Valuations

Valuation Purpose

Select valuation description from the drop-down list:

Stated Date

Enter date of appraisal, or date of correspondence when value was provided. This can be date of email correspondence, formal appraisal dates, or the date entered into TMS for internal estimates.

Value Steps

Enter valuation in Currency value (on the right), select Currency type (US Dollars, etc.), then click the magic wand above “local value” to populate the valuation field on the left.

 

Value Source

Search for constituent to link the source of the valuation. This field is required to validate information for insurance audits.

Make sure to mark the undiscounted price as the current value instead of a discounted value.

Use notes for any relevant information.

Valuation Purpose

Scope

Appraisal

from an independent appraiser

Artist’s fee

TBD

Artist’s gallery

TBD

Curator’s estimate

in-house estimate, based on third-party sources and curator’s judgement

Donor’s purchase price

price paid by donor

Donor’s valuation

donor’s estimation

Insurance value

provided by lending institution or for shipments

Purchase price

priced paid by BMA

Undiscounted price

value of work purchased prior to any museum discount

Value of duplicate work

for editioned works

Value of similar work

based on value of comparable works by the artist






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