Pieces can be seen by appointment. Handling an object is the only way to judge one, and I would always rather you did.
Where and when
Please contact us to arrange an appointment. We will agree a suitable time and share the location and practical details directly before your visit.
Viewings are unhurried and there is no expectation that you buy. Ask through the enquiry form with the piece reference, or say that you would like to see several things, and I will suggest a time.
What a viewing is like
Everything comes out of the cabinet. You can turn a piece over, hold it to the light, run a fingernail along a rim and look at the foot ring under a lens for as long as you want. I will tell you what I see and what I am unsure of, and I will show you the faults before you find them. If you are new to the field and want to look at fifteen bases in a row to learn what you are looking at, that is a good use of an afternoon and you are welcome.
Bring nothing you do not already own. A pocket lens is useful. If you have a piece of your own you want compared, bring it; putting a doubtful bowl next to a certain one is the fastest lesson there is.
If you cannot visit
Every listing already shows the profile, interior, base and any fault. If you want more — the mark at macro scale, the foot ring in raking light, a specific area of glaze — ask for it through the enquiry form and it will come by email, free. A written condition report is available on the same basis. And every piece carries a 14-day right to return it for any reason, so buying unseen is not the gamble it once was.
Before you come
- Say which pieces you want to see, so they are out and ready.
- If you are bringing something for an opinion, photographs in advance help me prepare — use the valuation form.