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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 3693886, member: 18716"]It's all relative of course, a 1990's Doulton figurine with a knocked off head and restored foot is for the bin; something like your piece the restoration will affect value but it is definitely worth saving and selling; a Safavid pot at a general auction without any damage would make everyone think it was a fake!</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing wrong with trading at the shallow end, you get to find and save historic items like this and save them from being lost forever by people who don't know any better. It's recycling too which is good for everyone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 3693886, member: 18716"]It's all relative of course, a 1990's Doulton figurine with a knocked off head and restored foot is for the bin; something like your piece the restoration will affect value but it is definitely worth saving and selling; a Safavid pot at a general auction without any damage would make everyone think it was a fake! Nothing wrong with trading at the shallow end, you get to find and save historic items like this and save them from being lost forever by people who don't know any better. It's recycling too which is good for everyone.[/QUOTE]
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