Mark S Keshishian, CRA ORRA Senior Fellow Academy of Oriental Rugs

Mark S Keshishian, CRA ORRA

QUALIFICATIONS:

  GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Personal Property Appraiser since 1984 specializing in Oriental Rugs
Involved in family Oriental Rug business since 1977
Lecturer at the Textile Museum in Washington DC, Lecturer for the Ambassador Wives group as well as others.

  PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Senior Fellow Academy of Oriental Rugs since 2005
Member of the Oriental Rugs Retailers of America Association (ORRA)since 1988
President of ORRA 2005-2007
Vice President of ORRA 2002-2003, 2003-2005
Board Member of ORRA since 2000
Certified Oriental Rug Appraiser with ORRA since 1988

  Insurance Appraisal Work
  Government Appraisal Work
  Foreign Governments Appraisal Work

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

ASA (American Society of Appraisers) Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Course and certification 2001
Working under the tutelage of two world renowned Oriental Rug collectors, appraisers and general aficionados: James Mark Keshishian, ASA sr. and Harold Mark Keshishian since 1977   al Education

American University ,BS Degree in Finance, 2005
Bullis Prep. 1973-1980

Barry O’Connell Senior Fellow Academy of Oriental Rugs

Barry O’Connell

Senior Fellow Academy of Oriental Rugs

Expert advice and consulting on buying rugs. Is the rug you are looking at exactly as represented and is the price offered the best price possible. Barry can give you the peace of mind and negotiate the best price in the market place. 
Expert appraisals and testimony.

Biographical Highlight:

Oriental Rug Review Associate Editor. 1996-1998

Rug News, Contributing Editor. 1998 - 2000

George Washington University, Washington DC Appraisal Science – Oriental Rug Appraisal 1997

Contributor: Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, Scribners, November 2002.

Smithsonian Institution; the National Museum of the American Indian. Consultant to the move of the collection from New York City to Washington DC. 2002-2003

Editor and publisher www.spongoBongo.com

Editor and publisher www.PersianCarpetGuide.com
Contributor Clean Informer Magazine
Contributor CleanFax Magazine
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of the Interior, Advisor 2012 - 2014

Lectures:

Textile Museum on Caucasian Rugs and Rug ID

Triangle Rug Society

Armenian Rugs Society (AR)

San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society
Seattle Textile and Rug Society

Textile Group of Los Angeles

Textile Museum Associates of Southern Cal.

International Handmade Carpet Exhibition, Kish, Islamic Republic of Iran 2004

International Handmade Carpet Exhibition, Kish, Islamic Republic of Iran 2005

International Handmade Carpet Symposium, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 2005

Current or past member of:

Hajji Baba Club

International Hajji Baba Society

New York Rug Society

Textile Museum

Near Eastern Art Research Center Board of Trustees

Academy of Oriental Rugs (Senior Fellow)
See Also:
Oriental Rug Lawsuits and Bogus Appraisals 

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