Is it tatting? Is it knitted? Crocheted? What is the difference between bobbin lace and needle lace? The world of lace is large and complex, and proper identification is a key to selling...and...
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...
Estate Sales are a guilty pleasure. I go a few times a month and love to rummage through the past and see how people lived, what they collect and what they loved. It's a history lesson and a small glimpse of...
I will reveal one of the Best Kept Secrets on Ebay! You can SAVE or MAKE Thousands of Dollars! This Report/Guide will set you up for a LIFETIME of Bargains. You aren't STEALING ITEMS, but it's going to feel...
Hello ceramic collectors, this is a small collectors guide for West German ceramic marks and FAT LAVA pottery:This mark gallery is still under construction. For now a small overview:Cortendorf:facts: white...
Carstens Tönnieshof ceramic mark guide:Name: Carstens Toennieshof City: Freden an der Leine Province: Lower Saxony Land: former "West Germany"Active from: 1945-1984 Some facts about carstens: a red clay was...
BAY ceramic mark guide:Name: Bay Keramik (Eduard Bay)City: Höhr-Grenzhausen Province: Rheinland-Pfalz Land: former West Germany Active from: 1933-1971 Facts: a white clay was used, mostly signed with moulded...
Ceramano ceramic mark guide:Ceramano (West Germany) founded 1959 by J. Schwaderlapp (founded also Jasba)Ceramano pieces are a high quality pruduction (to complement the factory production from Jasba)Popular...
Is it REALLY 18th century? Or a NEW CAST COPY? Mexican retablos, Spanish Colonial Silver, Peruvian Mummy Dolls, Shipibo Pots and more are all being misrepresented on Ebay as you read this! I've been...
Bone China Manufacturers an English breed apart have been supplying us with magnificent high quality tableware and decorative china since 1799.The renowned firm Spode invented bone china a type of porcelain...