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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 327126, member: 6444"]First, I don't know if pieces like this belong in Tribal Art or in Porcelain section; but I'll start here and please move this if it doesn't belong here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this piece has many issues like missing parts and therefore relatively low value compared to one that isn't missing parts. But I really like it, and I also think it has age, and those are my primary concerns (I'm not looking to resell but looking for authenticity in order to learn more by observing up close). I have a lot of pieces I'm curious about, this is just the most recent I got last week.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what do I have and how old is it; and besides gut feel from experience with other antiques (which is what I go on now), what should I look for in evaluating old Asian pottery? Any books to highly recommend?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]109188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109190[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 327126, member: 6444"]First, I don't know if pieces like this belong in Tribal Art or in Porcelain section; but I'll start here and please move this if it doesn't belong here. I know this piece has many issues like missing parts and therefore relatively low value compared to one that isn't missing parts. But I really like it, and I also think it has age, and those are my primary concerns (I'm not looking to resell but looking for authenticity in order to learn more by observing up close). I have a lot of pieces I'm curious about, this is just the most recent I got last week. So what do I have and how old is it; and besides gut feel from experience with other antiques (which is what I go on now), what should I look for in evaluating old Asian pottery? Any books to highly recommend? [ATTACH=full]109188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109190[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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