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Some of the Famous European Ivory
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Mitch Johnson
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 hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, and sperm-whale, and the bones of animals. These things have also become very expensive.
Knowing the Clocks, Watches and Musical Boxes
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Mitch Johnson
We have some knowledge about the clocks, watches and the musical boxes. we also know how they look and works in general. But here we will look into the details of their history and other uses, etc. and what we might not have known.
Discovering Different Kinds of Watches
By :
Mitch Johnson
Pocket watch was first made in 1520. Then it keeps on improving with time and we have a lot of choices. They come in all shape and sizes and different designs and decorated with different types of ornaments. One of the most important thing in a watch is it movements accuracy and the materials and their durability.
Learn How to Restore and Preserve Antique Photos
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Dave Poon
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 today.
History of Royal Chairs
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Mitch Johnson
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 high-class people could afford to have a chair. It is here that you will learn more about the chairs journey.
Best Wooden Furnitures of Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
By :
Mitch Johnson
Some of these products had different origins. Commode, Console table, cradles, cupboards and wardrobes, davenport, desks is some of the types of furniture that we are going to discuss in this page.
Successful History of English Pottery
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Mitch Johnson
We 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 different aspects of the pottery and porcelain.
Majolica - The Greatest Beauty of Italy
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Mitch Johnson
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.
The Most Remarkable English Porcelain Factories
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Mitch Johnson
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 original from the fake ones.
Tips on How to Identify a Good Potter
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Mitch Johnson
The collectors of different potteries have used the different ways identifying the makers or potters of different potteries and porcelain wares. The changes in the ownership of many factories have also created confusions in identifying the potters. Some places produce the best of porcelain wares and Chelsea was responsible for the most beautiful porcelain material ever made.
Continental Porcelain in Continental Style
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Mitch Johnson
There are some differences between the English and the Continental porcelain. They are different in their designs, styles and their paintings, printings and impressions. We will be looking at some these differences below.
Porcelain in Germany - Its Begining and End
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Mitch Johnson
The porcelain produced since 1710 is called Meissen in Germany. Johann Bottger successfully experiments in making a hard red ware, he was able to make a white one and in 1710 the Royal Saxon Manufactory was established.
The History of Porcelain in Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
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Mitch Johnson
Belgium made a good progress in the eighteenth century copying both the Sevres and Meissen styles but their original works was mostly done in the tablewares and figures. Tourney was one of the important places in Belgium, Amsterdam and The Hague in Holland and Zurich and Nyon near Geneva in Switzerland.
Porcelain in Scandinavia and Russia
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Mitch Johnson
The Scandinavian and Russian porcelain were made with the soft paste in the initial stages and a different type of paste was also introduced for a short time and then the hard paste was used to make figures and vases like cups and mustard pots.
History of Chinese Oriental Pottery and Porcelain
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Mitch Johnson
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.
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