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Pamela Bensoussan has over 40 years’ experience in the world of decorative and fine arts. Her career highlights include a ten-year residence in Paris where she operated a gallery on the Left Bank and consulted for a major Parisian auction house and an art investment firm based in Switzerland and Luxembourg. In the US, Pamela Bensoussan owned and operated galleries in San Francisco and San Diego. She’s authored numerous articles and lectured on topics ranging from Oriental rugs in Renaissance Painting to Appraising New Deal (WPA) art, presented at the 2019 ASA Connoisseurship Conference in Santa Fe, NM.

In 2008 Ms. Bensoussan was elected to the Chula Vista City Council in San Diego County and served two terms ending in 2016. While active on the Council, she provided leadership for the creation and implementation of an Arts Master Plan for the City of Chula Vista.

Pamela Bensoussan is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers, in the Personal Property discipline (since 2003) with credentials in Fine Arts and Oriental Carpets. Other areas of expertise include European, and American furniture, decorative arts, textiles, and tapestries. She is also an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers. Additionally, she has an accreditation in Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) with the American Society of Appraisers. The ARM credential ensures competency in reviewing other appraisers' reports and in managing teams of appraisers for large and multi-discipline assignments.

Pamela earned a Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant designation from the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) in 2018. She has more than 30 years of experience in litigation support, deposition and court testimony and trial consultation. With extensive experience in appraisal methodology, Pamela can assist in all steps of the litigation process. Most cases never reach the courtroom due to well-prepared analyses and highly professional reports facilitating pre-trial settlement.

 

rug, carpet, textile, tapestry, oriental, chinese, art, furniture, painting, print, asian, navajo, kesi, khossu, needlework, sampler, woven, Islamic, mural, new deal, silk, crewel, sampler, tapis, tapisserie, commode, armoire, fauteuil, jacquard, coverlet, Ottoman, Dhurrie, piano, guitar