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Posts from 2012-10-15

Antique Markets - real or not?

Visited the antique markets in Jingdezen this morinng. There were hundreds of stalls (which really are just blankets on the ground) selling thousands of shards of ceramic. All were claiming they were original antiques, not fakes. Unfortunately some even looked like things from the $2 store but with dirt on them. Some were covered in so much dirt, you could barely see the piece. They were also selling little magnifying glasses there, with a standard LED light as well as an ultra violet light. It was shown to me, if you can see large bubbles in the ceramic piece, it is real and if there are none, it is fake. My husband loved the little magnifying glass, so I bought it for him, it was his birthday today. We tried the light later on our dinner wear at the restaurant and we could see fine bubbles on them. So I don't think I will be trying to buy any genuine pieces. I think we bought a "fake" light.

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