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VPGA6 of the Global Red Book 2025 deals with Art & Antiques

https://www.rics.org/news-insights/rics-podcasts

see Podcast #179 from February 2025 where Alvah Beander, Barden Prisant and Ergina Xydous discuss the distinct roles of art historians, curators, authenticators and appraisers with the stories of how they’ve handled unique and unconventional pieces.

Our Valuation Specialist regularly liaises with members on the subject and we have a representative on our Valuation Practice Group Panel:

• We spent much of 2024 with a global A and A working group updating VPGA 5 (relating to A and A) of the Global Red Book.
• We had Alvah our A an A Valuation PGP rep over from the US at our recent Red Book Launch and had her partake in a panel session as part of the launch putting A and A centrestage. We also had other members of the A and A Red Book working group present at the launch
• Supporting an educational initiative in the US relating to ‘Why art appraisers matter:  https://youtu.be/-ccJLtXcUlI
• Working with the UK valuation conference organisers currently with co-ordinating A and A related content and speakers
• Liaising with the sector to write relevant content for the journals (see below)

RICS Journals (the below is not an exhaustive list, just an example): 

• • https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/search.html?q=antiques (3 articles on antiques)
  • https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/modus/business-and-skills/surveying-stories/freddie-mercury-valuation.html
  • https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals/property-journal/quantifying-value-loss-damaged-art.html - July 2024
  • https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/modus/business-and-skills/better-business/art-market-valuation.html - May 2024

ebooks via Vlebooks (available free to members, email  knowledge@rics.org to get a login)
https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/knowledge-and-information-services/vlebooks-via-rics-knowledge-services– 

• The sale of misattributed artworks and antiques at auction by Anne Bandle, 2^nd edition, 2024
• Artful Investments: Enhancing Your Property Value Through Fine Art by Neil Milliner
• Art Auctions: Spectacle and Value in the 21st Century : Spectacle and Value in the 21st Century by Kathryn Brown
• Art crime and its prevention: a handbook for collectors and art professionals by Noah Charney 

There is a whole board on the myRICS community to discuss all matters Arts & Antiques: Personal Property; Art and Antiques - myRICS community

As a valuer of antiques consideration should be made as to the necessity of being a Registered Valuer https://www.rics.org/regulation/regulatory-schemes/valuer-registration 

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