Antique Collection

There is no need to pay a King’s Ransom for something Old and Aesthetically top-notch. A true devotee of the Money-Making Scheme will have to cut out the middleman to go directly to the source of the goodies, i.e. people’s homes, wherein lurks an Aladdin’s Cave of unsuspected treasures.

Many thousands of immigrant families settled in this country from Europe in the last 150 years, and the little girls brought their dolls with them. The little girls eventually became old ladies and passed away, but the dolls remained. Some were given to the servants’ children, and others were simply thrown away. Fortunately many were [...]

Porcelain is made from fine white clay (kaolin) and other raw materials such as ground feldspar (also known as china stone or petuntse), which can be fired to a higher temperature than earthenware or stoneware. This means that the minute particles of clay fuse together to form a hard,

Classical Revival
Because vases were so prominently displayed in rooms, it was vital for manufacturers to keep abreast of the latest developments in architecture and style. In Britain from the 1760s that meant following the Neoclassical style of Robert Adam and his contemporaries.
It was the potter Josiah Wedgwood who was to transform and dominate the market [...]

Apart from imported Oriental pieces, vases were virtually unknown in Europe before the 17th century. Then they evolved an astonishing range of decorative forms.
Any flower arranger has been frustrated at the seemingly unsuitable shapes of vases for holding cut flowers. In fact, in the world of antiques and ceramics, that is not their main purpose. [...]