- How to identify inherited antiques, one box at a time
For anyone clearing an inherited house full of unlabelled objects: how to work through the boxes one at a time, and how Patina is built to read maker, era and origin from a photo, with a stated confidence level and a flag when a result needs an appraiser.
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- For UK collectors: reading a silver hallmark from your phone
Patina is a hallmark identifier made for UK collectors: photograph the punches on a piece of silver and get maker, era and origin in plain English, with an honest confidence level and never a valuation.
Also about this: For UK collectors: reading a silver hallmark from your phone
- For thrift and charity-shop hunters: a second opinion on the shelf
Patina is an antique identification app built for thrift stores and charity shops: photograph the mark with your phone, get maker, era and origin back with an honest confidence level, three scans a month free.
- How to identify antiques at an estate sale
The in-aisle method for identifying antiques at an estate sale: read the mark, then the construction and the wear, then scan the pieces you cannot place and read the confidence level before you commit.