Personal Property Appraisers

 

Aloysia C. Hamalainen ISA CAPP, ASEA

 

Elin Hamalainen ISA AM, NAJA 

      

CV of Aloysia C. Hamalainen ISA CAPP

 

Montgomery Appraisal Group

MAGMaryland@Outlook.com

301-879-3204 (office), 240-277-7250 (Cell)

 

Certified Appraiser of all appreciable and depreciable personal property, currently appraising Fine Art and Decorative Arts for Estate, Insurance coverage and Donation. (2005-Present)

 

Background and Experience

• Qualified Appraiser, Internal Revenue Service
• Qualified Appraiser, Appraisal Standards Board
• Appointed to the Task force of Appraisal Standards Board of theAppraisal Foundation to revise Personal Property appraisal standards 7 and 8
• Accepted as expert witness, Montgomery County Circuit court, Md.
• Appraised important artists' work for donation to The National Gallery of Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Kemper Museum, American University, The Phillips Collection, UMD, The de Looper Foundation, The Paul Reed Foundation and other public and private fine art galleries.
• Acceptance to ISA's Private Client Services program

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Eighteenth Century European and American paintings and decorative arts,
• Nineteenth Century European and American paintings and decorative arts,
• Twentieth Century European and American paintings and decorative arts,
• Twenty-First Century American Art
• Sterling Silver and Silver Plate: Flatware, Hollowware and Decorative items,
• American and European Art Pottery, Porcelain and Glass,
• Rare Books and Ephemera,
• Eighteenth Century European and American furniture,
• Nineteenth Century European and American furniture,
• Twentieth Century European and American furniture,
• Persian and Oriental Rugs
• International Art and Antiquities Crime                          

 

 

EDUCATION

1975: BA: George Washington University: Art History and Anthropology

1976: Graduate courses at Smithsonian Institution Conservation lab under Dr. C. Rose

1976: BA: George Washington University: Art History and Anthropology

1985-1990: Independent Fee Appraisers Principles of Valuation appraisal courses

2001-2004: All Core courses of the American Society of Appraiser program

2004: George Washington University Center for Professional Development: Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts/Connoisseurship

2005: Principles in Valuation (American Society of Equine Appraisers)

2009: Qualified and received Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (CAPP) credential

2015: Smithsonian Institution: Certificate in World Art History

2016: Antiquities Trafficking And Art Crime, University Of Glasgow

2018: NYU 2018: Appraisal of Fine Wine

2020: MOMA Certificate: Post War Abstract Expressionist Artists

2023: MOMA Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization

 

Post Graduate Education (2010 to present)

Courses and Lectures Attended (2010 to present, earlier upon request)

2023

2/6: MOMA Certificate, In the Studio, Postwar Abstract Painting

1/25: Specialization from MOMA, “Modern and Contemporary Art and Design”

2022

12/1: Museum of Modern Art: In Process: “Fashion as Design”

11/1: Certificate: (MOMA Six weeks) "Seeing Through Photographs"

9/15: Certificate:(MOMA 6 weeks) “What is Contemporary Art”

9/7: Certificate, “Reading Silver”, The Manuscript Society

7/18-8/22: MOMA 6 weeks: Certificate: "Modern Art and Ideas"

Conference topics 3/25-3/27:

The market in North American Native Arts, Judicial proceedings overview, African American Art market, Due diligence procedures and provenance, Appraising FMV and the IRS.

NYU on line course, Certificate: 6 weeks 20th Century American Art: From Rauschenberg to Asawa

PART weekly Zoom meetings.

2021

Conference topics 3/19-3/20/21:

Pop Culture evaluations, Sculptures, Difference in lifetime and posthumous casts, The emerging market in African Art, Vintage Rolex valuation, Washington Color School, Update in Furniture valuations, Update in Jewelry appraising, Mid Century Modern Furniture valuation, New Technologies in appraising.

Webinar: Appraising couture, designer & vintage clothing, Julia Bloodgood, AAA

Zoom meetings: Founding member of Professional Appraisers Round Table (PART) with weekly 2 hour meetings on appraiser and appraisal practices and knowledge.

Webinar: Appraising Couture, Designer & Vintage Clothing, AAA

Webinar: Art Advising and Appraiser: Fulfilling both roles, AAA

Webinar: Appraising Watches in 2021, AAA

Webinar: Looking at NFTs, Beyond the hype, AAA

Webinar: Norman Rockwell: The rising tide, AAA

Webinar: What's it worth? How professional appraisers determine values,Brian Kathenes, ISA CAPP NAC

NCACISA meetings:

1/18: Ryan Berley: An examination of WWI Trench Art (Zoom)

2/15: Ryan Berley: History of candy making with candy molds

4/26: Robert Wittman: FBI Stolen Art Unit

9/13/21: Brian Kathenes, ISA CAPP, "Appraising Autographs"

10/4/21: Tara Chicirda, curator of Furniture at Colonial Williamsburg, "Antiques, Copies and Fakes: When Old Chairs Multiply"

11/1/21: FBI Art Crime Team with Special Agent Jake Archer.

2020

1/6/2020 – 3/6/2020: MOMA on line. Post War Abstract Expressionist Artists

3/20: ISA On-Line Conference (8 hours)

NYU on line course: Appraising Wine – Old World versus New World

On line ISA: Diminution of Value Webinar Series

Webinar: Appraising Antiquities, Sue McGovern-Huffman

Webinar: Appraising Autographs, manuscripts, historical documents, Kathenes ISA CAPP

Webinar: Appraising Stamps and Coins, Brian Kathenes ISA CAPP

Webinar: Book Appraisal Methodology, Mary Kohnke, ISA

Webinar: Jewelry From Designers to Diamonds, Amy Lawch ISA AM GG

Webinar: Historic Frames, Bill Adair, Gold Leaf Studios

Webinar: Later Japanese Ceramics, presented by Daphne L. Rosenzweig, PhD, ISA CAPP

Webinar: USPAP and Fine Art Appraisals, Steve Roach, ISA CAPP

Webinar: Webinar: 19^th Century Drawing and Prints, Polly Sartori AAA  19C Gallery

Webinar: Chinese Export Silver, ISA

Webinar: Books for the Generalist, ISA

3/9 Virtual Meeting Steve Roach Art Market

3/29: Martin Rapaport Webinar: The Rapaport Price List (How to calculate diamonds)

4/2 Navigating Personal Property Valuation COVID-19 Concerns, AAA, ISA TAF

11/6: Zoom w/Isabelle de la Houssaye: African Currency Forms

12/21: Gary Cameron Lionel Toy Trains

 

2019

Annual Conference 14 hours CEU

Webinar: Book appraisal, 1 hour CEU

Webinar: Fundamentals of Watch Appraising, Joe Cohen

Webinar: Appraising Rugs, Ellen Amirkhan ISA CAPP

Webinar: "Identifying Heroes in Asian Art” Dr. Daphne Rosenzweig PhD, ISA CAPP

Webinar: Artsy Webinar  The Online Art Collector Report 2019

1/7/19: Todd Sigety ISA CAPP: Antique Furniture market

2/4/19: Matt Wilcox: Art Frauds and Forgeries

5/6: Melanie Marts, GIA ivory in the market

10/10: 2 Tours, Anderson House and Gold Leaf Studio

11/4: Alex Volkonsky, art restorer

 

2018

USPAP 7 hour update: ACA by Bill Novotny 7 hours CEU

AAA course on Fine Wine Appraisal. 10 hours. Gayle Skuczlik CEU

ISA: High Net Worth Individuals. 10.75 credits CEU

Advanced Appraisal Methodology, 9/6/18 10 credits CEU

FAE 2 Day Evaluation Seminar, 9/7-8, 17 hours CEU

Webinar: Appraising Chinese Jade Carvings, Daphne Rosenzweig PhD, ISA CAPP

Webinar:  Buddhism and its Symbolism in Asian Art, Daphne Rosenzweig PhD, ISA CAPP

2/5: Oscar Fitzgerald. Antique Furniture

4/9/18: Aneta G-Shine: Modern Art Market

5/8/18: Dr. Joseph Jabbour: Watches in the marketplace.

10/1/18: Dale Sorenson PHD, ISA AM: Guidelines to appraising books of all kinds

11/4/18: Molly Huang, ISA: The Importance of Provenance in appraising Chinese Art

 

2017

ISA Conference: 14 hours CEU

Appraising Picasso Webinar: 1 CEU

Maryland Historical Society: 6 hour course on Federal furniture, 6 CEU

Japanese Prints Dr. Daphne Rosenzweig ISA CAPP PhD.: 15 hours CEU

Webinar: Leveraging Art Market Trends, Cindy Rosenberg ISA CAPP

Webinar: Appraising Pablo Picasso Part I and  II

1/6: Amanda Malkin: Paper conservation

2/6: Laura Kleim: Federal Furniture

3/6: Matt Quinn” The Art of Merton Simpson

4/4: Ben Farina, Asian art at auction

5/1: Steve Roach ISA CAPP, Coins value

9/11, 11/6, 1/5: Aneta Shine: 3 part series on fine art valuation

10/2: Irwin Gross GG, Jewelry Appraising

12/11: Frank Millwee Heraldic Silver valuation

 

2016

ISA Conference, Three days. 18 CEUs

Online Course: Art Crime, University of Glasgow. 12 hours (CEU) . Certificate of completion

USPAP update: 7  hours (CEU)

AAA Jewelry for Generalist in NYC. 7 hours (certificate of completion) (CEU)

Three Day Symposium on Art and Architecture in the time of George Washington, Mount Vernon, 5/27-5/29 15 hours CEU.

Two Day FAE Conference on Fakes and Frauds, 9.23-9/25/16. 17 hours CEU

1/4: Jennifer L. Mass, Ph.D, Scientific Analysis of Fine Art

2/1: Daniel A. Piazza, Assistant Curator of Philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum

3/7: David Weiss, Freeman’s Auction

4/4: Millwee Sterling Silver

5/2: Adam Erby: Mount Vernon news

9/12: Nicholas Nicolson: Values in Russian Art

10/3: Dr. Wilfied Zeisler, Faberge Eggs

11/7: Claudia Pfiefer, Sporting Museum

 

2015

Smithsonian Institution: Certificate in World Art History (Certificate of completion) 80 hours CEU

ISA Conference: 14 hours CEU

1/5:  Cleveland,  Paper Conservation

2/2 : A. G. Shine PhD: Women artists 20th century

3/9:  Elizabeth Berman ISA AM : Judaica (Art)

4/6:  Catherine Hollan GG: Silver makers and marks

5/5: Brett Stouffer, Guns in Estates

8/31: Tim Andreadis (Freeman’s) on George Nakashima

10/3:  Katherine Fernstron PHD,: Three Families of Pueblo Potters

11/2: Nelson GG: Heirloom Jewelry

 

2014

ISA Conference, Three days, 16 CEU

1/6: Matt Wilcox: Illustration Art

2/3: Fitzgerald PhD, Mid Century Modern Furniture

4/7: Geiger Esq.: Estate Law

5/5: Leila Dunbar ISA AM: Wine appraising

10/6: Schuttinger/Merritt ISA AM: 18^th century Furniture

10/20: (Castner PhD, ISA CAPP) Broad Evidence Report

11/3: Bobby Mann GG: Update on Ivory

 

2013

FAE: Two Day Valuation Seminar, 16 CEU

ISA Conference, Four days, 18 CEU

1/7: Zipp, Stoneware pottery

2/4: Lea Dunbar AAA, ISA AM Sports values

3/4: Bruce Schuttenger ISA AM, Furniture conservation

3/12: Persian Rug seminar (10am to 4 pm)

4/1: (Matt Quinn) Auction market

10/7: (Nelson) Jewelry market

11/4: (Ken Farmer) Market trends

 

2012

ISA Conference, Four Days, 18 CEU

1/9: A. Shine PhD, DC Printmakers

2/6: Frank Ceruci, Sports cards valuation

3/5: Zimmerman,  Antique watches

4/2: Charles Goldstein ISA CAPP , Art Fraud

5/7: Panel: Appraisal examples

6/4: Millwe,  Antique Heraldry and silver

10/5: Aneta Shine PhD, , Modern Art survey

11/5: Bonita Billman PHd, Chinese Art survey

 

2011

ISA Conference: Four days, 18 CEU

1/3: Donovan,  State of the Auction market

2/7: Water color market

3/7: Hastings ISA AM, Russian porcelain

4/4: Dunn, Esq.,  Huntington Block

5/2: Nelson GG, Jewelry appraisal tips

6/13: Lerner,  Coins

4/12: NHA Field trip (4 hours)

9/12: Proulx ISA AM Painting research

10/3: Fitzgerald PhD,  Furniture

11/8: Art Conservation

 

2010

ISA Conference, Four days, 18 CEUs

1/4: Dale Sorenson: Prints

2/3: ISA update: Winer

3/1: Schuttinger ISA AM: Furniture conservation

4/5: Fenton Glass

6/7: Grais PhD,  Chinese Art

9/13: Verner Hindrich: Icons

10/9: Sigety ISA CAPP: Internet savvy

11/1: Field Trip: EEOB tour of Antique interiors and restoration of antiques

 

HONORS / AWARDS

2008-2009 - ISA Service Award

2009-2010 - ISA Special Merit Award

2014-2015 - ISA Leadership and Service Award

 

LANGUAGES

English (native)

French (bilingual oral and written fluency)

Classical Latin (written)

 

MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

International Society of Appraisers: Certified Member

Currently Serving on the Special Appraisal Selection Committee 

   (Served on the Board of Directors and the Foundation For Appraisal Education  2009-2014)

*             Currently serving on the Board of the National Capital Area Chapter of the ISA

 

National Association of Equine Appraisers

 

LOCATIONS

8808 Mustang Island Circle, Naples, FL 34113

329 Charred Oak Court, Annapolis, MD 21409

       

   

          American Society of Equine Appraisers: Certified Member          

• Over thirty years of horse related activities
• Competed, volunteered and judged at Hunter/Jumper, Dressage, Combined Training shows;
• Bred, trained and sold a variety horses as well as tack and other equipment;
• Managed barn of horses, including pleasure horses, broodmares and a breeding stallion.

              Awards:

•            2008-2009 - ISA Service Award

•            2009-2010 - ISA Special Merit Award

•            2014-2015 - ISA Leadership and Service Award

         

 

Consultant to:

    •The OSS Society, Inc, MD Carroll County Historical Society, MD Society for the Blind, Universal Unitarian Church, UMD: Joseph Sheppard Gallery, CIA, Sandy Spring Museum,  etc.

 

 

I have been asked, "What is an ISA CAPP?"  I explain that the acronym stands for the highest level of certification available in the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) which is "Certified Appraiser of Personal Property" It is attained after the accredited candidate fulfills a demanding demonstration of competence and ability by examination, hours of experience and report writing.  The process is difficult enough that many appraisers do not attempt it, and  fewer accomplish it. 

Suffice it to say, the CAPP designation indicates a personal and professional level of expertise that is accepted by the Internal Revenue Service and courts of law and should give confidence to the client that their appraisal will be in accordance to the current laws, rules and regulations

 

 

CV of Elin Hamalainen ISA AM, NAJA

 

Montgomery Appraisal Group
Elinhamalainen1@Outlook.com
301-879-3204 (office), 240-778-9760 (Cell)

 Appraiser of all appreciable and depreciable personal property, currently appraising ine Art and Decorative Arts for Estate, Insurance coverage and Donation. (2017-Present)
Background and Experience

• Qualified Appraiser, Internal Revenue Service
• Qualified Appraiser, Appraisal Standards Board
• Over 5 years experience with complete lifecycle of the appraisal process from inspection to completion of the appraisal report
• Over 1,000 hours of hands-on appraisal practice experience
• Over 600 reports written for various clients covering reports types such as insurance, donation, estate and trusts.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Sterling Silver and Silver Plate: Flatware, Hollowware and Decorative items,
• American and European Art Pottery, Porcelain and Glass,
• Rare Books and Ephemera,
• Twentieth Century European and American furniture,
• 19th Century European and American furniture
• Persian and Oriental Rugs

EDUCATION

2022 - Successfully comre course in Jewelry appraisal with NAJA
2021 – Successfully achieved Accreditation as ISA AM
2021 – Successfully completed ISA specialty for AF/DA accreditation
2018 - Successfully completed Core Course In ISA Appraisal Studies
2010 - MA, Industrial Organizational Psychology   Xavier University, Cincinnati OH (2010)
2008 - BA, Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway SC (2008)

 

Additional Appraisal focused education (2017 to present) 
Courses and Lectures Attended 
2021
1/18: Ryan Berley: An examination of WWI Trench Art (Zoom)
2/15: Ryan Berley: History of candy making with candy molds (Zoom)
Conference topics 3/19-3/20/21 (15 hours) (Zoom)
Pop Culture evaluations, Sculptures, Difference in lifetime and posthumous casts, The emerging market in African Art, Vintage Rolex valuation, Washington Color School, Update in Furniture valuations, Update in Jewelry appraising, Mid Century Modern Furniture valuation, New Technologies in appraising.
Webinar: Appraising couture, designer & vintage clothing, Julia Bloodgood, AAA
4/26: Robert Wittman: FBI Stolen Art Unit (Zoom)
2020
3/20: ISA On-Line Conference (8 hours)
Webinar: Appraising Antiquities, Sue McGovern-Huffman
Webinar: Appraising Autographs, manuscripts, historical documents, Kathenes ISA CAPP
Webinar: Appraising Stamps and Coins, Brian Kathenes ISA CAPP
Webinar: Book Appraisal Methodology, Mary Kohnke, ISA
Webinar: Jewelry From Designers to Diamonds, Amy Lawch ISA AM GG
Webinar: Historic Frames, Bill Adair, Gold Leaf Studios
Webinar: Later Japanese Ceramics, presented by Daphne L. Rosenzweig, PhD, ISA CAPP
Webinar: USPAP and Fine Art Appraisals, Steve Roach, ISA CAPP
Webinar: Webinar: 19th Century Drawing and Prints, Polly Sartori AAA  19C Gallery
Webinar: Chinese Export Silver, ISA
Webinar: Books for the Generalist, ISA
3/9 Virtual Meeting Steve Roach Art Market
3/29: Martin Rapaport Webinar: The Rapaport Price List (How to calculate diamonds)
4/2 Navigating Personal Property Valuation COVID-19 Concerns, AAA, ISA TAF
11/6: Zoom w/Isabelle de la Houssaye: African Currency Forms
12/21: Gary Cameron Lionel Toy Trains

2019
Annual Conference 14 hours CEU
Webinar: Book appraisal, 1 hour CEU
Webinar: Fundamentals of Watch Appraising, Joe Cohen
Webinar: Appraising Rugs, Ellen Amirkhan ISA CAPP
Webinar: "Identifying Heroes in Asian Art” Dr. Daphne Rosenzweig PhD, ISA CAPP
Webinar: Artsy Webinar  The Online Art Collector Report 2019
1/7/19: Todd Sigety ISA CAPP: Antique Furniture market 
2/4/19: Matt Wilcox: Art Frauds and Forgeries
5/6: Melanie Marts, GIA ivory in the market
10/10: 2 Tours, Anderson House and Gold Leaf Studio
11/4: Alex Volkonsky, art restorer

2018
USPAP 7 hour update: ACA by Bill Novotny 7 hours CEU
FAE 2 Day Evaluation Seminar, 9/7-8, 17 hours CEU
Webinar: Appraising Chinese Jade Carvings, Daphne Rosenzweig PhD, ISA CAPP
Webinar:  Buddhism and its Symbolism in Asian Art, Daphne Rosenzweig PhD, ISA CAPP
2/5: Oscar Fitzgerald. Antique Furniture 
4/9/18: Aneta G-Shine: Modern Art Market
5/8/18: Dr. Joseph Jabbour: Watches in the marketplace. 
10/1/18: Dale Sorenson PHD, ISA AM: Guidelines to appraising books of all kinds
11/4/18: Molly Huang, ISA: The Importance of Provenance in appraising Chinese Art

2017
ISA Conference: 14 hours CEU
Appraising Picasso Webinar: 1 CEU
Maryland Historical Society: 6 hour course on Federal furniture, 6 CEU
1/6: Amanda Malkin: Paper conservation
2/6: Laura Kleim: Federal Furniture
3/6: Matt Quinn” The Art of Merton Simpson
4/4: Ben Farina, Asian art at auction
5/1: Steve Roach ISA CAPP, Coins value
9/11, 11/6, 1/5: Aneta Shine: 3 part series on fine art valuation
10/2: Irwin Gross GG, Jewelry Appraising
12/11: Frank Millwee Heraldic Silver valuation

MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS
International Society of Appraisers: Certified Member 
Member of NCAC Chapter of the ISA
* Currently serving on the Board of the National Capital Area Chapter of the ISA as Membership Chair

 

LOCATIONS
8808 Mustang Island Circle, Naples, FL 34113
329 Charred Oak Court, Annapolis, MD 21409