Antique Identifier: Patina

Vintage Value & Hallmark Scan

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Snap anything old and get its period, maker and honest value. Tell period from reproduction, read silver hallmarks offline, and stop guessing what the attic is worth. What is it, how old is it, and what is it honestly worth? Point your camera at anything old and find out in seconds. Patina identifies antiques, vintage pieces and collectibles from a single photo, then answers the questions people actually open an app for: what am I holding, is it period or a reproduction, and what would it really sell for? No flattery. Most inherited furniture and silver-plate sells for tens of dollars, and this app says so plainly. IDENTIFY ANY PIECE • Snap a photo of any antique or vintage object (or pick one from your library) • Get what it is, its period and style, and the maker or country of origin • An estimated age, drawn from the construction clues actually visible in your photo • An honest estimated value range at a real US venue: local auction, estate sale, eBay sold listings • Condition read flaw by flaw, and what each one costs you • The venue that actually suits it: local auction, eBay, Facebook Marketplace or an antique mall booth PERIOD OR REPRODUCTION • The single question that decides whether a piece is worth $40 or $4,000 • Saw marks, screw types, dovetail pins, mould seams, wear in the wrong places • Every verdict names the clue behind it, so you can check the call yourself • The most-copied things on the American market, flagged: Tiffany-style lamps, Depression glass, Roseville pottery, Meissen crossed swords, Federal-style furniture MARKS & HALLMARKS LIBRARY • Around 120 maker's marks, backstamps, touchmarks and hallmarks in one offline library • Search by what you can actually see: a shape, a word, a set of initials, a country. Not by a maker you don't know yet • Silver hallmarks, ceramic backstamps, glass marks, furniture stamps, pewter touchmarks, clock and watch marks • The disappointments named honestly too: EPNS, Quadruple Plate, 1847 Rogers Bros and German Silver are not sterling, and the app tells you so • Dating rules that settle an argument in one line: NIPPON means 1891–1921, Occupied Japan means 1947–1952, a patent date means "no earlier than" BRITISH DATE LETTERS • Read a London silver hallmark down to a handful of candidate years • Pick the letter you see and get every year it could stand for, with the letterform and shield to narrow it • It never guesses a single year, because a date letter genuinely cannot give one. That is how the printed tables work too • Completely offline, in the shop, with no signal PERIOD & STYLE ALMANAC • 18 periods and styles from William & Mary to Mid-Century Modern • The dating cues that identify each one: woods, hardware, joinery, finish • What drives value inside a period, and what gets reproduced from it • American periods given equal weight: Federal, Eastlake, Mission, Depression era EIGHT ILLUSTRATED GUIDES • Antique or reproduction: the six checks • How to read silver hallmarks, in order • Dating furniture by its hardware • What inherited furniture is really worth • Where to sell antiques in America, by price band • Depression glass, American art pottery marks, and cleaning without killing value MY COLLECTION • Every scan saved with its photo, date and your own notes • Add pieces you already own PREMIUM Unlock unlimited identifications and the full appraisal including value estimates with Patina Premium. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Note: identifications, dating and value estimates are AI-generated guidance, not a professional appraisal. Skilled reproductions fool experts in person, let alone in a photo. For probate, insurance or a sale that matters, get a written appraisal from an accredited appraiser or a specialist auction house. Terms of Use: https://identifier-proxy.vercel.app/antique/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://identifier-proxy.vercel.app/antique/privacy/ Go open the box in the attic and finally find out what's in it.

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Version 1.0.1

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Information

Seller
Alec Bogdan
Size
28.5 MB
Category
Reference
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
© 2026 Alec Bogdan
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