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Mitch Johnson
Glass of Germany and Holland
The quality of the paintings of the glass made the Germans noteworthy. The Germany craftsmen were able to successfully engrave natural rock-crystal adapt that to their skill to glass setting a new standard of glass-making. And Netherland made the Venetian type of glass in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They excelled in glass decorations. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Knowing the Clocks, Watches and Musical Boxes
We have some knowledge about the clocks, watches and the musical boxes. we also know how they look and works in general. But here we will look into the details of their history and other uses, etc. and what we might not have known. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Best Way to Identify the Best Furniture
Here we will look into how to identify the best ways to recognize the furniture whether they are good or bad and old or new. This can be done through the general appearances, the coloring, construction, etc. All these could help you to identify the best and the worst. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Pottery in Persia and Neighboring Countries
The Persians were good potters and well advanced before the European even knew about pottery. Chinese wares were exported to these Persia and Near East countries. Discoveries through many excavations have revealed the beautiful Islamic wares, which were forgotten. [Read More]
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The Spread of Pottery Styles
The Dutch not only exported dishes and other domestic wares they also exported the Dutch tiles to England and other European nations. Thus the making tiles became a separate branch of pottery making. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Some World Wide Famous Clocks
In early Britain time keeping became very important because of the ships finding problems in locating their position. This made the British clock-making famous world-wide. And clocks as we see some of them still existing in their original forms, put outside for public uses. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The History of Brass Metals
Making of articles and figures from the brass metal probably dates back to the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Some of the things that were made with brass are candlesticks, dishes of various sizes, chandeliers [Read More]
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The Story of the Stoneware Pottery
There were many potters whose names could not be recognized due the non-availability or only the availability of their initials which does not help the collectors to identify the makers of some of the masterpieces that had been found in different parts of the world. [Read More]
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Chinese Pottery and Porcelain Trade
With the progress of China in the pottery and porcelain the European nations started their hunt to imitate or copy the Chinese styles and designs. The Chinese made drinking-vessels, cups and saucers and teapots popular in their own styles. The Chinese trade with the European in the potteries and porcelain wares grew quite high. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Different Art of Making Glass
Let us look into the details of some of the wares that we uses daily and really do not know about their history and uses. Glass, silver, plate, enamels, and metalwork are some of the wares that we are going to look into details. And there are different types of glass and their uses are varied. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Advancement of Porcelain Factories
Many factories that produce quality wares survived till today. They are either run by the descendents of the original founders or the new owners and partners. Some of these factories are Coatport factory, founded by John Rose, Spode - founded by Josiah Spode and the Wedgwood factory, etc. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
The Best of American Furniture
American furniture are rare to find outside America and they are highly priced because of their rarity they fetch high price for the collectors. There is not much difference in their styles and their designs and decorations from that of the European one. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Silver in the Continental Countries
The average collectors usually do not pay high price for the silver wares. Many wars have destroyed the silver not only in England but also in other nations of the continent like France, Germans, Sweden and the Netherland. But the non-availability of reliable information made the study of silver difficult to come to and concrete conclusion. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Chinese Pottery and Porcelain - Great Progress in Style and Design
Ching-te-chen, the southwestern of Nankin, became a centre of manufacturing porcelain in the fourteenth during the Ming dynasty. These products of porcelain spread the fame of China throughout the civilized world exporting them to western countries. Let us have a look at the details of the Chinese pottery and porcelain history. [Read More]
Mitch Johnson
Porcelain in Scandinavia and Russia
The Scandinavian and Russian porcelain were made with the soft paste in the initial stages and a different type of paste was also introduced for a short time and then the hard paste was used to make figures and vases like cups and mustard pots. [Read More]