Appraisal Services and Experience
APPRAISAL SERVICES
Estate , Probate, Divorce, Charitable Donations, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Receivership, Value Confirmation, Resale, and Consultations on markets to sell various possessions and collections.
We will do our best to help clients find reputable venues to sell their possessions. We conduct numerous Estate Sales for clients who need professional help with their possessions including written appraisals for items donated to charity. Our company has been involved as an Expert witness for the District Court in Michigan and have performed appraisals for high profiled clients and large corporations.
SPECIALTIES
Qualified to appraise personal property ranging from 18th C Antiques and Decorative Arts to Early 20th Century Antiques to Mid-Century Modern and Contemporary home furnishings and collectibles. Furniture, porcelain, china, pottery, silver, glass, vintage clothing, African-African American Art & Collectibles; Jewelry, Art, and Coin Appraisers on our Team.
COMMERCIAL APPRAISAL ASSIGNMENTS & COLLECTIONS
- Michigan Pharmacist Association
- Wayne State University Performing Arts
- Wayne State University Damon Keith Collection
- Fox Theater
- Hall & Hunter Realtors
- Birmingham Realtors, LLC
- Williams, Williams, Rattner& Plunkett
- Butzel Long
- David Findling Law
- Huntington Wealth Management
- Integry’s
- Compuware
- Singh Management Co.
- Brookdale Senior Living
- Hans Christensen Collection
- John C. Lasko Estate
BACKGROUND: Darlene Hines:
Certified Appraiser of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA CAPP) since 2001. Current Credentials in Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP); Master’s Degree, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in Medical Technology Education and Management, with Emphasis on Career & Technical Education, 1993; Bachelor’s Degree, Medical Technology, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1978;
Served two terms on the ISA Board of Directors, 2004-2010 and served on the Executive Board Committee as Secretary 2005-2008. Former Board Liaison to the Ethics, and Antiques and Residential Contents Committees; current member of the Appraisal Designation & Review Committee.
Past President and Vice-President of the Great Lakes Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers.Special guest at Antiques Roadshow, Detroit, June 1, 2013. Appeared on PAX TV, “What’s It Worth” and have been contacted by several appraisal TV shows for assistance. Published articles in the International Society of Appraiser’s newsletter and Blog.Speaker at the National Auctioneers Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan .
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
“Quality vs Price: The Value of Art in Our Consumer Culture” Kansas City, MO April 25-28, 2014
“Managing Art As An Asset Class”,
“Treasures in the Presidential Libraries”,
“Serving as Consultant and/or Expert Witness”
“Understanding 20th Century Design” Chicago, Illinois April 12-15, 2013
“The State of 20th Century Decorative “
“The Market and Trends in Chinese Arts”
“Today’s Silver Market”
“Contemporary Sculptures”
“Appraiser’s Role in Insuring Jewelry (Chubb)”
“Building an Interpretative Private Collection”
USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) Update March 2014
Northern Illinois University Naperville, Illinois
Update Certification Course Appraising Antiques & Residential Contents January, 2012
Appraisal Principals and Practices, Business Law and Ethics
Northern Illinois University Naperville, Illinois
Advance Appraisal Writing November 2011
Northern Illinois University Naperville, Illinois
Art and Decorative Arts Studies May 2008
Detroit Institute of Arts African , Oceania, and Indigenous Americas Ann Arbor, Michigan
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Studies February, 2008
Fine Art Studies, The Rise of American Nationalism in Art April 2008 Exuberance in the Arts, 1795-1840” Baltimore, Maryland
Peale Family Paintings, Matisse’s Bronzes”, Art History& Decorative
Arts Study Tour at the Walter’s Museum, Maryland Historical Society,
Baltimore Museum of Art, The Homewood Museum House
and The Mount Clare House
Winterthur Tour of Fine and Decorative Arts Study Tour April 2003
Henry Francis Dupont Museum Wilmington, Delaware
Personal Property Appraising, Antiques & Residential Contents May 2001
International Society of Appraisers Newark, New Jersey
PUBLICATIONS
Article: “The Enslaved African American Artisan-Contributions to the Decorative
Arts”, Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies, 2009, Foundation for Appraisal Education Chicago, Illinois
Newsletter articles & Blog: International Society of Appraisers 2004-2008: 2014- Present
PRESENTATIONS
- Appraisal Fair and Discussion, March 7, 2013, Hamburg Library
- Why Antiques, April 14, 2008, Huntington Woods Library
- “Antique Furniture Part II”, September 2006, Detroit Public Library
- “Antique Furniture Part 1”, June 2005, Detroit Public Library
- “The Art of appraising”, November 20, 2004
- Trinity Women’s Fellowship Event
- Antiques & Collectibles- For Fun or Profit”, September 22, 2004, Detroit, Public Library, Redford Branch
- American Association of Business Women, June 2004, Detroit, Michigan
- “ Be Certain of Its Value”, April 2004, Detroit Public Library, Redford Branch
- “ Train the Trainer – Buying Antiques” Guest Lecturer Crockett High School Detroit, March 2003
- “What’s In the Attic”, Guest Lecturer Brighton, Michigan, Library
- Association, April 2002
- “The Art of Collecting” Guest Lecturer, South Lyon Library Association, May 2003
- “ Diversity in the Classroom” Lecturer, Detroit, Michigan, March, 2001
- Speaker National Auctioneer’s Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1999
- “Guest Relations” Lecturer, Detroit, Michigan, Henry Ford Hospital, May 1998
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
- 2014 Service Award, International Society of Appraisers
- 2012 Leadership Award, International Society of Appraisers
- 2010 Distinguished Service Award, International Society of Appraisers
- 2010 Distinguished Service Award, Detroit Public Schools
- 2008 Leadership Oakland, LOVIII Graduate
- 2008 Ambassador of the Quarter, Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
- 2007 Certificate of Appreciation Designation & Review Committee
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Society of Appraisers, Board of Directors, Birmingham- Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Member of Detroit Institute of Art (DIA), DIA Association of the American Wing, DIA Friends of African & African American Art ; Associate Member of the Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Council of Detroit; Former Member of Board of Directors Child Safe & Child Help, Business Networking International; Leadership Oakland Alumni and member of Mastermind Realtors Association.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Brightmoor Christian Church
Trinity Missionary Baptist Church
Pontiac Grace Centers of Hope
Christ Lutheran Church
Park Place at Heritage
Village Senior Community
Sterling Wood Senior Community
Bloomfield Township Library
Brighton Public Library
Detroit Public Library
Hamburg Public Library
Habitat For Humanity
Gleaners Food Bank
Huntington Woods Senior Center
Walton Wood Senior Residence
Alzheimer’s Association
American Cancer Society, NAACP
“Relay for Life” American Cancer Society
Komen Race for the Cure
Oakland County Nursing Home
OTHER PROFESSIONS
Former Community College Teacher and Administrator, 1990-1998, High School Teacher 1998-2010.
Team Leader and Medical Technologist, Henry Ford Health Systems 1978- 2000, Detroit, Michigan
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