Chinese collectable ??

sudzs

Hi, first time posting in this forum so hope it's ok to ask this!

Just a quick query as I'm having a new years clear out and am dithering over this Chinese pot I bought on ebay ages ago. Could anyone tell me if it's worth anything or if it's safe enough to drop it off at the local Oxfam shop?

It's about 120 mm in height and when I bought it, it was described as an old Chinese paint brush pot. There is no writing or markings on the base.

Just posting the one photo, please ask if you want any others.

Any advice appreciated!


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Menas

It is next to impossible to tell with out having someone look at it proper. There are so many fake Chinese items out there that purport to be authentic antiques. Age lines added in the manufacturing process, a few chips hacked in here and there etc.

You could be lucky of course and have a real gem on your hands.

But the chances of a real gem coming up on ebay are slim, but its not impossible.

Get someone to look at it proper and put your mind at ease, hard to tell from the photos. It does look old all right. Hard to tell if it is real old or 'fake' old. And old does not always equal valuable!

sudzs

Menas wrote: »

It is next to impossible to tell with out having someone look at it proper. There are so many fake Chinese items out there that purport to be authentic antiques. Age lines added in the manufacturing process, a few chips hacked in here and there etc.

You could be lucky of course and have a real gem on your hands.

But the chances of a real gem coming up on ebay are slim, but its not impossible.

Get someone to look at it proper and put your mind at ease, hard to tell from the photos. It does look old all right. Hard to tell if it is real old or 'fake' old. And old does not always equal valuable!

Thanks for the reply. I think it's genuinely old but like you say, that doesn't necessarily mean it's valuable. I'll have to find someone to have a look at it.

Del.Monte

sudzs wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. I think it's genuinely old but like you say, that doesn't necessarily mean it's valuable. I'll have to find someone to have a look at it.

Sheppard's have sold lots of oriental ceramics in recent years and it might be worth your while contacting them.

Sheppard’s Irish Auction House,
The Square, Durrow, Co. Laois
Tel: (057) 874 0000
Fax: (057) 873 6546
info@sheppards.ie

sudzs

Del.Monte wrote: »

Sheppard's have sold lots of oriental ceramics in recent years and it might be worth your while contacting them.

Sheppard’s Irish Auction House,
The Square, Durrow, Co. Laois
Tel: (057) 874 0000
Fax: (057) 873 6546
info@sheppards.ie

That's very helpful, thanks very much!

Diddley Squat

Hi Sudz

This is a SOuth East Asian jar. The painting is very loose and not of any great value. These things are quite common but nice little additions to a blue and white collection.

If you want to throw an image up of the underside I can try to tell you what to look out for when examining an oriental porcelain.

On a side note, the mark is the very last thing one looks at when assessing a piece. You can tell more from the potting and glaze etc.