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Antique Questions Forum / Re: I need YOUR advice please.

« on: May 23, 2015, 03:56:23 pm »

Thank you so much for your opinion Mart!  I have 2 questions left for you if you don't mind.

Question 1:

I compare this type of this to Prada - once made in Italy now made in China.

In your opinion do people purchase a piece for the look and name? Or the country of origin?

This particular designer does discontinue pieces (Like the ones I showed you above) so the market isn't flooded at all with either. I don't see either on eBay or any other shopping outlet online.

And question 2:

Would it hurt if I held onto the discontinued China pieces that this designer made? Considering they are a big name and the pieces aren't flooding the market?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: I need YOUR advice please.

« on: May 22, 2015, 07:54:06 pm »

Hi Mart, thank you for your reply. You are correct on everything.

I was wondering if it was a good idea if I sold off the China ones. The designer still comes out with new pieces and since 2007 everything has been made in China instead of using Aid to Artisans. My question is; would it be beneficial to sell the China ones? Or since they're high-end pottery would they still long-term hold their value and go up?

Here are photos:

This mouth vase is done by Aid to Artisans for the designer and feels rougher, heavy-duty and shows brush like marks and more of a cream like color.




And this hand ornament is done by China it's very white and shows no brush like marks and feels very fragile.

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Antique Questions Forum / I need YOUR advice please.

« on: May 22, 2015, 05:31:14 pm »

Hi, I currently have high-end Pottery. The country of which it's made from is China.

The designer who sells this Pottery switched from using 'Aid to Artisans' to dealing with China (Since 2007) because as I was told by their company "They give us the style we require". Which I don't believe as I have the older pieces that were made by Aid to Artisans and it feels more heavy-duty and not cheaply made like the China stuff, it seems that everything this designer comes out with now is made in China.

I was wondering if it's smart to sell the pottery considering it's manufactured in China? Or will it make no difference because it's high-end pottery? I plan on holding onto the older Aid to Artisan stuff as most of them are discontinued and good quality.