Antiques Appraiser 2004 - ISA sponsored course on art’s influence on The Decorative Arts

ISA Conference April 2002 - Seattle, Washington – courses and related tours

Arts & Antiques Conference 1997 - Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture, Rugs, Silver, and Art Sponsored by the ISA, Atlanta, GA

The Smithsonian Institute - 18th to 20th Century Furniture, Washington DC

International Society of Appraisers - Core Courses, Atlanta, GA and Miami, Fl, Requalified Jan. 2000

Lehigh University, PA - Masters Course in Furniture and Silver, 1988 and 1989

Chapel Hill, NC - Antiques, Collectibles, and Oriental Rugs

Durham, NC - European Antique Porcelain, Antique Garden Furniture, Valuing Paintings

Deerfield, MA - Symposium on Chinese Export - The China Trade, 1996

Decorative Arts Trust Symposia. ……………….

Baltimore, MD - Maryland Historical Society, 1981

Charleston SC - The Charleston Museum, 1983

Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Historical Society, 1984

New Orleans, LA - Hemann-Grima House, 1988

Hartford, CT - Wadsworth Antheneum, 1990

Wilmington, DE - Winterthur, 1993

Philadelphia, PA - Treasures of Philadelphia, 1995

Williamsburg, VA - Colonial Williamsburg, 1997

New Bern, NC - 2001

Norfolk, VA and The Eastern Shore -2001

Katherine K. Paton, ISA

Memberships

Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers 2001 – 2010, Recording Secretary 2007-2008

Associate Member of the International Society of Appraisers, 1999 - 2001

Decorative Arts Trust 1996 - 2002

Winter Park Antique Society 1997-2009, President 2001 – 2002, Vice President 2002-2004, Recording Secreatary 2008-2009

Education

Emory University B.A. degree 1992

Related Accreditation Courses

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) - May 2008

International Society of Appraisers - September 2006 – Re-qualification of Accreditation Status

Art History for the Antiques Appraiser 2004 - ISA sponsored course on art’s influence on The Decorative Arts

ISA Conference April 2002 – Seattle, Washington – courses and related tours

International Society of Appraisers – July 2001 Core Courses in Appraisal Studies
Course 101 – Appraisal Theory & Principles
Course 102 – Appraisal Ethics, USPAP, Appraisal Report Writing Standards
Course 103 – Practical Appraisal Writing & Techniques