Majolica is earthenware decorated with opaque tin or lead enamel glaze. The technique has been used for over 500 years, but the average collector is interested in the type made since the mid-19th century. Majolica was made in France, England,…
Q: I am trying to find out something about my blue and white turkey platter. It belonged to my in-laws. It's 25 1/4 inches long by 21 1/4 inches high. A turkey pecking in a field of grain is in…
Q: What is the age and value of our old ceramic sink? The inscription stamped underneath says 'T.C. Brown-Westhead, Moore & & Co., Potters to Her Majesty.' A: Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. operated the Cauldon Place and Royal Victoria pottery…
Q: My family’s old pink vase is marked “Cauldon England” and “Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co., Philadelphia.” It has gold handles, gold around the base and gold trim around the rim. How old is it? A: The mark “Cauldon England”…
Q: We would like to know something about this teapot. It's marked with a crown and the words "Mandarin," "England Coalport," and "A.D. 1750." The words "Chicago 1893 Exhibition" in gold letters are stamped over the mark. We would like…
Q: We have some play dishes that were my wife's grandmother's when she was a child. She was born in 1880. We tried to identify the mark or pattern by looking in all kinds of books, but no luck. A:…