Porcelain dies from a knock. A display cabinet in a passageway loses more value from a bump than some burglaries that look for jewelry and leave the cups standing. In the overview Security for collectors this is a room matter with fragile contents.

What breaks without a thief

A knock, a loose shelf board, temperature swings on very thin porcelain, a mark on the base that you rub off when you handle the piece. You lift by the body, not by the handle and not by the lid knob. You do not stack cup in cup when the rim cannot take it.

When someone comes

Bulky and fragile. Many offenders leave it standing. Your risk is the tip-over on the way out, and the cabinet that can be seen from outside. Heavy cabinets are anchored so they do not leave as a whole or fall over. The few very expensive pieces do not stand in the front row toward the street.

The folder

Shape, the mark on the base as a photo, damage, origin, proof. A chipped rim is already chipped in the list. The policy names the top pieces.