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 is a...
Aynsley China , Portland Works, Longton, Stoke on trent. Written by Authorised Aynsley Stockist The following guide was produced for the benefit of Sellers and Buyers on ebay and local auctions and china...
THE ONLY WAY TO DISTINGUISH THESE FORGERIES AGAINST THE GENUINE PIECE IS BY COLOURING, SHADING OF ONE COLOUR INTO ANOTHER AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL (HOW FEET ARE PAINTED, EYES, FEATHERS ETC.) IF THE PIECE...
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,...
There are two definitions of Vaseline glass. The European definition describes vaseline glass as any kind of creamy yellow glass shading to white, a colouring which resembles vaseline ointment as it used to...
The profits from faking are potentially huge with a dynamic collectors market out there for all things Troika, and the fakers are showing more and more ingenuity in their attempts to con the unwary. The extent...
That's a very good question, and one which will take a while to list - But here I go!There are many categories in ebay and naturally each one is popular and each one has it's best selling items or brands. It...
There are several different types of Hummel children: Pre Goebel Hummels Beswick items Glass versions of Hummels Hummel plates Berta Hummel minature ceramics and plates Hummel children non ceramic...
By all thats Holy I never thought when I started this that I would be on my 4th volume of Troika fakes found on ebay, but they keep on coming, and people keep bidding on them, and keep getting cheated. Many of...
Venetian glass is the epitome of refinement and transparency, and its fascinating history and legacy dates back more than a thousand years. The oldest document confirming the presence of the glassmaking in ...