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From Appraisers vs Authenticators by Jane C. Brennom, ISA CAPP
To order a copy of the Journal, click HERE.Authentication expands the process of identification and enhances an appraisal. For appraisal purposes, a property is considered authentic when the preponderance of experts accept it as such, again not an absolute standard, but a high one. Authentication is the scholarly determination of qualitative or extrinsic characteristics which result in expert opinions. Extrinsic characteristics include history, style, aesthetics, and past opinions of authorship, genuineness or origin. Authentication addresses the questions of whether an object , such as an antique table, is the product of a specific designer, from a particular period in time, or to establish the geographical origin. For example, “Is this an original “Thomas Chippendale” table, made in England during the mid 1800's? Or, is this photograph of the Kennedy family really signed by John F. Kennedy? Authentication uses past and present knowledge in relation to the intrinsic characteristics of a property and other property of like kind, to establish that an object has a specific identity, is a known and particular item, or is of a particular background. Authentication represents an informed and reasoned opinion but is rarely absolute. There may be disputes among experts because authentication is based on opinion. Disputes must be reflected in an appraisal report and in the associated value conclusion. In general, an object that is universally accepted as authentic will be valuated more highly than an object whose authenticity is disputed by one or more authorities.
Probably one of the most important factors in approaching an authentication is “provenance.” Provenance is the documented history and origin of the property, such as the progression of past owners, past exhibitions showing the object, and literature and text written about the object. Provenance separates the unique, special and scarce objects of the past from the ordinary ones. It is a detailed chronology. A gun used in WW II by our soldiers in the Third Army that fought under General George S. Patton Jr. in Europe might have value, but the same type of gun authenticated as General Patton's would have a significantly different value. Verifying provenance, determining origin, or who made an object, may include a study of a signature, a hallmark or trademark in addition to recognizing the inherent aesthetic qualities that are associated with a recognized maker. Physical evidence, when authenticating, may include the subject matter, design elements, materials used, construction techniques and suppliers materials. Some of the other methods of verifying provenance in the process of authentication can be based on factual information provided by the maker's personal statement that it is his or her work, or by someone who witnessed the making of the work by the designer, by someone who witnessed the maker signing the work, by someone who directly purchased the work from the maker, sold works for the maker or was associated with the maker in a professional or personal manner.
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