RESTORING REPAIRING VINTAGE POTTERY Do you love vintage pottery, but perhaps not the prices some pieces command? Beginner collectors can purchase pieces of vintage art pottery,by such makers as McCoy,...
APRIL'S-ATTIC-TREASURESI am the Thrift Store Queen in my small realm of the world and I am sure there are other Queens of the Treasure or Trash trade out in their own realms digging through dusty boxes that...
JULY 2008 THANKS TO OVER 18,000 OF YOU FOR READING THIS, AND TO THE VERY MANY OF YOU WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME, I APPRECIATE YOU! THE FAKES ARE EVEN WORSE NOW THAN WHEN I WROTE THIS REVIEW. FOR EXAMPLE, A NEW WAY...
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...
Selling Porcelain, Ceramics and Pottery on Ebay I'm going to write agianst my own interests but hey, people, and especially men, do stupid things sometimes. As i'm always looking for a bargain (why else are...
As a dealer, time and again we come across Hull Pottery that does not look right. Either the colors are too bright, or the piece is done in colors that cannot be contributed to Hull. Many Hull collectors know...
Have you noticed the "glut" of Black Memorabilia on eBay? All of a sudden there are Black Mammy McCoy cookie jars coming out of the woodwork. When this happens, get suspicious. If you go to the Helen and...
BRAND NEW HEADVASES STRAIGHT FROM THE WHOLESALE GLASS AND POTTERY IMPORTERS Nothing burns us more than to see all the brand new imported glassware, headvases, cast iron, and pottery items being sold as...
I'd like to alert Ebayers to the top two suspect Hull reproductions currently circulating on Ebay. These are: 1. Hull Magnolia Tassel Vase, marked Hull 7 - 8-1/2. Being made in both the pink/blue and...
One of the most desirable collectibles available on eBay these days is vintage Roseville pottery. All of us have heard the stories of the wonderful piece that somebody found at a garage sale for 50 cents...