Recently contents specialists accepted an assignment to inspect objects, authenticate exactly what they were, and provide valuations. One of the items to be inspected was a pristine vintage Bösendorfer piano.

At least that is the description provided by the insured, who claimed the piano was “priceless.”

But was the piano a bona fide Bösendorfer? If so, then what would that portend for the value assessment?

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