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Editorial Standards

AntiqScope publishes first-pass research guidance for antiques and collectibles. This page explains how we keep that content useful, conservative, and consistent with what the product can responsibly support.

What We Publish

We focus on content that helps a reader identify a likely category, interpret visible marks, decide whether a piece deserves deeper appraisal, and understand when a fast estimate is useful versus when specialist review is required.

How Articles Are Reviewed

  • The AntiqScope Editorial Desk drafts the piece and links it to the most relevant category, use-case, comparison, and policy surfaces.
  • The AntiqScope Research Review Desk checks that the article stays aligned with the product's stated limits, especially around attribution, provenance, and valuation claims.
  • Articles are updated when product behavior, pricing, support flows, or policy language changes materially.

Evidence Rules

  • We avoid formal appraisal language unless a page explicitly says a specialist human review is required.
  • We describe value as guidance based on visible evidence and secondary-market context, not as a guarantee.
  • We keep category-specific claims grounded in observable object traits such as form, material, construction, and marks.

When We Escalate Beyond App Guidance

If a topic materially affects insurance, estate settlement, legal disputes, museum-quality attribution, or high-value resale, we direct the reader toward qualified specialist appraisal rather than presenting AI output as the final answer.

Brand And Publisher Clarity

AntiqScope is the product brand and website experience. Laqen LLC is the legal publisher that distributes the iOS app, manages the App Store listing, and operates the service. We keep that relationship explicit across the About, Contact, Privacy, Terms, Support, and App Store surfaces so that users and AI systems can trace the same entity story across owned properties.