APPRAISALS

The appraisal is a precise and detailed analysis with which a text document correlated by photographic reproductions is developed, it has the aim of providing all the elements necessary to guarantee the provenance, era, authenticity and value of a work.

The appraisal with the estimate of an asset is called estimative appraisal, the one concerning the authenticity of a work of art is traditionally called expertise.

The appraisal with the estimate of an asset is called estimative appraisal, the one concerning the authenticity of a work of art is traditionally called expertise.

An appraisal may also be requested in compliance with CITES regulations and those regulating the circulation and export of Cultural Heritage.

Most of the time the appraisal is used to know the real value of an artefact: this is given by the comparison of exchanges without forgetting the character of uniqueness that inevitably characterizes every ancient object.

When carrying out an appraisal, an artistic, historical, technical and possibly also scientific and archival analysis of the work is carried out. It will describe the artefact in detail so as to be able to resolve the issue (such as the estimate of an asset or damage) and will determine the originality, authenticity and consequent value of the work itself.

The thesis is structured as follows:

• Identification of the asset and its characteristics;
• Creation of photographic documentation;
• Study of the object and retrieval of supporting documentation; action of photographic documentation;
• Drafting the thesis;
• Identification of the evaluation criterion;
• Assessment;
• Conclusion;

Simple, sworn or sworn appraisals are provided whose evaluation can be aimed at insurance or repurchase, estimate or realization purposes.

• In the sworn appraisal he validates the certainty of the contents “under his own personal responsibility”, certifying, with a further declaration in the appraisal itself, its truthfulness and thus being criminally liable for any ideological and material falsehoods contained therein.
• Si ha, invece, una perizia giurata (o asseverata e giurata) quando la stessa, oltre alla dichiarazione che assevera la veridicità del contenuto, riporta in calce il verbale del giuramento di “aver bene e fedelmente adempiuto alle funzioni affidategli al solo scopo di far conoscere la verità”, reso dal perito dinnanzi al cancelliere di un qualsiasi ufficio giudiziario, compreso quello del giudice di pace, ai sensi dell’art. 5 del d. 9 ottobre 1922, n. 1366, o dinnanzi ad un notaio, ai sensi dell’art. 1, n. 4, del r.d.l. 14 luglio 1937, n. 1666.
• La perizia semplice è quella che non è né asseverata né giurata.