Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
The first Chinese blue and white wares were produced as early as the seventh century in Henan province, China during the Tang dynasty, although only shards have been discovered. Tang…
Polychrome
Polychrome is a word used to describe objects which are painted, printed or decorated in a variety of colors as opposed to monochrome decoration. Below are some examples and price…
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Ceramic
The term ceramic refers to items made of clay which are hardened by heat. There are three types of ceramics and fall under the names of porcelain, earthenware and stoneware.…
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Kakiemon
Kakiemon is a style of Japanese porcelain, with overglaze decoration called "enameled" ceramics. It was originally produced at the factories around Arita, in Japan's Hizen province. The style was quickly…
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Meissen
Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. Early experiments were done in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger…
Chinese Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain. Porcelain was invented in China over a centuries-long development period beginning with "proto-porcelain" wares dating from the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). By the time of the Eastern Han…
Baluster Vases
Baluster vases have a rounded shape which narrows at the base and the top. Below are some examples, information and price guides of vases with a baluster shape which are…
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Copper
Copper Butterflies. Copper is one of the few metals that can occur in nature in a directly usable metallic form (native metals). This led to very early human use in…