What is transferware? Transferware is a pottery decorating process invented about 200 years ago. Potters learned to transfer a pattern from an engraved metal plate to china. When the item is heated in a...
English Registry Marks - Signs of the Times Part I - 1842 to 1884 One of the most frequently asked questions about antiques is: How old is it? And often, the answer can be right there on the object...
English Registry Marks, Part II [This is continued from English Registry Nos., Part I] This guide discusses the dating system put in place by the British Government for objects created with patents...
When buying antique and vintage decorative porcelain pottery earthenware or ironstone to decorate with, look for items with high impact, interesting even fun designs applied by the low tech transfer method at...
To see some Original Guaranteed Clarice Cliff Pottery click on Decodance to visit our E Bay Store To the newcomer, the world of Clarice Cliff can appear very confusing:- How come, one piece can sell...
Tea Leaf Ironstone China For nearly 200 years, English-produced ironstone china has had a significant place at the American table. It was not long after the turn of the 19th Century that English potters...
Within the last several years there have been a flood of ironstone imports from China, generally blue transferware, bearing a mark which looks like or mimics the 19th century English coat-of-arms mark. These...
THE MYSTERY, GLAMOUR, AND HUMOR OF 19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE English Ceramics offer a charm and naiveté that is hard to resist, and the porcelains are as sophisticated and fine as it is possible to be. This...
Decorative art in the form of English Staffordshire porcelain, earthenware and ironstone adds warmth, charm and individuality to any home or collection! Items as small as "miniature plate" space saving butter...