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...
PLEASE VISIT MY STORE !! THANKS, CRAFTS AND COLLECTABLES4U Hoping this may help you understanding the Era's. 1860s-1891 JAPONISME ERA All types of Japanese art and ceramics ere eagerly collected in the West....
As long time collectors of Asian art, we have purchased many authentic and truly remarkable Chinese antiques on eBay. You can too. But fair warning - you need to really understand how this fraud riddled...
Crazed pottery is often considered a sign of age and although it may be to a certain extent, it is mostly due to process error. This random cracking of the glaze is mostly the result of the product being...
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...
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...
Snuff coming to China Tobacco originated with the Indians of North America and has a long history of over 2000 years. Long ago the Indians lived a hard life, often walking long distances or migrating to look...
A dealer's word and guarantee are important when we purchase an antique, but it is equally important to take the object in your hands and study it carefully, in order to form an opinion of our own based on...
Dear Collectors There are some generic tips for detecting fake ceramic , but this tips are not always applicable on every item expecially chinese ceramics .Knowledge is the main key to avoid big mistakes at...
(Satsuma,Kutani or Orange? See below.) As Jan-Erik Nilsson bemoans on his site for collectors of antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain, "nothing is ever easy when it comes to Japanese pottery or porcelain."...