From gifts and family heirlooms to estate sale finds, our collectors have given us a wonderfully varied group of treasures to review this month, ranging in value up from a pressed glass oil lamp and ...

Here's the thing about antique china. Most people assume those dusty old plates stacked in Grandma's cabinet are just sentimental keepsakes.Others quietly know better. Across estate sales and auction ...

There's an instant thrill to thrift shopping -- wandering the aisles, scanning dusty shelves, and suddenly spotting something that makes your heart skip a beat. Perhaps it's a delicate teacup with ...

Blue-and-white porcelain and famille rose are two iconic varieties from China, renowned for their exquisite underglaze and intricate overglaze patterns. Interestingly, their origins and evolution owe ...

Almost everything in the nature, like clouds, flowers and sea waves, or even things that do not exist in reality such as mythical dragons, phoenixes and qilin (Chinese unicorn) inspired the ancestors ...

Have you ever wondered how Antiques experts can sometimes identify whether or not a piece of porcelain is the “right” one at first glance? This is especially the case when it comes to Chinese ...

CHINESE PORCELAIN has been achieving startlingly high prices at auctions in Ireland and overseas in recent years. The reason? Newly wealthy Chinese collectors are targeting auction houses worldwide to ...