Resources · Appraisal
What an appraisal is, who may give one, what it costs and who sees the result.
Describe the work and what the appraisal is for. Your request goes to every authorised appraiser.
Each appraiser who can help replies with a fee and a time. Their answers come by email and under My questions.
Pay the appraiser you choose on their shop on Oxishops. OxiArt does not take payment.
The report is attached to the work's record. You always see it; only the owner decides whether it is public.
Sign in to request an appraisal: it takes a minute, with a code sent to your email.
Authorised appraisers
Oxi is authorising the first appraisers. Appraisers: ask to be authorised.
An appraisal is a written opinion of a work's value by a qualified appraiser, for a stated purpose: insurance, sale, a loan, an estate or a gift. The same work can carry different values for different purposes, so every appraisal on OxiArt says what it is for and on what date.
Only appraisers Oxi has authorised appraise through OxiArt. Each one's page shows their credentials, the kinds of work they know, and the city they work from. Oxi checks credentials before authorising anyone, and can withdraw the authorisation.
The person who asked always sees the result. Only the owner of the work decides whether it is shown publicly; otherwise it stays private.
An appraisal is not a certificate of authenticity, and it is not a promise of a sale price. Authenticity is established through provenance (see "Provenance on OxiArt").