It is not uncommon for "value per measure" comparisons to be used in fine art evaluations, particularly when attempting to defend an appraised value or asking price for a proposed acquisition in the absence of documented recent comparative sales prices. It sounds pretty philistine but sometimes it is the only comparative tool available. Greg Spurgeon Head, Art Documentation & Storage National Gallery of Canada Ottawa, Ontario On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Barbara Winter wrote: > Robert Baron gives a clear discussion of the CHIN fields, then: > > >Addendum: The most peculiar valuation data element I ever found in a museum > >(actually a calculated field) was the following: Number of square inches > >per dollar valuation! > >-- > > > Actually, a number of types of objects are commonly calculated in this > manner. Wholesalers purchasing Dene quillwork bands in the western NWT > Canada work on a cost per inch basis (In 1981 a 1" wide band usually went > for $10/linear inch, a 1.5" - $15.00/linear inch, and 2" wide for $20.00 a > linear inch). > > In the past, argillite 'totem poles' sold on a cost per inch basis. > > I am certain we could find other examples. > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Barbara J. Winter tel: (604) 291-3325 > Department of Archaeology fax: (604) 291-5666 > Simon Fraser University email: [log in to unmask] > Canada V5A 1S6 > > "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted." - Mae West > _________________________________________________ >