APRIL'S-ATTIC-TREASURES I am the Thrift Store Queen in my small realm of the world and I am sure there are other Queens of the Treasure or Trash trade out in their own realms digging through dusty boxes that...
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...
On modern Herend china, the number and letter sequence on the underside is a pattern and piece identification system , not a registration number, serial number or limited edition number. Knowing what the...
Hi, My name Is Jay Kerch, and I am a major seller of vintage dog figurines with a specialty of made in Japan dogs. Before and after world war two, Japan was the main source of inexpensive decorative arts just...
BLUE WILLOW is the the most famous most popular china pattern ever produced. It seems as if everyone's grandmother had at least a piece or two. This guide will give you some background on the history of Blue...
Collecting Vintage Fiesta Ware:First buy a good Fiesta Ware book. (I like Huxford's Encyclopedia of Fiesta) And, before you read it, look at the pictures. After that, use what you've already seen and the...
In the past five years there has been quite a bit of confusion about the term Etruscan Majolica. Etruscan Majolica was a brand name given to the earthenware pottery created first by Griffen, Smith and Hill,...
We are Two Of a Kind Antiques and we Specialize in Fire-king. I watch some many Auctions and in shops, people think that a piece of Federal is Fireking. I would like to share with you the difference, so that...
Hi there, I operate TEA_PAST_TIMES on EBAY and am coming up on my 6th year of selling vintage and antique china. Over the years, we have done much research and will post a few things here that may help new...
I'd llike to share a few things i've learned just by shopping Ebay and talking to the many helpful sellers. Ask about how the piece was polished. Some sellers will say this in their descriptions, but many do...