A graduate of Vanderbilt University, and member of the Appraisers Association of America and Associate Member of the International Society of Appraisers, Berenice Denton provides expert appraisals of antiques, art, and household items. She has held estate sales all over Nashville, Middle Tennessee (Lebanon, Gallatin, Clarksville, Columbia, etc.) Kingsport, Lewisburg and Memphis, TN.

She has also held sales in Birmingham and Sheffield, Alabama, Marion, Illinois, Cadiz, Kentucky, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Dayton, Ohio and as far west as Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has conducted Estate Sales for several celebrities and several Country Music performers including, Bill Monroe, Trisha Yearwood, Louise & Earl Scruggs, Buddy Killen, Jimmy Velvet, Margo Smith, Skeeter Davis, Teddy Wilburn, the Hank Williams Sr. estate, Ambassador Guilford Dudley, and two sales each for Barbara Mandrell and Waylon Jennings. Her business Estate Sales clients include American General Insurance Co., The Dan Maddox Estate, and Robinson Humphrey Investment Firm. Berenice conducts sales and appraisals of all sizes, from small households to the largest estates. Her largest appraisal to date was for the West End United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN.  Other key estate sales include Chancellor Harvey Branscomb and George Gillette.

Also in Nashville she has done appraisals for Belmont College, Fisk University, Pam Tillis, and Belle Meade Plantation. She also conducted a multi-million dollar art appraisal for the Tenenbaum Family in N. Fayetteville, AR. In addition to estate sales and on-site appraisals, Berenice has performed appraisals at several Antiques Road Shows, including The Hermitage Mansion in Nashville, GMR in Nashville, Birmingham, Louisville, Kansas City, San Francisco, Little Rock, WRCB TV in Chattanooga, The Nashville Humane Shelter Benefit, and the Little Rock Antique Show. Let the licensed and insured professionals at Berenice Denton Estate Sales handle your sale, and make it a successful, stress-free, and a profitable venture for everyone involved.

Academic Background

• Bachelor of Arts in Art History, English, and Secondary Education- Vanderbilt University, 1958

Antique Educational Classes
and Seminars

• Attends yearly seminars by The Appraisers Association of America Inc., New York
• Christie’s Newport Symposium in Rhode Island: Art, Porcelain, Furniture, Silver, and Glassware
• Cheekwood Art Seminars
• Blown Glass Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Attends continual educational lecture series on Appraising and Antiques
• Subscribes to numerous antiques, collectibles, furniture trade magazines and various on-line subscriptions such as artfact.com, artprice.com, Gordonsart.com, p4a.com etc.
• Member of The Appraisers Association of America, Inc.
• Conducted a adult education class at Montgomery Bell Academy on antiques and estate sales in Nashville, TN

Professional Background

• Participated in Philip Morris Antiques Road Show for over 5 years throughout the country.
• Collector and dealer in antiques, fine art and collectibles
• Founder and owner of Berenice Denton Estate Sales and Appraisals, The Cottage in Bellevue, The Cottage Café in Nashville, TN
• Regular monthly guest on the WSMV/NBC Noon Show in Nashville TN discussing various antique topics.
• Instructor at the University School, Adult Education Program in “Estate Sales” and Guest Instructor at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, TN
• Received “Woman of the Year” Award, Green Hills News, 1998
• Named the “Estate Sale Queen” by The Tennessean Newspaper in1997
• Past President of the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association
• Guest speaker on antiques and appraising at various clubs and organizations including Junior League, Garden Clubs, Investment Clubs, Ladies Clubs and Civic Organizations, Chattanooga, TN “Road Show” Appraisal Day, Free Appraisal Day for The Humane Society, APTA Appraisal Fair at the Belle Meade Mansion
• Co-Founder of “Christmas Village” with Barbara Fridrich, Nashville, TN
• Past and Present Memberships: Centennial Club, Cheekwood and Frist Center for the Visual Arts
  

Special Appraisals and Estate Sale Clients

• Dan and Margaret Maddox
• John Moore Lee
• Ambassador Guilford Dudley
• Joe Galante
• Largest Estate Sale and Appraisal to date: Alfred Goodman of Dayton, Ohio
• Many Country Music Artists including Waylon Jennings, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Monroe, Trisha Yearwood, Teddy Wilburn, Sheryl Crow, Earl Scruggs, Pam Tillis, Skeeter Davis, Jimmy Velvet, Buddy Killen and Hank Williams Sr.
• Fine Art Appraisal for the Tenenbaum Estate in Little Rock, AR
• Various companies and professional organizations including West End Methodist Church, American General Insurance Co.,Robinson Humphrey Investment Firm and Sony Music
• Out of state estate sales and appraisals conducted in Albuquerque, NM, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Allensville, KY, Marion, IL, Birmingham, AL, Dayton, Ohio and all over the entire state of Tennessee

Appraising Areas of Expertise

• Trust Departments, Insurance Companies, Damage/Loss Claims, Inventory, Estates, Equitable Distribution, Tax Donations, Charitable Contributions.
• Antiques and General Residential Contents Appraiser
• Commercial Appraiser
• Appraisals, Consultations and Evaluations

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