I am appalled at the many incorrectly identified pieces of porcelain for sale on eBay and elsewhere. The fakes and frauds are numerous. Don?t be fooled. Many fakes are easy to identify. The Problem It...
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN MAJOLICA A Collector's Guide to Authentication Spotting Reproductions and Fakes What it is, what it isn't, where it came from, and how to recognize it. Where it came from: Majolica...
This guide will define, in general terms,what Is, and what Is Not, Satsuma. We have been collecting, researching, studying, buying and selling fine Satsuma since 1971. Our guides will assist you in...
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...
More fake and misleading items are appearing for sale. New collectors should obtain guidebooks that picture both authentic and reproduction items. Note that RS Prussia factories in Suhl, Germany and Tillowitz...
How to Buy Ancient Art An insider's guide written by Bob Dodge, owner/partner Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art So you think you want to collect ancient art? Some chemical in your brain has triggered...
Having collected antique Pueblo pots for many years, I learned recently that even experienced collectors can be taken by unscrupulous sellers on ebay and elsewhere. Ebay rules prohibit the disclosure of the...
Should you bid in an eBay "Live Auction"? Not if you want to avoid being fleeced. Have you noticed that NO so-called "Live Auction" sellers have 100% positive feedback? In fact many of them have such bad...
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACT AUTHENTICATORS 1. AAA Native American Auctions - A live auction house in Mobridge South Dakota that issues COAs on items they auction for consignors. I have no answers and lots of...
On a daily basis ebay, internet sellers and shops are offering figurines and other small porcelain objects as made by Camille Naudot and bearing an N over C mark matching that as shown for Naudot by several...