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...
Have you ever wondered what Monax is? Or Platonite? Or why some glass is white but isn’t called milk glass? Many companies had their own names for white opaque glass and each company varied in how white was...
VISIONS CorningWare, Spice O' Life Corning Ware, CORELLE and VISIONS Ceramic Glass Why Who What When Where and How: General Info first: It will outlive all of us! To Cook in the oven, microwave,...
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...
How do crazing and hairline cracks affect the worth of a piece of pottery? This question was recently sent to me by someone who had read my first guide entitled McCoy and American Pottery Fakes. I will...
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...
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...
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...
Collectors of antique stoneware pottery or those desiring an antique/vintage look to their large country kitchens inevitably turn to ebay for quality antique/vintage stoneware. There is a fair amount of such...
The following is a quote from a website that deals specifically with Dragonware. The site is www.dragonware.com They are very informative. "Dragonware is the term used to describe porcelain items with a...