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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 2787161, member: 50&quot;]I am primarily focused on ceramics but have a interest in many other areas. I haven&#039;t found general antiques guides all that helpful but perhaps others have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find that handling as many properly identified objects as possible is without parallel. Visit museums and similar to view what things should look like and look for good antiques shops etc. where you can handle them in person.</p><p><br /></p><p>Try to learn the differences in material type etc. For example, the difference between earthenware, porcelain and stoneware etc. (The term &quot;ceramic&quot; includes all of those.)</p><p><br /></p><p>For identification and information I also have a library of several hundred books. For identifying ceramic marks a place to start might be Kovel&#039;s New Dictionary of Marks. It isn&#039;t perfect and doesn&#039;t cover nearly everything but it is a place to start to scratch the surface then research some more from there. They are pretty cheap on Ebay and through second hand sellers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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