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<p>[QUOTE="MT Vessel, post: 3226569, member: 17506"]Repairs are common enough on delft pottery because it is very easily damaged being a hard tin glaze over a soft body. In fact, with antique pieces, it is expected to be damaged, particularly around the rim and is perfectly acceptable providing it isn’t too extensive. I can’t see restoration to your plate and the presence of ‘pin holes’ through the glaze would generally disappear if over-painted. However, it is easy to test for restoration simply by running something like the point of a nail file gently over the back. Try it first on a cheap domestic plate and you’ll find the point skids over glaze. Tap it with the point and it is rock hard. Now do the same on the delft. If it is restored you’ll feel a difference, especially going from an unrestored area to a painted area. However, some modern restoration glazes are remarkably hard. I don’t have a UV light but these are used for detecting restoration. I think restored areas fluoresce whereas perfect areas don’t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MT Vessel, post: 3226569, member: 17506"]Repairs are common enough on delft pottery because it is very easily damaged being a hard tin glaze over a soft body. In fact, with antique pieces, it is expected to be damaged, particularly around the rim and is perfectly acceptable providing it isn’t too extensive. I can’t see restoration to your plate and the presence of ‘pin holes’ through the glaze would generally disappear if over-painted. However, it is easy to test for restoration simply by running something like the point of a nail file gently over the back. Try it first on a cheap domestic plate and you’ll find the point skids over glaze. Tap it with the point and it is rock hard. Now do the same on the delft. If it is restored you’ll feel a difference, especially going from an unrestored area to a painted area. However, some modern restoration glazes are remarkably hard. I don’t have a UV light but these are used for detecting restoration. I think restored areas fluoresce whereas perfect areas don’t.[/QUOTE]
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