It’s Chinese silver. The rightmost line says it’s from Tianjin, from a workshop called something Hua, probably Wu Hua. The centre line says Chen...
Yes, the tazza can go for a bit more, but the condition and colours are not really ideal. The floral balls are simply decorative. You can see the...
I think €100 for the Chinese tazza is very reasonable
I think this is from the Guangxu period even though it has a Tongzhi mark. Good article here:...
So sorry, I can’t help much. The 4-character mark, something about old-fashioned? The 6-character mark something about King’s treasure? I think it...
Yes. Thank you so much. You are right that Straits Chinese porcelain is simply not worth the prices they're fetching now, in addition to which...
It's Japanese. Yes, the right character is "soup" in Chinese, followed by "no" (Japanese apostrophe) and leftmost is "yama" (mountain). Perhaps...
Yes, it's called octopus scroll:...
Here's a similar teapot, this time with a scholar on a qilin proudly going home to his mum after being awarded top scholar in the country. Much...
A cover should not be too difficult to find. Just a flat one with simple knop, and probably just a butterfly or two to match the one on the body
:happy:This is a genuine antique, marked for Tongzhi and probably of the late Tongzhi period. The story is that of Madam White Snake and her...
If they did, then the reverse would also be true: they get saturated with moisture when there's water in a vase or tea in a teapot
Far too much false information has already been published, both online and in hard copy
The dehydration hypothesis is not true as all moisture would have been dispelled with the firing. I don't think porcelain loses moisture over time
I think these are much newer and not considered Straits Chinese, so not fakes per se
I'm not sure if this would help. Start navigating from this post: https://bbddduck.wixsite.com/website/post/the-4-letter-f-word . A longer and...
The way the turtles are portrayed and the shamisen suggest Japanese to me, and the mark sounds like a Japanese name. Obviously very special
I think this could be one of the 8 Immortals as it is standing on swirling clouds. Is there something missing where her left hand should be? It...
It’s Chinese Kitchenqing, exported worldwide and considered Minyao (common) ware. Owners will sometimes scratch out an identification mark,...
They look like magnolias to me
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