Antique Pottery And Glassware Collecting
Professional antiques dealers and buyers will usually specialize in a particular field. They will deal with specific sellers and highly rated traders with excellent reputations. These buyers will have the knowledge and network to know where and when a special item is going to be available. Being both useful and attractive, antique pottery and glassware is often a highly demanded item, so a lot of people seek to collect these.
The amateur collector approaches collecting differently. They may consider the aesthetics of a piece, if it will add to their existing collection, or the simply the cost of the item. Weekend collectors are more likely to attend an estate auction in search of what they want, or a small cluttered store that sells old bits and pieces.
Knowing what you are looking for, how much you are willing to pay for it and where the best place to find it, is all things that the part-time collector will take into account. If they know what to look for, they may pay attention to marks on the item which will denote its origin or maker, the skill with which it is made and the weight of it, to be able to separate a fake from a genuine article.
The demand and rarity of a particular item is normally what makes it collectible. If an item floods the market it is no longer rare and desirable, no matter how attractive it is, this will result in a decreased value. In the back of most collectors minds is the thought that one day, when they least expect it, they will come across a hidden gem while searching through garage sales and flea markets for an item.
A collector may only be after certain things, such as perfume bottles or wine glasses and constantly seek to fill a gap on their shelf. A dinner table set with an eclectic collection of wine glasses in varying colors, sizes and shapes holds its own beauty.
Glassware also refers to cooking dishes such as Pyrex, which were originally designed for functionality combined with good looks and design. With a recently renewed interest in all things vintage, the pastel Pyrex dishes from the fifties and sixties are now highly desirable. Many of these items are kept in daily use by their proud owners, having either inherited or hunted for them.
The clay that is used to make pottery can often be used to identify the region that it was produced it. Many clays contain ores specific to a certain area and once glazed, the colors are identifiers. When buying a pottery item, the buyer should have at least some knowledge of what to look for to ensure their item is what they are expecting.
A valuable piece of advice would be to buy what you love, not because you think it would be a good investment piece. That way you can never be disappointed with your special item as it will always hold a special place in your home.
The amateur collector approaches collecting differently. They may consider the aesthetics of a piece, if it will add to their existing collection, or the simply the cost of the item. Weekend collectors are more likely to attend an estate auction in search of what they want, or a small cluttered store that sells old bits and pieces.
Knowing what you are looking for, how much you are willing to pay for it and where the best place to find it, is all things that the part-time collector will take into account. If they know what to look for, they may pay attention to marks on the item which will denote its origin or maker, the skill with which it is made and the weight of it, to be able to separate a fake from a genuine article.
The demand and rarity of a particular item is normally what makes it collectible. If an item floods the market it is no longer rare and desirable, no matter how attractive it is, this will result in a decreased value. In the back of most collectors minds is the thought that one day, when they least expect it, they will come across a hidden gem while searching through garage sales and flea markets for an item.
A collector may only be after certain things, such as perfume bottles or wine glasses and constantly seek to fill a gap on their shelf. A dinner table set with an eclectic collection of wine glasses in varying colors, sizes and shapes holds its own beauty.
Glassware also refers to cooking dishes such as Pyrex, which were originally designed for functionality combined with good looks and design. With a recently renewed interest in all things vintage, the pastel Pyrex dishes from the fifties and sixties are now highly desirable. Many of these items are kept in daily use by their proud owners, having either inherited or hunted for them.
The clay that is used to make pottery can often be used to identify the region that it was produced it. Many clays contain ores specific to a certain area and once glazed, the colors are identifiers. When buying a pottery item, the buyer should have at least some knowledge of what to look for to ensure their item is what they are expecting.
A valuable piece of advice would be to buy what you love, not because you think it would be a good investment piece. That way you can never be disappointed with your special item as it will always hold a special place in your home.
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