Flow Blue reproductions are flowing into the United States from China. The latest are copies of Stanley Pottery's Touraine pattern. New dishes have an easily removed paper sticker saying "China." Some dishes, with the sticker removed, are being resold as…
Reproductions of Westmoreland's popular Paneled Grape pattern continue to confuse beginning collectors. From the mid-1940s until the company closed in 1984, Westmoreland Glass Co. produced more than 100 items in the pattern, most in white milk glass. After the factory…
A dealer in rare swords and daggers from exotic parts of the world displayed his wares in locked cases. The police were checking booths for items that couldn't be sold and told him it was illegal to sell swords with…
ADVERTISINGPoster, "Whalebone for dress making & corsets," black fabric, silver text, image of whale at sea, c.1890, 10 3/4 x 14 1/4 in., $345Buster Brown shoe box, lid has history of company, side shows Buster & Tige sitting on floor,…
Pressed glass cup plates may be obsolete, but they're far from forgotten. These little jewels of the glassmaker's art are available in a wide range of prices, and are attracting a whole new generation of collectors. Advanced collectors turned out…