David Carlton Eldridge, ASA, ISA
The Beachway Building
Eldridge Appraisals Inc.
3301 Bonita Beach Road Suite 213
Bonita Springs, FL. 34134
(239) 598-2225
appraiserASA@comcast.net
David C. Eldridge, ASA, ISA
David C. Eldridge, ASA, ISA, MRICS is a former museum director and curator with over 40 years experience appraising art, antique, silver, porcelain and personal property. Mr.Eldridge is a specialist in American & European paintings, prints, sculpture, antiques, silver, porcelains and other objects of virtue.
Mr. Eldridge is a Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers since 1985, a Member of the International Society of Appraisers, a Member of the Appraisers Association of America since 1983 and is fully USPAP Compliant.
Appraising
American, English and European furniture, glassware, porcelain, paintings, prints, silver, sculpture and other decorative arts of the 18th to 20th century. Residential contents and general personal property of the 19th to the 21st century.
Education:
Post Graduate Studies
USPAP and ASA recertification seminars and classes.
Masters of Fine Arts
1973-74 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
1972-73
University of Denver, Denver, CO.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
1969-71 Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.
1967-69
Springfield College in Illinois, Springfield, IL.
Current & Previous Positions
1982
Eldridge Appraisals Inc. (Eldridge Appraisal Services, LLC), Naples, Bonita Springs, FL. Appraiser.
1980-82
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA., Executive Director.
1974-80
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN., Curator.
1974-74
Nature Science Park, Winston-Salem, NC., Curator.
1973-74
Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL. Graduate Assistant.
1972-73
University of Denver, Denver, CO., Graduate Assistant.
1971-71
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL., Preparator.
Biographical References
Who’s Who in the World
Who’s Who in America.
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
Membership
International Society of Appraisers
American Society of Appraisers-Senior Member certified since 1985.
American Society of Appraisers-Southwest Florida Chapter President 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002 & 2004.
American Society of Appraisers-Personal Property Committee Member.
Appraisers Association of America-Member since 1983.
Member Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) since 2009.
Consultation
A.G. Edwards & Sons Trust Company
AIG Private Client Group
Bank of America-Trust Department
Bank of Boston, Trust Department
Bessemer Trust Company of Florida
The Bank of Boston-Trust Services
The Bank of New York-Trust Department
Bank One Trust Department
Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co
Chemical Bank Florida
Comerica Bank & Trust
Federal Deposit Insurance Company
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Fifth Third Trust Company
Firstar Capitol Trust
First National Bank of Chicago-Trust Dept
First National Trust Company
Fleet Investment Services
Florida Department of Financial Services
Florida National Bank-Trust Department
Founders National Trust Bank
Huntington National Bank
Internal Revenue Service
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
Key Trust Company of Florida
Manufactures Bank and Trust
Marshall & Ilsley-Trust Company
Marsh USA Inc.
Merrill Lynch Trust Company
Northern Trust Bank
National City Trust Company
New York Private Bank & Trust
PNC Trust Company of Florida
National Trust Company
Shawmut National Trust Company
State Street Global Advisors
SunTrust Bank
United States Marshals Service
United States Trust Company
Wells Fargo Bank