You've just bought a Clarice Cliff from an antiques fair and are eager to make some money on eBay. How do you know whether it is genuine or counterfeit? This is a general guide to some of the common pitfalls. ...
My interest in collecting china started quite by accident. I had accompanied by husband to a local auction, having little interest in these events myself at that time, and was killing time by sorting through...
Hello, I hope you find this guide useful and helpful. This guide is intended to assist the vast majority of honest auction site members, and to help the naïve and new members who maybe unaware that there...
I have a few tips on purchasing antique pottery , porcelain and ceramics to help new collectors. First of all I would say collect a style of ceramics which you like, do not just follow a name or trend. I you...
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...
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...
The purpose of this guide is to assist a potential Moorcroft buyer in deciding if they are about to buy or have bought a restored piece. Whilst I am no complete expert in this field, I have seen my fair share...
The Most Popular China Pattern In The World (Part one of a five part series) This Guide will provide a seller or buyer with enough information to determine that the Old Country Roses china pattern or piece...
Wedgwood listed over two thousand designs including subjects from Egyptian, Greek, and Roman history, mythology, masks, chimeras, figures, and heads. The relief was moulded separately and so carefully applied...