BOTTLES 101 Antique enthusiasts for decades have overlooked an essential portion of historical artifacts that can be found almost anywhere, even in your own backyard! This is a brief introduction to...
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN MAJOLICA A Collector's Guide to Authentication Spotting Reproductions and Fakes What it is, what it isn't, where it came from, and how to recognize it. Where it came from: Majolica...
If you found this guide helpful, please click on the link and give it your vote. I see so many metal plates, mugs, pitchers and other pieces of table ware for sale and auction on Ebay marked RWP by the...
More fake and misleading items are appearing for sale. New collectors should obtain guidebooks that picture both authentic and reproduction items. Note that RS Prussia factories in Suhl, Germany and Tillowitz...
With proper care your silver will provide beauty, luxury, functionality and enjoyment for generations. In our collections and those of our clients are pieces of silver that are hundreds of years old yet...
A household slattern finds a loophole in the rules of good housekeeping. Using your fine china and sterling flatware is an easy way to set a beautiful table. But you can’t put them in the dishwasher and...
In recent years, there has been a huge increase in the demand among collectors for mid-century metal crafts and Judaica produced in Israel from around the time of Israel's independence (1948). The most sought...
ENJOY ABOUT S. KIRK SON SILVERWARE Baltimore's prominent silverware manufacturing company, Samuel Kirk Son, began in 1815 when Philadelphia-trained Samuel Kirk finished his apprenticeship under James...
Collecting Antique French Enamelware Pieces (also known as Enameled Ware or Graniteware) that are old, unusual, rare or just charming, as well as offering the best available to you, has been our passion at...
A portrait is an accurate portrayal of the subject's anatomic and physiognomic features conferring recognition to the observer. Implicit in this definition is the artist's ability to elicit the subject's...