Discoloration & Flow Blue China

Video Transcript

"Today I want to show you some of the discoloration that occurs in flow blue over the years. You will see a little bit of fading but in here in this bowl, you can see that there really is a lot of crazing and discoloration on the inside and when you turn it over, you can see there is crazing and discoloration on the outside. It seems to me that the inside has more discoloration than the outside. That is a good example of how discolored some of these wares can get just from household use and being exposed to moisture and heat. That is one example of discoloration and here you can see another plate has crazing on it with a little discoloration. It has some dirt that has found its way underneath the glaze but no one near we found in the bowl. This plate is in much better condition even though it has discoloration. Those are a couple of examples of discoloration that you are going to find and it will be a varying degree of discoloration that you will see. Here is a really nice blue plate with flow blue color and very little discoloration so I would think condition wise, this is almost perfect. This is what you want to look for when you are looking for flow blue. This signature on the back is very clear but very flowy and the Ironstone actually carriers a lot of the flow from the opposite side coming through. It is a really early plate with n ice color. This is something you want to look for when you are collecting."