As wood ages, for example, it acquires a certain sheen or appearance, the richness of which comes only with time. Collectors find patina desirable. Someone who buys antiques and collectibles at low prices, typically at garage sales and small local auctions, and then resells them for profit. Also, the soft, furry fabric used to create stuffed toys. The mark is often left rough, so there's a scar or a raised area where the glass separated from the rod.
Some artists make a pontil smooth.
The term used by dealers and experts to describe an object painted in a variety of colors. Hard, fine white ceramic ware. Earthenware fired at low temperature. A printed duplicate of an original artwork. The history of an object.