Friday, June 16, 2006
China and Ceramics: Assessing the Damage
By Silas Finch
It is a simple fact of antique collecting that if you want an item in perfect shape you’re going to pay top dollar for it. Many people just beginning to collect are driven to distraction and sometimes to abandoning their desire to acquire antiques of any kind and ceramics in particular because the only pieces they can afford are chipped, stained or otherwise damaged.
But passing on that beautiful set of plates just because some show a little damage might be a mistake. With a little patience and a little hard work a bargain priced and slightly damaged china can be repaired and its value increased.
To read the rest of this article click here.
It is a simple fact of antique collecting that if you want an item in perfect shape you’re going to pay top dollar for it. Many people just beginning to collect are driven to distraction and sometimes to abandoning their desire to acquire antiques of any kind and ceramics in particular because the only pieces they can afford are chipped, stained or otherwise damaged.
But passing on that beautiful set of plates just because some show a little damage might be a mistake. With a little patience and a little hard work a bargain priced and slightly damaged china can be repaired and its value increased.
To read the rest of this article click here.
# posted by Silas Finch @ 1:34 PM 
