Like Nippon, Occupied Japanese objects are increasingly growing in value and collectibles, and more dealers are scrambling to provide these items to their buyers. Identification is simple of course the...
Buying Meissen antique porcelain on ebay is very simple, you just log into ebay, search for "Meissen" and here we go, thousands of porcelain pieces with Meissen in the title, but is that all really original...
This guide will introduce you to the first hard paste porcelain produced in Europe. We will explore the porcelain manufactory's history, introduce key periods, and briefly discuss marks. Meissen Note:The links...
UNIVERSAL STATUARY CORPORATION The Universal Statuary Corporation of Chicago was started by the Lucchesi family who began producing traditional Italian type designs out of plaster / chalkware around late...
Wallendorf is/was the name of the area where the orginal factory established by J W Hammann was located in Thuringia. The factory was closed and reopened numerous times thru the years due to changes in...
A1patina If you decide to collect ceramics and would want to pay more, it is worth knowing what you are buying. The first thing you should know is who made it? The most popular and valuable ceramics are made...
On a daily basis ebay, internet sellers and shops are offering figurines and other small porcelain objects as made by Camille Naudot and bearing an N over C mark matching that as shown for Naudot by several...
In general, decorative ceramics are more valuable than tableware ceramics. Decorative ceramics are items you display like vases, figurines, figures, tiles, bowls and etc. Tableware ceramics are objects we use...
Victorian Fairings Many times I've walked into an antique shop and ask, "Do you have any Victorian Fairing pieces?" I usually find the shop owner or clerk looking at me like I've said a foreign or bad word....
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...