System and method for authentication of antique porcelain

A method for identifying and authenticating porcelain, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a portable electronic microscope and a lens for assessing a porcelain item;
• providing an electronic computing device having a software application;
• wherein said portable electronic microscope is connected to said electronic computing device with a wireless communication connection;
• activating said portable electronic microscope for close-up imaging of said porcelain item;
• placing said lens over a surface of said porcelain item;
• activating said software application;
• displaying a live feed from said portable electronic microscope to said electronic computing device;
• focusing said portable electronic microscope to magnify details of surface features of said porcelain item;
• viewing said surface features of said porcelain item;
• and
• assessing said porcelain item as an antique porcelain item when ascertaining the presence of at least four features selected from the group of features consisting of aging and whitening of glaze bubbles, three-dimensional bubble distribution, significant size variations in bubbles, filamentous bubble patterns, snowflake patterns from whitening bubbles, blackened bubbles, granular texture of glaze and pigments, clam-shell reflection in pigments, wrinkles and cracks, sunken cobalt pigment areas, patina, and crazing and staining of a glaze.

A method for identifying and authenticating porcelain, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a portable electronic microscope and a lens for assessing a porcelain item;
• providing an electronic computing device having a software application;
• wherein said portable electronic microscope is connected to said electronic computing device with a wireless communication connection;
• activating said portable electronic microscope;
• placing said lens over a surface of said porcelain item at an angle from 20 degrees to 40 degrees relative to said porcelain item;
• activating said software application;
• displaying a live feed from said portable electronic microscope to said electronic computing device;
• magnifying details of surface features of said porcelain item;
• viewing said surface features of said porcelain item;
• and
• assessing said porcelain item as an antique porcelain item when ascertaining the presence of at least four features selected from the group of features consisting of aging and whitening of glaze bubbles, three-dimensional bubble distribution, significant size variations in bubbles, filamentous bubble patterns, snowflake patterns from whitening bubbles, blackened bubbles, granular texture of glaze and pigments, clam-shell reflection in pigments, wrinkles and cracks, sunken cobalt pigment areas, patina, and crazing and staining of a glaze.