The private collection is the least documented asset most families own. A curator or advisor's first job is to build the archive: what is owned, where it lives, what it is worth today, and what proves the story. Aurelian is the tool for that archive — and for the decades of stewardship that follow.
Where it hurts today
The paintings in the London flat, the sculptures at the country estate, the works on loan to the museum — no single list, no single valuation, no single insurance schedule.
The provenance for the Léger sits in a filing cabinet. The auction catalogue reference for the Basquiat is in an email from 2014. Neither survives a house move.
The last full valuation was six years ago. The collection has appreciated 40%. The insurance rider has not been touched.
What Aurelian gives you
Every work — painting, sculpture, drawing, edition — with dimensions, medium, current location, condition report, valuation history, and full provenance chain.
Each work carries a valuation timeline: source, date, value, rationale. The trajectory of the collection is visible at a glance and defensible to insurers and estate planners.
Museum loans, gallery shows, publications — logged against each work with dates and reference numbers. The exhibition history is the second most important valuation input after condition.
Family principals see the whole collection. Advisors see what they are asked to advise on. Insurers see only the appraised schedule. Fine-grained permission on every record.
How it flows
Every work photographed from four angles, dimensions verified, provenance documents scanned and attached. A single source of truth.
Baseline valuation entered with source and date. Insurance schedule generated on demand.
Loans, moves, restorations, publications — logged against the work as they happen.
When the collection passes to the next generation, the archive passes with it. Nothing is lost to the estate lawyer's filing cabinet.
Questions
The principal client. Aurelian is a workspace, not a data broker. Full export at any time, in structured JSON or CSV.
Yes. Filter by location, by value band, or by insurance policy, and export a valuation-ready schedule with photographs and provenance notes.
Client and work identities can be pseudonymised. Access is role-scoped and audited. No third-party analytics or tracking on client records.
Manual entry of comparable sales is supported today. Automated feeds from public auction results are on the roadmap.
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