Three questions, one answer, its reasons
Each decision page asks three questions and gives one recommendation with its reasons and its sources: conservation bodies for care, the makers’ own records for identification, sold prices for value. Every page links back into your tracker.
Which ornament box for your collection?
Answer three questions; get one recommendation with its reasons, and a link back into your tracker.
DecideDisplay and lighting: what will not harm the piece?
Three questions about where the ornament will sit, and one answer about light, heat and dust.
DecideIs it real? What to check, by brand
Not an authentication. A checklist of what the brand itself puts on a genuine piece, so you know what to look for before you pay.
DecideWhat is my collection worth?
Three questions, then the honest method: sold prices, not asking prices, piece by piece.
DecideShipping and insuring an ornament
Three questions, and the packing rule that survives the truck.
DecideRepair it, clean it, or leave it alone?
Three questions before you touch it. Most of the time the answer is a soft brush, and sometimes it is a conservator.
DecideReading
The longer guides, kept: what to buy and why.