This guide is meant to help identify what type of vintage cloisonne pieces you may have, their age and value. I am a humble collector and seller of cloisonne;and have read everything I could about this topic...
During the last few years a number of fellow Ebayers asked that I write something about selling and buying Asian porcelains on Ebay. How do you tell a fake from an original? Is the most asked question. Knowing...
Antique Chinese Imperial Ming and Qing Porcelain I am writing this guide to share with you the years of knowledge that I have acquired with the hope that you may benefit from it. You may apply it to Doucai,...
Hi everyone, I thought I`d write a few words on the subject of Chinese antiques was partly inspired by Peter Combs otherwise excellent, common sense guide which starts with the sentence, "Any Porcelains being...
Identification of Copper red porcelain 1. Glaze should be very thick on Ming porcelains. A. Glaze can be up to 3 mm thick and full of large and small bubbles. B. The red color will spread throughout...
Recently whilst replying to a question on ebays antique discussion board I realised there is a lot of confusion when it comes to the correct terms to use when describing the various colour palettes used in the...
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...
Dear Collectors In the convenient and anonymous world of Internet auctions, the best defense is to educate yourself. Use more than one glance to decide if an auction is on the right path. The more questions...
Hi, this is to continue what I started discussing before, fake Chinese antiques being sold on Ebay how you can defend yourself from the vendors of such things. I`m not going to tell you to avoid sellers from...
Gzhel is historical name for few villages located less than 100 miles Eastward of Moscow near historical Kasimov road. Near this place well known deposit of kaolin (white porcelain clay) located, and Gzhel...