DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - BE CAREFUL! SUCH GLASS is NOT AUTHENTIC MURANO or ITALIAN or VENETIAN Or ROMAN GLASS HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE MURANO GLASS An important warning to...
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...
I have had a number of interesting questions from people asking about how i know a piece is a genuine Beswick piece if it has no backstamp. The answer is far from simple. I have been collecting and selling...
ALL ABOUT SWAROVSKI Swarovski was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski I. It has since developed into an international entity with numerous subsidiaries and is currently in the process of reorganizing its North...
The first thing to say about Lomonosov Porcelain is it is NOT RARE !! Their animal figurines were sold in the UK before the last war in WOOLWORTHS! My Mum brought the Large and small Pandas for 3/6d (17.5...
Emma Bridgewater produced a number of limited pieces in some of their popular lithograph designs especially for a pre-sale launch open to members of the collectors club over the period of a weekend just before...
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...