Category: Guides
Buying guides from Curated Hammer: how to judge Japanese art, ceramics and auction costs before you bid, with every claim sourced.
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How to buy Meiji bronzes at auction
What to look for in a Meiji-period Japanese bronze before you bid: patina, casting, mixed metals, signatures, condition reports and the real total cost.
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Satsuma marks and fakes: a buyer’s primer
How to read Satsuma ware before you bid: Kyoto versus Kagoshima, what the Shimazu crest does and doesn’t prove, studio names, and late or…
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What a buyer’s premium really costs
The hammer price is not what you pay. How buyer’s premiums work, worked examples using published rates, and the tax, shipping and seller fees…