Hidden repairs—overpaint, filler, reconstructed parts, disguised cracks, color-matched inpainting, adhesive seams, and restoration-grade materials—can dramatically alter the authenticity and value of vintage ceramics and porcelain.
Because restorers often blend repairs seamlessly into the surface, detecting them requires a combination of visual examination, texture analysis, glaze evaluation, UV fluorescence, magnification, and material knowledge.
This guide provides the complete professional workflow for identifying concealed repairs in porcelain, pottery, earthenware, stoneware, majolica, faience, bone china, and all historic ceramic forms.
Inside, you’ll learn how professionals:
Detect overpaint, inpainting, and color-matched restoration
Recognize disguised cracks stabilized with modern adhesives
Identify filler materials used to rebuild missing areas
Evaluate glaze irregularities, sheen differences, and texture mismatches
Detect reglued breaks, stabilized hairlines, and reassembled fragments
Use UV light to reveal restoration materials and overpainted zones
Assess sound resonance to identify structural instability or hidden repairs
Examine foot rims, handles, spouts, lids, rims, and necks—common failure points
Analyze crazing patterns for interruptions, artificial replication, or mismatched crackle
Evaluate paste color, translucency, glaze thickness, and color temperature differences
Identify reconstructed handles, spouts, figurine extremities, and rebuilt sections
Use magnification to spot brushwork, air bubbles, filler residue, and seam lines
Understand how restoration impacts appraisal value and authenticity
Whether assessing fine porcelain, mid-century ceramics, antique pottery, majolica, or ancient wares, Volume 319 gives you the forensic tools needed to detect hidden repairs with confidence and accuracy.
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Hidden repairs—overpaint, filler, reconstructed parts, disguised cracks, color-matched inpainting, adhesive seams, and restoration-grade materials—can dramatically alter the authenticity and value of vintage ceramics and porcelain.
Because restorers often blend repairs seamlessly into the surface, detecting them requires a combination of visual examination, texture analysis, glaze evaluation, UV fluorescence, magnification, and material knowledge.
This guide provides the complete professional workflow for identifying concealed repairs in porcelain, pottery, earthenware, stoneware, majolica, faience, bone china, and all historic ceramic forms.
Inside, you’ll learn how professionals:
Detect overpaint, inpainting, and color-matched restoration
Recognize disguised cracks stabilized with modern adhesives
Identify filler materials used to rebuild missing areas
Evaluate glaze irregularities, sheen differences, and texture mismatches
Detect reglued breaks, stabilized hairlines, and reassembled fragments
Use UV light to reveal restoration materials and overpainted zones
Assess sound resonance to identify structural instability or hidden repairs
Examine foot rims, handles, spouts, lids, rims, and necks—common failure points
Analyze crazing patterns for interruptions, artificial replication, or mismatched crackle
Evaluate paste color, translucency, glaze thickness, and color temperature differences
Identify reconstructed handles, spouts, figurine extremities, and rebuilt sections
Use magnification to spot brushwork, air bubbles, filler residue, and seam lines
Understand how restoration impacts appraisal value and authenticity
Whether assessing fine porcelain, mid-century ceramics, antique pottery, majolica, or ancient wares, Volume 319 gives you the forensic tools needed to detect hidden repairs with confidence and accuracy.
Digital Download — PDF • 10 Pages • Instant Access
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