Button Collecting Tips. Collectible antique buttons are not "just buttons". They are special buttons of a particular age and type and there are several ways to collect and organize them. What follows is a...
This guide will define, in general terms,what Is, and what Is Not, Satsuma. We have been collecting, researching, studying, buying and selling fine Satsuma since 1971. Our guides will assist you in...
Please pay careful attention to my guide ratings! You'll notice the number of unhappy sellers that are attempting to trash my ratings because the information contained here calls attention to their shady...
So, you found a teapot marked 'Japan' at a garage sale, you want to sell it on Ebay and you know nothing else about it, right? I am not an expert but I do know one or two important things. Here are some very...
The first pieces of porcelain I started collecting over 20 years ago were those with the Blue Willow pattern. From there I discovered the Blue Phoenix or "Flying Turkey" pattern. This guide is a summary of...
Fun Facts on Oriental Porcelain Here are just some interesting and fun facts on Porcelain including a brief history, what some of the symbols and patterns mean in the Oriental porcelain patterns and...
Should you bid in an eBay "Live Auction"? Not if you want to avoid being fleeced. Have you noticed that NO so-called "Live Auction" sellers have 100% positive feedback? In fact many of them have such bad...
FENG SHUI LOVE CURES The Art of Feng Shui involves the placement of sacred objects in relationship to our surroundings - in particular our home and business. In Asia, a Feng Shui Master will even be...
KUTANI VS SATSUMA If you are a Satsuma collector and someone lists an item as Satsuma that you definitely know isn't Satsuma just from the picture, it is kind of aggervating. The same is true of a Kutani...
How do you learn to recognize a fake hatpin when you see one? By practice and by doing comprehensive research before buying. It is important to learn about the construction characteristics that authentic...