As a Vintage Boutique Owner,and a collector of "Occupied Japan" collectables for some 30 years now,my interest in these treasures is well served,and loved.So,I wanted to share my personal knowledge of these...
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...
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...
98 unique and unusual descriptive words like ACANTHUS, BOBECHES, CLOISONNE, EPERGNE, FAIENCE, GIRANDOLE, LUSTERWARE, MORIAGE, PIPKIN, REPOUSSE, TAFFETA, VERDIGRIS, ect.If you find these to be helpful, kindly...
Ok ,let's start with a short, very short history of pottery making in the UK and that means England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and, for the purpose of this excercise only ... to include the republic...
http://stores.ebay.com/APRILS-ATTIC-TREASURES_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ0QQftidZ2QQpZ2QQtZkm ART DECO VERSUS ART NOUVEAU Greetings once again from "THE QUEEN OF THE THRIFT STORES", This little guide is to...
DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - Know What You Are Buying Read Everything BE CAREFUL! ~SOME SO-CALLED ANTIQUE CAST IRON YARD and LAWN ART OFFERED on EBAY is NOT AUTHENTIC nor...
"If you list it, they will bid..." Don't you wish that were always true? I have enjoyed buying vintage wares for years, ever since my sister-in-law "turned me on" to thrift store shopping. Before her, I...
This guide provides a basic introduction to collecting children's dishes for the beginning collector. Child Sized Eating Dishes (This is PART II, continued from Collecting Children's Dishes - Part I) A...
PRODUCERS OF OPALESCENT GLASS Information about some of the early glass companies that made Opalescent Glass in the Victorian Era is very helpful when learning about Opalescent Glass. The information in...