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Can You Get A Small Crack Fixed on Old Art Pottery?
I Have An Old Piece Of Roseville With A Small Crack-1" Long. Can It Be Fixed
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- crndLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, you can get it professionally fixed.
As far as collectible value goes though, while a repaired piece (and you can tell under a black light) is worth more than an unrepaired piece, it is worth considerably less than a mint one.
A professional repair is generally only worth doing if 1) you're doing it for sentimental reasons, not money (because it was your grandmother's, for example) or 2) it's a large, expensive piece worth $500 or more. That's true of some Roseville, but not most of it.
Source(s): Collector. - THE SHOPLv 58 years ago
If this is a functional piece of pottery there are businesses that do restoration. However, if it is a piece you have for antique value, it is best not to do anything to it, otherwise it will lose value.
- anonymousLv 78 years ago
Yes, by a skilled artisan.
However, that skilled artisan may well tell you that your piece is actually more valuable with the crack in it rather than having a modern patch-job repair done on it.