Here are my ten quick packing tips for new eBay sellers, that will help you pack your parcels with a minimum of fuss. This is one of a series of no-nonsense, advert-free, "coffee break" guides I have written...
The first time I really began to take notice of decorative objects made of glass was when I visited a small craft market where one of the stallholders was a professional engraver. It was obvious to me that she...
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BUYING ANTIQUE Porcelain Bronze ON EBAY: Primarily, when buying an antique on eBay you should have done enough research to know what it is you are buying. Ebay can be a minefield for the...
History Toby jugs have been made in this country since about 1770, and there are known examples from Germany before this time, and now various countries from arround the world produce toby jugs. Early...
Real Fairings are small Victorian china ornaments,usually captioned,making a social,political,or humorous comment on English life from about 1850 to 1914.The First World War stopped the trade,because they...
I decided to write this guide on English Victorian Bristol Blue, Green and Cranberry Glasses as over the last 6 months or so I have began to notice more and more confusing and inaccurate listings within the...
Our website chinafairings.org contains all the pictures and details you will need to learn about China Fairings. Fairings first made an appearance in the middle of the nineteenth century as prizes to be won...
First Edition 1969 by Paul Hollister Jr. with 140 weights in full colour and 250 in black and white. A comprehensive study of glass paperweights. Encyclopedic in scope and copiously illustrated, it surveys...
House of Normandy House of Stuart 1066-1087 William I 1603-1625 James I 1087-1100 William II 1625-1649 Charles I 1100-1135 Henry I 1135-1154 Stephen 1649-1653 Commonwealth/protectorate 1653-1658...
Maiolica was a type of ceramic made in Renaisssance Italy characterised by an opaque, white glaze with oxide usually painted in several colours to produce bright effects. This in turn went on to influence the...