Connoisseurship Courses

Dive deep into specialized topics and build your skills

From Oriental rugs to modern prints, ISA's connoisseurship courses teach you how to appraise categories of items that you encounter as a personal property appraiser.

Courses instruct on terminology, components of identification, and value factors for appraising specific classes and categories of items
Provides comparables and common questions to ask clients
Incorporates lessons on authentication issues and common legal issues

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From the ISA Now Blog

Happy New Year, ISA! Monday, January 04, 2021
Happy New Year! I’m not sure I’ve ever been more glad to offer that wish than this year.
Do I Qualify for the ISA Specialty and Advanced Studies (SAS) Pathway? Friday, December 11, 2020
Do you qualify for the SAS track to achieve Accredited Member (ISA AM) status?
Fair Market Value and Replacement Cost - What’s the Difference? Monday, November 16, 2020
This is not an uncommon question in the Core Course in-person class, but it is even more common from the Core Course Distance Education students. The confusion is not limited to the beginner appraiser courses. I have also had requalification course attendees and students in the AF+DA courses who are not clear on the differences. Therefore, now seemed like a good opportunity to review the differences in use and the selection of comparables for these two objectives.
Choosing Asking Prices for Replacement Costs Monday, November 16, 2020
Question: A fine art print from the same print edition can often be found in multiple retail galleries with a range of different asking prices. How do I choose which asking price to use for replacement cost? Does the condition of the client’s print play a role in the selection of the comparable?

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