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The Most Remarkable English Porcelain Factories
by rhusain.There were many porcelain based factories in England and some of them like the factories operating during the eighteenth century at Chelsea and Worcester were the most consistent in their use of marks. This helped the collectors to identify the origi...
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Glass of Germany and Holland
by rhusain.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 Ve...
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Remarkable French and Chinese Glass
by rhusain.The French made the Venetian styles of glass and have no particular distinction. The French glass making began to develop in the eighteenth century. Luneville, at Baccarat and a factory by the Cristallerie de St Louis, in Lorraine, were the two famo...
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Silver in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century
by rhusain.There have been many silver pieces from the past that are unlikely to come up in the open for the public from either museums, churches or private collectors, etc. Refugees coming to England had contributed immensely to the quantities of silvers throu...
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Learn How to Restore and Preserve Antique Photos
by dpoon.There are millions of old photographs that may have been over through the years. They were lost and destroyed because of natural disasters, fires and wars. In some way, there could be some antique photos that may have survived and do exist as of toda...
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Some of the Famous European Ivory
by rhusain.Ivory is one of the most precious things especially in the present time due to its scarcity. Many of them have been kept in the collectors possessions. There are demand for even the things that resembles closely ivory like the teeth of the hippopotam...
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The First Invention of Sheffield Plate
by rhusain.Here we are going to have a look at the history of Sheffield plate and how it has transformed since its discovery. It is much less expensive than silver but it is as strong and looks as good as the real silver. Sheffield PlateThe manufacture of Shef...
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Different Art of Making Glass
by rhusain.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 differe...
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Incredible Design and Style of Japanese Porcelain
by rhusain.The Japanese started making the porcelain in the sixteenth and seventeenth century operating near Arita, in the province of Hizen. The best known wares are the dishes and jars decorated in the so called 'Imari' style painted on a heavy bluish-toned b...
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What You Need to Know about Greek and Roman Ceramic
by rhusain.Ceramic has come from a long history of time. With human being has more knowledge and advanced equipment, people start making the development in ceramic making. In this article you will learn the history of ceramic from the Greek time until Roman tim...
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The Most Remarkable Porcelain in Italy
by rhusain.The Italians attempted many times to imitate the Chinese porcelain but resulting in only white glass. The first factory in Italy was started in 1720 by Francesco Vezzi, which made hard-paste porcelain varying in colour from white. Some of the rulers ...
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Advancement of Porcelain Factories
by rhusain.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...
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Porcelain Revolution in England
by rhusain.There were many factories that came up in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century. And some of these factories are still in production like the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company. Most of these factories have closed down long time back, like that o...
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Successful History of English Pottery
by rhusain.PotteryWe use the pottery products almost everyday in our life. But there are few people who know the history of the pottery and porcelain. Here we will look into the difference of the pottery and the porcelain and try to understand the some of the d...
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Things You should Know about Inlay Decoration
by rhusain.Carving was the earliest ways of decorating the woods. This carving was done almost in all types of woods. It gave a new looks and a generated a new interest for furniture. And then you have inlay type of decoration, an alternative of carving. At th...
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The Progress of Porcelain in Germany
by rhusain.Some the places in Germany like Hochst, near Frankfort, Berlin, Furstenburg, near Cassel, Nymphenburg, near Munich, and Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart produced wares of hard-paste types with varying quality and designs. Other factories in Germany were...
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Collecting American Coins
by mack4232.Coin collecting is exciting, and collecting American coins is a simple and interesting hobby if you reside in the United States. There are some truly intriguing coins of most denominations.PenniesThe Lincoln head penny is perhaps the most collected A...
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Some of the Best Still Surviving Furniture
by rhusain.Many people enjoy and use the furniture and hardly give a thought on how were the woods or the furniture comes into existence. Most of us dont know from which woods these furniture are made. Here we will look into the different kinds of sofas and oth...
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Chinese Pottery and Porcelain Trade
by rhusain.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 Chines...
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The Best Carvers of Ivory
by rhusain.IVORY has been used for making works of art from Biblical times onwards. The comparative ease with which it can be manipulated and its durable nature has always attracted craftsmen of all nations, and the latter quality has led to the preservation of...

Some Decorating Metals for Porcelain
by rhusain.Here we are going to look at the details of enamels. What is enamels and what are its uses and what is its story. The different types of enamels will be looked and their uses as well. EnamelsEnamels are types of glass, clear or opaque, used for paint...
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The Different Types of Porcelain Potters
by rhusain.Thomas Turner the founder of the Caughley factory is credited with producing the original version of the favored 'willow-pattern', which was copied on both pottery and porcelain by innumerable other makers, and remains popular today. And there are nu...
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Majolica - The Greatest Beauty of Italy
by rhusain.We will be looking at some of the continental potteries and their patrons who encouraged the development of the potteries in these countries like the Moorish conqueror of Spain. After he left Spain his styles of potteries were still made. WITH the ai...

History of Chinese Oriental Pottery and Porcelain
by rhusain.Many people do not know from where the oriental pottery and porcelain were first made, what are their origins. China, Korea and Japan are the countries that made oriental pottery and porcelain. They are similar to each other in their designs and styl...
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History of Royal Chairs
by rhusain.The earliest forms of our common chairs came into use from the sixteenth century. Chairs were only affordable by the royal people and were rarely made for the common man. Many styles and designs have come up since those ages when only the royal and h...
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