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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 4314174, member: 18716&quot;]That depends, some items such as Japanese Satsuma ware are supposed to be crazed.&nbsp; If you find Coalport china from the mid 19th century badly crazed it&#039;s best not to buy it as it can have a tendency to form into cracks and sometimes even fail completely.&nbsp; As a general rule if the item is not supposed to have crazing then it depends on how much the crazing affects the aesthetic as to how much value it will lose.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On some early pieces of European pottery you can&#039;t really find them without crazing or damage so the market accepts this as the norm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Crazing is caused by the glaze expanding and contracting at a different rate to the body, so keeping a piece at a stable temperature is the best way to prevent or reduce the chance of crazing happening.&nbsp; Definitely avoid temperature extremes such as keeping pieces in a loft or next to a radiator or heat source.&nbsp; Once crazed it cannot be uncrazed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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