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<p>[QUOTE="SWFL, post: 2467812, member: 15895"]I'm working on a house that was owned by a hoarder who passed away. There's a lot of pottery and glassware. How do you quickly figure out what's worth trying to sell or donate vs trash? The guy I work for who bought the house doesn't care about old stuff and most of what he touches ends up broken. It doesn't help that everything has been haphazardly stored in a basement. Most is wrapped in newspaper and put in boxes. The boxes have deteriorated due to age and moisture.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not into most glass or pottery, but hate to see anything special get trashed. I looked at a few pottery pieces and most are marked. Some England, France and Japan. What are some guidelines for selecting stuff to carefully put aside. This will be done on my own time and I won't know until the last minute when the order comes to clear out the basement. I'd guess there's at least 1000 pieces or more there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did notice some of it looks well used with parts of the gold finish worn away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SWFL, post: 2467812, member: 15895"]I'm working on a house that was owned by a hoarder who passed away. There's a lot of pottery and glassware. How do you quickly figure out what's worth trying to sell or donate vs trash? The guy I work for who bought the house doesn't care about old stuff and most of what he touches ends up broken. It doesn't help that everything has been haphazardly stored in a basement. Most is wrapped in newspaper and put in boxes. The boxes have deteriorated due to age and moisture. I'm not into most glass or pottery, but hate to see anything special get trashed. I looked at a few pottery pieces and most are marked. Some England, France and Japan. What are some guidelines for selecting stuff to carefully put aside. This will be done on my own time and I won't know until the last minute when the order comes to clear out the basement. I'd guess there's at least 1000 pieces or more there. I did notice some of it looks well used with parts of the gold finish worn away.[/QUOTE]
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