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How to tell if my Chinese porcelain is antique or valuable

Experience is Key
The way one tells if an Asian piece of porcelain is antique, is through experience.
Often people say:
“Well, how do you know it’s 18th century, or how do you know it’s contemporary and made in last 20 years?”
The best answer, the answer Robert offers and others in his industry offer, is experience.
Robert from PKR Antiques has handled thousands of these objects in every context. So that is how we know. We have touched, felt, looked at and ran […]


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Why PKR Antiques specialise in Asian antiques

A near two-decade long journey
Robert initially started specialising in general antiques and traditional European decorative arts in 2002. As that market diminished in popularity and desirability, he noticed that in line with the general market, the demand for Chinese works of art and antiques was on the rise.
He noticed a parallel between the decline of traditional European decorative arts and the ascent of Chinese works of art. Hence, Robert transitioned in around 2006 from traditional European antiques and decorative […]


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Chinese white marble scholars weight

Chinese white marble scholars weight

Photographed is a Chinese white marble weight carved in the form of a mythical beast, recumbent lion. Dating from the mid to late Ming period 14-16th Century.
The Chinese scholars use of paper was relatively wide spread by the 8th century.
Printing presses were producing money and paper mills were producing sheets of paper in large quantities by the 12th century.
The above weight was possibly carved to secure one end of a horizontal scroll or to secure a pile.
It’s additionally possible […]


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