| Condition GuideSTANDARD ITEMS (i.e. not period patterns) 'Very Good' – Items will not have any obvious flaws but there may be some very light wear from very occasional use: · No chips or cracks · Very light wear resulting from very occasional use, for example a few scratches or some very light wear to the gilding · Manufacturing faults - tiny blemishes which are only noticeable on close inspection, such as small dimples or a tiny piece of grit under glaze. · A special run mark - this is a back stamp mark added during production to indicate that the item was part of a special run and usually site below the glaze. It is not a seconds mark. 'Good' – Items may have a few minor flaws and moderate wear from almost daily use: · No chips or cracks · Surface scratches - up to half of the surface may be lightly scratched or there may be a few deep scratches · Some wear to glaze, gilding or pattern in one or two areas · Slight pattern faults · Manufacturing faults - minor but noticeable blemishes, such as small dimples or tiny pieces of grit under glaze · Post-production seconds marks, usually a strike through the backstamp but the item appears almost perfect. PERIOD AND COLLECTABLE ITEMS 'Very Good' - Items will not have any obvious flaws but there may be some very light wear from occasional use: · No chips or cracks · Surface scratches - up to ⅓ of surface may be lightly scratched or there may be a few deep scratches · Wear to glaze, gilding or pattern in one or two areas · Pre-Production special run and post production seconds marks · Manufacturing faults consistent with the date of manufacture including pitting, lumps in glaze, grit under the glaze, rough edge conditions or an imperfect or misaligned pattern. 'Good' - Items may have a few minor flaws and moderate wear from almost daily use: · No chips or cracks · Noticeable flaws consistent with the date of manufacture, including pitting, lumps in glaze, grit under the glaze, rough edge conditions or an imperfect or misaligned pattern · Surface scratching - up to ⅔ of surface may be lightly scratched or there may be one or two deep scratches · Noticeable wear - pattern fading, glaze wear or fine crazing · Pre-Production special run or post production seconds marks |
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