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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...
Collectors of antique stoneware pottery or those desiring an antique/vintage look to their large country kitchens inevitably turn to ebay for quality antique/vintage stoneware. There is a fair amount of such...
This guide will define the main types of English dry bodied stoneware, introduce principal makers, and discuss the dating of Wedgwood Jasperware. There are three main types of English Dry Bodied Stoneware: ...
We offer this interesting and helpful guide on the history of tole to help you better understand this popular decorative art form. The word tole is half of the French term Tole peinte du lac, meaning...
PRIMITIVE DECORATING TIPS How to tie everything together to give your home a true primitive feel. Finding the right primitive accessories to add to your decorating can be the key in bringing it all...
Bone China Manufacturers an English breed apart have been supplying us with magnificent high quality tableware and decorative china since 1799.The renowned firm Spode invented bone china a type of porcelain...
Assasination: Eleven days later, on October 14, 1867, in the Grand Hall of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, as Satsuma and Choshu hastened their final war plans, the shogun announced his abdication before his...
I am writing this to help those of you who want to collect antique Chinese Doucai porcelain but keep getting sidetracked by others who try to trip you up along the way. Imperial Ming or Qing antique porcelain...
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