Hello there. I've been collecting bronzes by a company called Heredities for a while now, and thought that if you had seen one of these fine peices, and had considered perhaps starting a collection of your...
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...
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,...
20th CENTURY SHIN AND SOSAKA HANGA JAPANESE WOODBLOCKS WHAT WHY The Meiji Era, 1868 to 1912, was a very bad time for Woodblock Print Artists in Japan. The Established Order of Master and Student was...
You want to sell your antiques or collectibles online but before you get started there are a few basics that you need to know. Online auctions from Ebay to uBid.com to Yahoo! Auctions are becoming a more...
Why does Ebay have the Best Offer option? Presumably because it gives buyers a chance to make an offer which they hope is reasonable enough to be accepted. Is there any point in offering a silly amount for...
There is a growing trend these days to sell reproduction as old (and thereby fool and con people) .They are only copies of antiques but are increasingly finding there way onto ebay and sold as genuine items to...
What is Orientalism? Orientalism in art depicts arab ways of life, customs, architecture, artefacts, harem life and interiors, the souks, street merchants and traders. Orientalist paintings are distinctive by...
There are a few different reasons why people buy artsork. the first one i will address is ' FOR PLEASURE' It doesnt matter about the size too much but the most important thing to consider is LASTING INTRIGUE A...
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...