There have been a number of questions concerning the difference between a Hot Cast and Cold Cast Bronze. Short and sweet version: Hot Cast is Metal and Cold Cast is Resin. Both forms are usually made from a...
A Short Guide to Buying and Selling Antique Frames Antique, old, and vintage picture frames have become collectable and valuable pieces of art in there own right.Examples of 19th Century composition...
The most traditional method of casting bronze is the Lost Wax Process. This process is more commonly used for figural sculptures capturing fine detail whilst the other common method, Sand Casting is used for...
Tattoo art in Burmese Culture You will notice in my shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Naga-Store I am an avid collector of tattooing implements from Burma. The place of tattoos in different cultures...
All the three pictures: left Kangxi; right Guangxu It is very subtle to tell the difference between Kangxi porcelain and Guangxu porcelain. They are both the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) production, althoug one is...
History is fascinating, regardless of which era, but none more so than the Neolithic (New Stone-Age) and Paleolithic (Old Stone-Age)periods. The PALEOLITHIC began about 2 million years ago - beginning with...
Ceramic: Handmade and Factory-made Pieces - Dream Art Gallery As in all other fields of applied art, it is fundamental also with ceramics to distinguish between handmade wares and wares produced industrially,...
Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is a style in art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century.Other, more localized terms for the cluster of self-consciously...
The Sabbath Lamp Judaica Sabbath Lamps Candlesticks Buying Guide The Sabbath lamp is the most potent potent symbol of the Jewish home, Its gently diffused light emblemizes the singular peace of the...
Water gilding is a highly skilled and very labor intensive technique. Each stage in the process is time consuming. The quality of finish is unrivalled and to an expert it is instantly recognizable. Used over...