​​Art Appraisal Services, LLC

                    Christina V. Whitson, ASA

             Accredited Senior Appraiser

    American Society of Appraisers

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Ms. Whitson is an Army brat with four siblings who were reared in Hong Kong and Taiwan. This instilled in her a fascination with other peoples and cultures, which evolved into a B.A. in History from the College of William & Mary. She graduated from the Sotheby's Works of Art Course in London in 1983 and joined C. G. Sloan’s Auction House in Washington DC as a researcher, writer, and antiques/art appraiser from 1983 through 1985, and again from 1991 through 1994. From 1994 through 1998 she worked as an art consultant for FABREP, a North Carolina firm representing various artists, art publishers, furniture dealers and galleries. She then worked with , Inc. on personal property appraisals from 1998 through mid-2006. At that time, Mrs. Triplette moved to Oxford, MS, and Ms. Whitson formed a consortium with her and Jan Milner (of Fine Art Services) under the company name of Fine Art Appraisal Services. When Mr. Milner died in February of 2009, Ms. Whitson created her own appraisal company.

Laurance Triplette holds a B.A. from Salem College, and an M.A. in art and arts management from Vermont College of Norwich University. She has contributed numerous articles to various periodicals, has served as an adjunct instructor at Appalachian State University, and has guest lectured and taught workshops throughout the Southeast. Semi-retired as of 2008, in Oxford, MS, Ms. Triplette occasionally will take on challenging appraisals. In 2011, she published "Gimme Some Sugar, Darlin'", a cookbook full of family recipes, Southern expressions, and useful tips. Currently her time is dedicated to research for a book on Mississippi potters.

Laurance Triplette was Ms. Whitson's employer, mentor, friend and ultimately, partner in Fine Arts Appraisal Services. When Fine Art Appraisal Services re-structured (upon the death of Mr. Jan Milner), all of Ms. Triplette's work files were left in the care and keeping of Ms. Whitson and her new company, Art Appraisal Services, LLC. Any other use of Ms. Triplette's name or company name, Laurance Triplette Inc, is unauthorized by Ms. Triplette.

President of Art Appraisal Services, LLC, is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) and member in good standing with the . She was the Vice-President of the Society's Western North Carolina Chapter, a position held since 2009. As Chapter VP, Ms. Whitson instituted a bi-annual two-day seminar, one day of which offers the required review of (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice), and the following day offering topics such as "Appraisal Review" (with Roger Durkin) and "What's Fair about Fair Market Value?" (with David Cole). Ms. Whitson was elected President of the Chapter in 2017.

is an important element in any serious appraiser's professional development, and Ms. Whitson regularly attends ASA national conferences in such major cities as New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, San Antonio and Savannah. These conferences expose the appraiser to a multitude of relevant topics and educational forums, cautionary tales, and changes in the law (particularly re the IRS). Introductions to curators, dealers, art lawyers, IRS agents, auction house owners, and experts in many esoteric fields provide an ever-expanding circle of necessary contacts.

The American Society of Appraisers is an organization of appraisal professionals and others interested in the appraisal profession. International in structure, it is self-supporting and independent. The oldest and only major appraisal organization representing all o f the disciplines of appraisal specialists, the society originated in 1936 and incorporated in 1952. ASA's headquarters in the metropolitan Washington DC area.

The society is dedicated to the benefit of the appraisal profession. It is one of three appraisal societies which, in 1987, founded The Appraisal Foundation, a national nonprofit organization created to establish uniform criteria for professional appraisers. Since 1989, The Appraisal Foundation has been recognized by the U.S. Congress as the source for the development and promulgation of appraisal standards and qualifications. [Source: ASA handout]

USPAP: The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice are a comprehensive set of standards that inform and guide the attitude and concept of contemporary professional appraisal practice. The standards specifically address procedures to be followed in the development and performance of an appraisal, review or consulting services, as well as the manner in which the results of the process-- an appraisal, review or consulting service--are to be communicated.

All appraisals completed by Ms. Whitson are in compliance with the most recent, updated USPAP and the Code of Ethics of the American Society of Appraisers. {Source: From Soucy, Patricia C, and Smyth, Janella N., co-editors, The Appraisal of Personal Property, Principles, Theories and Practice Methods for the Professional Appraiser, ASA, 2005, p.6]

Continuing education: ASA has a mandatory reaccreditation process whereby designated members must regularly submit evidence of professional activities and continuing education. This ensures that ASA appraisers keep their knowledge up-to-date. [Source: ASA handout]

WHO I AM:

CHRISTINA V. WHITSON​