From the auction point of view, celebrities' glasses have become a hot spot to chase, but the prices of antique glasses worn by non-celebrities are not low. For example, a pair of antique glasses with jade lenses in the Qing Dynasty costs at least 500,000 yuan at present, while glasses made of rock crystals in the Qing Dynasty cost at least 1 10,000 yuan.
Collect glasses in three steps.
Look at the age first. Glasses have been around for nearly 800 years. Glasses in each period will have different changes, not only in style, but also in material and even in the rhythm of the times. This gives collectors a function of distinguishing glass of different ages. For example, early European glasses were very rare, and now almost all of them have become cultural relics, so their value is naturally high. Since then, glasses have developed into tie-down glasses, which were also very popular in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Glasses frames appeared in the last century, so this kind of glasses belongs to modern glasses. Of course, it can also be distinguished from the material. For example, resin lenses and plastic frames are popular glasses materials nowadays. Usually, the earlier the glasses, the greater the market value, because the early glasses produced less, the price was high, and there were not many handed down, and many glasses were made of superior materials, which can also explain why the classical glasses are expensive now, and the old glasses with a history of 100 years are also expensive.
Look at the materials later. Material is another focus of glasses collection, which largely determines the value of a pair of glasses. First of all, look at the lenses, there are crystal stones (natural and artificial), glass and resin, and their values vary greatly. Second, look at the picture frame. There are many kinds of frames, including metal frames such as gold, silver, K gold, white copper, brass, phosphor copper, stainless steel, titanium alloy, and non-metal frames such as wood, tortoise shell, horn and plastic. Different materials determine the collection value and market value of the picture frame.
Look at the work again. The fineness of lens grinding and polishing should be carefully investigated. In addition to the production level, if there are patterns, carvings or embroidery, we should also judge the level and exquisiteness of the frame. Some time-honored optical shops often mark the frames, such as "Yang Mingyuan" and "Yu", which can be used to evaluate their age and material value.
In addition, the glasses case is also a good collection, and its production level and artistic value are definitely not lower than glasses, so some people deliberately give up glasses and concentrate on the collection of glasses cases.