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Many dealers, ourselves included, keep in our collection examples of objects which we can afford to keep … because damage has made they so affordable. Most are professionally restored, sometimes so well that we were fooled when we bought them. A top London dealer in Chinese ceramics encourages his clients not to pass up the chance to own a rare piece because it has a chip. Museums display hurt and restored pieces. Japanese tea ceremony fanatics sometimes actually take pleasure in a damaged piece repaired quite visibly with gold lacquer!

Another sweet category for me are wonderful works of art that are unsigned, signed by someone for whom no record is found (yet) or signed so as to be hard to decipher. Some dealers sell them at fancy prices calling them American School or Russian Schoo or Fine Impressionist Study. But I'd rather hang a great painting than a reproduction.

RARE - RARE - Early Japanese porcelain - ca 1699-1730 - Molded (Buddhist pearl form) dishes (3) Sages Playing Go, five spur marks - 2 have Japanese style rim repairs, 1 has a bump crack. Check out Sotheby 3/11/81 (identical) #144 & 5/6/81 #189 $4-700 each; 11/79 #675 $6-800; ‘95 NY Asia show (comparable but basically perfect) $5-8000 - your choice only $280 - all three for $700

Anne Hirondelle - Sculptural Vase - 17" h - SOLD

John Glick - Incredible huge tray! I have to get measurements - Very well repaired, you'll have trouble finding it. It's quite functional for service. We paid a lot and priced it at $850 until it broke. Couldn't throw it out, so spent $75 on repair. You can have it for $125.

William Kage Gustavsberg - 1956-57 Fartsta Bowl with straffitto - 5.75" d - over $1500 perfect - $275

The Natzlers - Low rare mustard yellow bowl - 6.75" d - $3000+ if perfect - $900

Adrian Saxe - Celedon - missing top - 11"h - compare with cover illustration on American Ceramics in the Everson - $10,000 with antelope top - $475