How can I find out how much a vase is worth?
Look for a mark on the bottom of the vase. Marks may reflect the name of the company that made the vase, as well as the name of its designer. When the vase has a company name and an artist’s name, it may be worth more than if it simply has a company name. Marks may be inked, painted or engraved into the bottom.
How do you know if a Chinese vase is valuable?
The best one can do is take into account the overall rarity of the piece, the shape, period and decoration and base your valuation on recent auction records….There are just way too many factors to be taken into consideration such as:
- Age.
- Decoration.
- Period.
- Artist.
- Palette.
- Shape.
- What Kiln.
Are cloisonne vases valuable?
The same size vase, painted in the cloisonne style, is worth only $20 to $50; an enameled vase would be worth hundreds to thousands. The making of cloisonne requires rather elaborate and complicated processes — base-hammering, copper-strip inlay, soldering, enamel filling, enamel firing, polishing and gilding.
How do I know if my cloisonne vase is valuable?
Consider a modern cloisonné piece: it may have an uneven or pale surface color or may have raised, bumpy, or detached cloisons. Compare that to an 18th century piece that has a smooth texture (though probably aged) and vivid colors.
What is the value of cloisonne?
The same size vase, painted in the cloisonne style, is worth only $20 to $50; an enameled vase would be worth hundreds to thousands. When the customer put two vases side-by-side it became obvious that the painted one was of lesser quality, but the untrained eye can easily be fooled.
What is opaline vase?
The glass is opaque or slightly translucent, and can appear either white or brightly colored in shades of green, blue, pink, black, lavender and yellow. Many different pieces were produced in opaline glass, including vases, bowls, cups, coupes, decanters, perfume bottles, boxes, clocks and other implements.
What opaline means?
Definition of ‘opaline’ 1. opalescent. noun. 2. an opaque or semiopaque whitish glass.
What is a blue opaline?
One of my favorite things to collect is a glass called blue opaline. This semi-opaque, hand blown glass first came into popularity during Napoleon’s reign and later peaked in Napoleon III’s time during the 1850-60s. As you might imagine, these antique French pieces are very rare and very pricey.
