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"Hi.  I am Selma Paul and I truly enjoy what I do."

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At the Bark & Boogie Ball Humane Society Fundraiser November 2005

She is an appraiser for HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk" series

Selma is an appraiser for the Cathedral of St. Philip Antique Show in Atlanta, GA

A personal message...

    "It seems as if I have been in this line of work all of my life; growing  up in the family businesses, obtaining an undergraduate degree in Economics (aka Supply and Demand), and continuing through a series of my own businesses in the jewelry, art and antique arenas.  It is in these businesses and the Real Estate industry that I learned the importance of customer service. I have always enjoyed learning from teachers, curators, professionals and scores of customers over the years, and I still do.  A lifetime of learning and dedication to customer service compose the foundation of my business philosophy."  

 

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At the Bark & Boogie Ball 2010
Degrees, Certifications and Education
Memphis State University
     Bachelor of Science, Honors in Economics 
University of Maryland
     Core Course in Appraisal Studies
     Appraising Antiques and Residential Contents
University of Georgia
     Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
Gemological Institute of America
     Diamond Grading
     Colored Stone Identification
Trenton Jewelers School
     Jewelry Design and Fabrication
Atlanta Real Estate Institute
    New Home Styles
    Building a House
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
    Furniture and the Art of the Carver
    American Material Culture, Conference
International Society of Appraisers Conferences
     Bankruptcy
     Divorce
     Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas
     Mid-Century Modern Art Glass
     The Wood Detective
     Working With Living Artists
     Identifying American Art Deco Furniture
     Furniture in the Antebellum South
     The Appraiser & the Endangered Species Act
     Identifying and Appraising Clocks
     Fakes, Fantasy, & Fraud in Civil War Memorabilia
     IRS and the Appraiser
     Chinese Export Porcelain
     FBI Art Crime case study
     Basics of Expert Witness
     Appraising Tax Appraisals
     History of Antiques
     Charleston Historic Jewelry
     Identifying Black & White Photographs
     American Folk Art: Real or Fake
     A Survey of Southern Pottery
     Modernism: Furniture & Accessories
     Due Diligence and the IRS 
ISA GA Chapter sponsored event
     Appraisal of Oriental Rugs
Whitehall Antiques Seminars
     Ivory & It's Look Alikes
     Asian Decorative Arts
     19th & 20th Century Furniture
     Clocks and Barometers
     Fakes & Frauds of the 19th & 20th Centuries
     Silver: Modernism & Post-Modernism
     Wood Identification
American Society of Appraisers
     Restitution of Looted Art
Appraisers Association of America
     All About Appraising: Prints
     Tiffany Glass: Identifying Good, Better, Best
Uniform Standsard of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
     September 2006
     August 2011

Civic, Cultural, Professional Organizations

International Society of Appraisers

     Nominated to the Board of Directors 2011

     Chair 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 Antiques & Residential Contents

     Educational Committee  *  Conference Committee  *  Website Taskforce

Tennessee Chapter International Society of Appraisers

     Founding Member 2011


Georgia Chapter International Society of Appraisers

     Secretary  2005

     President  2006 and 2007

     Vice President 2008

American Society of Appraisers Candidate member 2010


Toastmasters

American Wine Society

Humane Society

High Museum

South Carolina Yacht Club

Harley Owners Group

HOA President (formerly 7 years)

Room mother, Team mother, PTA member

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In loving memory of Sammy 1996-2007

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Boo and Ben waiting for Christmas 2010

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Selma Paul is available for presentations to your club or organization. Please contact her for your next event.