Proof of Origin: Certificates, Labels, and Receipts

A collectible item displayed alongside its provenance documents: an antique watch next to its original factory certificate, service records, and the relevant page from an auction catalog; or a piece of porcelain next to old collection labels, an appraisal certificate, and a yellowed receipt. The documents themselves are also framed or placed in display folders, treated with equal importance as the object. This is because, for this level of collection, papers proving provenance are often harder to acquire than the object itself. The display stand is dark velvet, and the lighting is low-intensity spotlighting. No other objects are nearby. Avoid: displaying only the object without documents, documents placed haphazardly without protection, using obviously forged certificates, or adding other irrelevant arrangements.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一件收藏品與它的來歷文件並置陳列:一只古董錶旁邊是它的原廠證書、保養紀錄與拍賣目錄的那一頁;或一件瓷器旁邊是舊的收藏標籤、鑑定書與一張泛黃的收據。文件本身也被裱框或放在展示夾裡,與物件同等對待。因為對這個層級的收藏來說,能證明來歷的紙比物件本身更難取得。展示檯是深色絨面的,照明是低照度的重點光。旁邊沒有其他物件。避免:只展示物件不展示文件、文件隨意放置沒有保護、使用明顯偽造的證書、加入其他無關的陳設。