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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 281959, member: 45"]Just a further bit of information (my "rant", if you will.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Since no glaze is used on burnished pottery, it is not waterproof, plus the surface can easily be scuffed, scratched, or damaged. </p><p><br /></p><p>If tape or a gummed price sticker is put on the pot, for example, when it is removed it will usually take off part of the unglazed surface, probably the most common way to decrease the value of burnished pottery. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most serious collectors will not even buy a piece with a gummed sticker on it. Even if the price tag can be removed without obvious damage, the gum has already seeped into the surface, and will attract dust and dirt, showing up later as irreversible damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, it's one of the most-common mistakes general antiques dealers make. Unlike glazed pottery, <u>burnished pottery should never have tape or a gummed price tag put on it.</u>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 281959, member: 45"]Just a further bit of information (my "rant", if you will.) Since no glaze is used on burnished pottery, it is not waterproof, plus the surface can easily be scuffed, scratched, or damaged. If tape or a gummed price sticker is put on the pot, for example, when it is removed it will usually take off part of the unglazed surface, probably the most common way to decrease the value of burnished pottery. Most serious collectors will not even buy a piece with a gummed sticker on it. Even if the price tag can be removed without obvious damage, the gum has already seeped into the surface, and will attract dust and dirt, showing up later as irreversible damage. Unfortunately, it's one of the most-common mistakes general antiques dealers make. Unlike glazed pottery, [U]burnished pottery should never have tape or a gummed price tag put on it.[/U][/QUOTE]
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