Poole Pottery, based in the town of Poole in Dorset, was set up in 1873 as Carter and Co. and they started out by mainly making architectural ceramics (tiles and ornamental ceramics used in buildings). By the...
Thought I'd write this after reading the warning report on fakes. i've been fascinated by these evocative and beautiful pictures for some time. I tracked down the descendants of the people who registered the...
Please be aware that almost all of these "vintage" pictures are modern fakes. Forget the aged frames, the old-looking (often partly-torn) labels on the back of such pictures - they're also fake. Another clue...
Since there appears to be no guides to buyers of Art Deco lighting I am offering this in the hope it may be useful to those about to take their first step to owning an icon of this fascinating period. Firstly,...
Just what is the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco? Well the time period to begin with. Art Nouveau can be said to have originated in the 1880's and lasted until the start of the First World War in...
GOEBEL'S 'HUMMEL'First released in 1935, Goebel's 'Hummel' figurines were inspired by drawings of children by a nun,Sister Berta Hummel. Since then, over 500 different figurines have been modelled.Examine...
Art Deco Jewellery (Circa 1920 - 1935) World War l's end brought many changes in the social structure, a new class of wealthy people emerged who profited from the war and had the money to purchase luxury...
Here are the ways to assess the value of a particular ornament. 1: What studio did it come from? Faberge obviously would cost more than Leonardo or even no mark at all. 2: Is it a recognisable figure? For...
Demetre Chiparus is perhaps the most famous exponent of the art deco figurine in bronze. Chiparus (1886-1947) was Romanian-born but worked in Paris sculpting theatrical subjects as well as dancers from the...
Fayral and Guerbe were 2 pseudonyms used by the famous Pierre Le Faguays. Fayral and Guerbe were both the family names for his mother and wife. Pierre Le Faguays was born in Nantes, France and became famous...