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CERAMIC ART INVESTMENT

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WHERE TO ACQUIRE

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DETECTING FAKES

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 Chalre Collection

 

With more than 2,000 artifacts, The Chalre Collection is one of the largest non-institutional Ceramic Art collections in the Southeast Asia region.  It is also one of the most diverse comprising pottery styles across more than 10 centuries. 

 

The Ceramic Art collection of Chalre Associates came about through the efforts of the firm�s principals, Rebecca Bustamante and Richard Mills.  It is their intention that a significant portion of The Chalre Collection become property of a museum foundation or other public body in the future. 

 

In creating the collection, major recognition must be given to Jose (Joe) Yusef Makmak for his considerable support and friendship.  Our thoughts are with Joe, formerly a prominent ceramic antiquities dealer in Philippines, who passed away in 2008.   

  

 


 

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Our purpose is to enhance these organizations by identifying, attracting and developing outstanding people.

 

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Buying Chinese Ceramic Art - How to Authenticate

 How to Identify Fake Ceramics

 

ADVANCED AUTHENTICATION:

Scientific Analysis

 

Most authentication of ancient Ceramics is done by collectors themselves (ideally with the help of other knowledgeable collectors) or by professional authenticators. 
  

Scientific techniques to verify ancient Ceramics exist but are not widely used at this time. One big reason has to do with the cost -- it is usually an expensive process. 

 

 

Thermo-Luminescence (TL)
 
Thermo-Luminescence (TL) is the most well known analysis method of ancient Ceramics. The main negative is that the process demands the removal of a large amount of material to be drilled out of the piece which is certainly a cause of concern. 
 
Recently, reports have surfaced that counterfeit producers have caught up to the technique. It is alleged that they can mimic the TL age of ancient pieces using simple hospital x-ray machines to fool scientific authenticators.  

 

 

Spectrum Analysis

 
Spectrum analysis is another technique that is used for authentication of ancient Ceramics.  However, gossip is that forgers have also figured out how deceive technicians by adding trace minerals to their pieces.  
 
Another problem is that Jingdezhen, the ancient center of Chinese Porcelain production, is today a popular location for the production of fakes. The kaolin clay available is therefore chemically identical (or very close) to that used to create most of China's Porcelain over the past 6 or so centuries. 

 

  


  

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