Selling antiques and collectibles? Here are five ways to reel in those bidders that you may not have thought of: 1)Don't waste space on adjectives Car dealers don't. Nor should you: Don't write: "You'll love...
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 kiln...
Why "flow blue"? About 200 years ago potters learned to duplicate patterns by transferring them on paper from engraved metal plates to pottery which was then was heated in a super-hot oven (kiln) where the...
Nippon china first appeared outside Japan in the late 1800s after the US and Japan began to trade with each other. Americans loved china from Japan (known then as Nippon) A Japanese trader, Ichizaemon...
Unique appeal The cheerful colors and designs of Gaudy Welsh china look amazingly bright and clean for pottery that is more than 150 years old. It was all hand decorated, so each piece is unique, unlike the...
Want to sell your item quickly and at the best possible price? Here are five ways to reel in those bidders that you may not have thought of: 1)Don't waste space on adjectives Car dealers don't. Nor should you:...