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Mark Longley gives his best advice for caring for ceramics: Tips on Handling and Examination Ideally, ceramics should be handled as little as possible and with great care, never picking pieces up by handles or rims, and being aware of loose parts like lids. Wear thin nitrile gloves when handling unglazed wares or, especially if […]

Tips on Handling and Examination Ideally, ceramics should be handled as little as possible and with great care, never picking pieces up by handles or rims, being aware of loose parts like lids. Wear thin nitrile gloves when handling unglazed wares or if the glaze is flaking. See tips on cleaning below. If you are […]

From my experience in the UK Art Market the rise of interest from Chinese buyers has been enormous. For the first part of my career I worked in the European works of art and Asian Art salerooms of Christie’s South Kensington during the late 1990’s. The supply of available material for sale meant that every […]

As a valuer of Chinese and European ceramics, one of the main actions in assessing an item is to look at the base of an object as it can tell a thousand stories. Mostly, this simple action will yield information, although on the rare occasion it does not, you might find the ashes of your […]