Porcelain Collectibles Guide
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Like most manufacturers of porcelain figurines, Lladro has nativity sets. The Christmas season is too important in the Christian world to overlook the possibilities of selling figurines as that important time of year. So, Lladro has a number of possibilities if you are looking for a new creche this year, for yourself or as a [...]
0 Comments Hummel figurines are one of the most identifiable porcelain collectibles in the world. The children are based on the drawings of Sister Maria Innocentia, Berta Hummel (1909-1946) that was. She was educated in applied arts, and she taught drawing in the local schools. Her drawings depict the children and their activities in early Twentieth Century [...]
One of the forms that porcelain in all its many types is perfect to portray is the cat. Whether the smooth white of pure porcelain or a rougher, colored glaze on regular pottery clay, the fluid form and finish of ceramics can evoke the best features of our feline friends. A collection of porcelain cats [...]
Delftware, pronounced as it appears, originally meant the blue and white pottery made in the area of Northern Europe between Antwerp and Amsterdam. The first Delftware was produced in 1512 and reached its height of production in the Netherlands from 1640 to 1740. The potteries in the Netherlands produced over 8 million tiles over 200 [...]
I have just discovered a new realm of porcelain: Soviet porcelain. Created for the home crowd during the existence of the USSR and with travel restrictions on foreigners, these ceramics are not well known in the outside world. The ones I have seen are fairly simple in modeling and decoration. With a white porcelain body, the colors used [...]
(pronunciation: cap-o-dee-mont-i, emphasis on cap) Capodimonte is more a style than a particular manufacturer. See the history section below for more information on the original company. If this porcelain was painted gold, it would be the epitome of Rococo. Fully blooming roses abound, putti (naked or near-naked babies), swirls and curlicues, gold accents, daisies, iris, [...]
Let’s start with the most valuable and most difficult area of collectible porcelain. The Chinese and Japanese have made porcelain for centuries. Many people have collected and are collecting antique porcelain. It requires considerable self-education, and once you get into collecting these porcelains, you will need to find other collectors who will allow you to see [...]
Let’s explore the many kinds of porcelain collectibles available in the 21st century.
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