How do I know if my Chinese porcelain is valuable?

To evaluate the age of Chinese porcelain, and thus the era it was manufactured within, the following must be assessed – in this order:

1. Shape of the item.
2. Colour palette.
3. Decorative style.
4. Base and foot of the item.
5. Glazed finish.
6. Clay.
7. Signs of ageing.
8. Any marks on the item.

How do you identify Chinese porcelain marks?

The first place to look for a reign mark on a Chinese piece of porcelain is the bottom of the item. If you do not see a reign mark here, check the mouth of the item, or the exterior of the base.

How do you read Chinese pottery marks?

Of all Chinese porcelain marks, reign marks are generally the easiest markings to read as they follow a set format. On each six-character reign mark, the first two characters indicate the dynasty, the second two characters give the name of the Emperor, and the last two characters translate to “made for”.

How do you identify Chinese markings?

Markings on fine china may appear as an impressed stamp added to the piece before its first firing and embedded into the clay, a hand-incised mark in the clay, or a mark painted under or over the glaze. Painted over-glaze marks usually include the artist’s initials or mark added during decoration of the piece.

Are there any new marks on Chinese porcelain?

All new marks are in the proper alphabetical order but the text will be red and in italics for a short time so as to highlight the newly added marks. There are about 200 new marks.) OTHER CHINESE PORCELAIN REPORTS on this blog…. A few years ago I posted on the Gotheborg Discussion Board (Gotheborg.com) an overview of Republic of China marks.

How to read an antique German Doll Mark?

How to read an antique German doll mark? How to identify a doll? Look for a doll makers mark, if one is present it is often found on the back of the dolls head, on the upper or lower back, under the arms, bottoms of the feet, on a cloth body, a tag may be sewn into a seam.

Where do you find the doll makers mark?

Identifying a doll makers mark, if one is present, is often found on the back of the dolls head, on the back, under arms, bottoms of the feet, check your doll carefully, the mark could be placed anywhere and many dolls were unmarked, just sold with a wrist tag that is long gone.

Why are there reign marks on Chinese pottery?

To complicate matters a little, for hundreds of years [&Chinese&] artisans copied reign marks from earlier dynasties out of a respect and reverence for these earlier [&periods&]. These marks are often referred to in auction catalogue descriptions as ‘apocryphal’ marks.