STUART P. WHITEHURST, Accedited Senior Appraiser
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EXPERIENCE:
Whitehurst & Wishart Appraisal Services, LLC
March 2022-present - owner and partner
We have over sixty years of combined experince in the auction world and the appraisal business. We conduct appraisals for estate tax, insurance, donation and dissolution of marriage purposes. Range of materials evaluated includes antique and used furniture, fine and decorative arts, jewelry, silver, porcelain, glass, paintings, prints, rugs, collectibles, books and manuscripts. The age range of appraised material dates from Antiquity to the present day.
Marvin & Whitehurst Appraisal Group, Inc.
2013-2022, Co-Owner / Co-Founder
Diane Marvin Appraisal Services, Inc.,
2011-2013: Personal Property Appraiser
Skinner Inc., Appraisers and Auctioneers, 1995-2011
Vice-President and Senior Appraiser
Senior Appraiser,1995-2011
Responsible for approximately 75% of all written appraisals generated by Skinner, Inc. annually, including appraisals for estate tax, insurance, donation and dissolution of marriage. Range of materials evaluated included antique and used furniture, fine and decorative arts, silver, porcelain, glass, paintings, prints, rugs, collectibles, books and manuscripts. The age range of appraised material dates from Antiquity to the present day.
Director of Fine Books and Manuscripts Department, 1997-2011
Responsible for annual sales featuring approximately 600-800 lots of manuscripts, books, maps and natural history prints. Responsible for evaluation of all paper material submitted to Skinner, Inc. throughout the year. Annual sales averaged approximately $1 million. Responsibilities included Internet inquiries, correspondence, off-premises property evaluations, catalog preparation, condition reports, and all sale preparation.
Specialist, European Furniture and Decorative Arts Department, 1995-2010
Responsible for cataloging and preparing four sales of fine furniture and decorative works of art annually. Additional appraisal and departmental responsibilities included Internet inquiries, correspondence, general inquiries, condition reports, quality opinions, gallery walks and lectures, and all sale preparation.
Auctioneer, 1995-2011
Principal auctioneer for approximately twelve to fifteen Skinner sales annually. Numerous engagements as auctioneer for benefit auction events throughout New England, and the East Coast.
Marketing and Public Appearances, 1995-2011
Responsible for approximately thirty to forty public appearances annually including evaluation events, benefit auctions, and lectures.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 1991-1995, Chicago, Illinois, Palm Beach, Florida
Personal Property Appraiser and Florida Representative, 1991-1995
Responsible for personal property appraisals for the purpose of estate tax, equitable distribution, insurance, damage/loss claims and dissolution of marriage. Additional duties included acting as the liaison between the auction house and the legal and banking communities and the cataloging and shipment of property from Florida to Chicago for inclusion in various sales.
Sotheby^s, Inc., 1984-1991, New York, New York
Senior Cataloger, English Furniture and Decorations, 1989-1991
Cataloger, Arcade Furniture and Decorations, 1986-1989
Administrator, Division of Decorative Arts, 1985-1986
Cataloger, Latin American Paintings and Drawings, 1985
Administrator, Print Department, 1984
MEDIA
* Antiques Roadshow, WGBH, Boston, Public Broadcasting System, 1996-present
* It’s Worth What?, National Broadcasting Corp., Los Angeles, 2011
* The Today Show, National Broadcasting Corp., New York, 2008, 2011
* The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Warner Bros., Burbank California, 2007
* Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Productions, Chicago, Illinois
* Weekend Edition, National Public Radio,
ORGANIZATIONS
*The Manuscript Society, 1997-present
*Massachusetts Auctioneers Association, 2004-2010
EDUCATION:
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts Degree (1984)