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...
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....
The British Studio Potters' Marks book (BSPM), whilst being a valuable reference work is also the source of many annoying mis-attributions of studio pottery. In the hands of the inexperienced, it can turn a Jo...
A Short Guide to Finding and Buying Walking Ware Pottery on Ebay Walking Ware is designed by Lustre Pottery. It is popularly collectible and although the value of some pieces has risen substantially, others...
Lustre-ware was without doubt the most affordable form of decoration on all manner of crockery throughout most of the 19th century. Therefore there's a lot of it about and not too much of it marked. So....how...
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...
Versace and Rosenthal : The medusa range is the first in the Versace Rosenthal series. It is still in production (correct as of December 2006), although some of the items are being discontinued. The mini...
OK after so many queries about this time for a quick guide: 99.99% of Homepride Fred items proporting to be made by T.G. Green and sold on ebay are absolutely fake - TGG ONLY made the following items related...
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...
I would like to clear up a few minor misconceptions about Emma Bridgewater Pottery. I have spoken to staff at the Stoke shop who have explained their system of marking their pieces with 's'. If the pottery has...