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<p>[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 4515694, member: 22292"]Though I feel the examples just introduced are very different from the OPs examples, I recognise it is extremely hard to tell for sure if ceramics are modern or old - my best find ever was a late 16th century French wet drug apothecary jar, badly damaged and I almost didn't buy it (for 2 euros!) because I was sure the decoration was too modern <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> luckily after I got it home I found a picture of it on a museum website so knew what I had! </p><p><br /></p><p>An expert would be able to tell you instantly, so I very much agree you should do that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 4515694, member: 22292"]Though I feel the examples just introduced are very different from the OPs examples, I recognise it is extremely hard to tell for sure if ceramics are modern or old - my best find ever was a late 16th century French wet drug apothecary jar, badly damaged and I almost didn't buy it (for 2 euros!) because I was sure the decoration was too modern :joyful: luckily after I got it home I found a picture of it on a museum website so knew what I had! An expert would be able to tell you instantly, so I very much agree you should do that.[/QUOTE]
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