Gibson Girl plates Q. I have these three 10 1/2-inch plates that were given to me by my mother. I believe they originally belonged to my grandmother. They are different in design on the front, but all ...
When a family heirloom lands in your lap, it's easy to assume it's just sentimental. But sometimes, that "old thing" gathering dust in a box or sitting on a sideboard is actually worth far more than ...
Two types of collectors bid for a porcelain figure of a well-dressed French couple that was sold at a Southern auction in 2016. A 14-inch-high Asian sorcerer and his companion wearing brightly ...
The royals are known for finding things they like, and sticking to them. Queen Elizabeth has been carrying the same handbag for decades; Princess Anne's been known to rewear clothes from the '80s; ...
Search the Internet for images related to Edward Rohn and the results include porcelain busts of clowns and sea captains, Norman Rockwell and Harry S. Truman, all limited-edition pieces created by Mr.
The fantastical porcelain figurines of Anya Stasenko and Slava Leontyev are a tiny part of co-director Brendan Bellomo and producer Aniela Sidorska’s documentary Porcelain War – winner of the 2024 ...
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has reached an agreement with the heirs of a Jewish collector involving seven rare porcelain figurines that have long been shadowed by claims they were sold in the ...
The eight-foot tall M.I. Hummel Merry Wanderer was unveiled in front of the new home of the M.I. Hummel Club and M. I. Hummel Company on Quarker Bridge Road in Hamilton on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Q. The white glazed porcelain figurine seen in this photo was purchased in the late 1960s or early 1970s. It was created by designer Karl Totter and stands 8 1/2 inches tall. Marked on the bottom are ...
Thirty-seven years ago when three brothers pooled their talents and money to open a small ceramic factory in Almacera, Spain, the Lladro name was unknown to collectors of porcelain figurines. Today ...
Did anyone else grow up thinking their family’s prized collection would one day be worth a fortune? Maybe it was Beanie Babies stuffed into plastic bins, shelves lined with porcelain figurines, or ...
The Museum of Fine Arts has settled a long-running dispute with the estate of a Jewish collector over seven porcelain figurines that were sold amid Nazi persecution in Berlin in 1937. Under the terms ...