Need something stronger after that marathon unpacking session.
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[ATTACH] Finished. 11 boxes later
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this online for £8.50 and then realised it was collection only. Ended up paying £84 for professional packers . Will...
He’s a senior member of an Oriental ceramics society and lives and breathes Chinese and Japanese ceramics. I don’t like to ask him for help as he...
Hi Jeremy lovely to see you here - it’s a great forum. Yes the flower is very similar. I think your pot is most likely Chinese too. Best wishes...
I am lucky enough to live in Lovejoy country in the heart of Suffolk.
PS UK is still good for hunting. Auctions are best. Find one where the auctioneer is not a specialist in your speciality. I struggle to find...
You still can't beat a good library of books. I use my collection all the time and often find things that I've wasted time looking for on the web.
It's a very nice blanc de chine Volkstedt figure. From what I can see of the mark it seems to be the one used c1915 -1930s. Checking Volkstedt...
I don't want to be in any way critical but I just don't see quality in this piece. The figure is pleasant enough but the colouring seems slapdash...
Just had an email from someone who is an absolute expert and he said this. “ Most of my books are trapped for Christmas, but I have found a...
Thanks Norman That has a lot of similarities
Is that the link you meant? Links back to this post.
You are most probably right but I’m struggling to find this brown rim. Did find a few Japanese brown rims. Shape is Meissen Royal Flute but it’s...
It’s porcelain so it can be two hundred years old and still look brand new if it has been looked after.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this from photos thinking it was gilded European porcelain but now that I’ve got it I realise that the edging...
[ATTACH] I think the pattern is a variation or derivative of Worcester’s Queen Charlotte pattern which was introduced in 1788.
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