For a long time, crystals have been regarded as low-end gemstones struggling in the wholesale market. The significance of being a consumer product is far greater than that of collectibles. However, with the continuous enrichment of collectibles, in recent years, especially in some large-scale auctions, crystals have also shown their collection value. , attracting more and more collectors' eyes. From the perspective of investment, it is not very meaningful to collect crystal jewelry, but the crafts are different. Because the crafts have the characteristics of quality and design, the added value of the craft design is greater than the value brought by the material. Late Qing products have a high turnover Observing the top 10 auctions of crystal auctions in the auction market in recent years, most of the auctioned lots were crystal products of the late Qing Dynasty. Only 3 pieces were made during the Qianlong period and 1 was modern handicrafts. The transaction price of the first five auction items was over 1 million yuan, and the modern handicraft "Crystal China 12th Minister and Jumbo Inner Painting Snuff (12 pieces)" ranked sixth, with a transaction price of 935,000 yuan. It can be seen that in addition to the historical nature, the process is also a crucial price determinant. Therefore, collectors who like crystals can focus on antique crystals with special historical values ​​and modern crystals with fine processing techniques. Crystal VS Glass: Observing the appearance: the natural crystal is crystal clear and moist, the surface seems to have a thin layer of oil color, the white crystal is white and blue; the artificial crystal looks dry and white. Pinch by hand: natural crystals have a high degree of coolness and a greasy feel; artificial crystals do not. Test Hardness: The hardness of natural crystal is higher than that of artificial crystal and glass. View color: Natural crystals are not uniform in color, while artificial crystals or glass products have the same color and high purity. Crystal VS Synthetic Crystal: There are very few blue or bright yellow-green varieties in natural crystals. Therefore, it is basically found that such varieties are artificially synthesized. For the identification of colored crystals of other colors, you can put a layer of white paper on the table top, so that if the sample is not uniform in color (ribbon), it may be natural crystal. And the color is particularly uniform, it can be concluded that it is not a natural crystal. If you find that there are "seed crystals" in the crystal jewelry (six square cylindrical small crystals, but not all of them can be seen completely), it can be judged to be synthetic crystal. These seed crystals are often only 1mm~2mm, but because the colors on the two sides are different, it is very easy to distinguish. Collection of knowledge After flushing with ordinary cleaning solution, clean the crystal with a soft brush or hand, then rinse off with water. It must be dried with a soft cloth within half an hour after washing, otherwise the water will leave water on the crystal. Votives are more of normal candles with a lower melting point. The wax gets accumulated on burning, to collect which you need specific Votive Candle holder. The wax melts, liquefies and gets fully consumed by the flaming wick at the surface of the holder to keep the surrounding area clean from any mess. Flat Top Votive Candle,Unscented Votive Candle,Color Votive Candles,Votive Candles Liquefy Shenyang Shengjie Candle CO.,LTD , https://www.sj-candle.com
As the votives melt onto the surface, one needs to be very careful while shopping for the holders. It should either have tapered material or bowl shape to ensure that the melted wax burns away by pooling towards the center. A minor mistake in the selection of candle stand can create a huge mess of unused wax to be cleaned up after the party.