Timeless Work from European Masters

A recent Bonhams auction that took place in Paris featured 160 lots of classic European art, porcelain, furniture, statues, lighting and other decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries. The antiques market is still strong for the classics, with their rich history, elegant design and intricate details. To attract new customers and modernize sale […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 48 No. 1 – September 2021

Vintage Barbie Dolls … Mocha Pottery … Midcentury Scandinavian Furniture … Vintage Oil Cans … European Ceramics … On the Road in Cleveland … Marks on European Porcelain … Collector’s Gallery … Prices

European Porcelain  

Before the 1700s, the secret to making white porcelain was known only in China and Japan. The discovery of the process that made it possible for European factories to make porcelain was made by two men, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651–1708), a mathematician and physicist, and Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682–1719), a young alchemist who was […]

Allure of European Ceramics 

Porcelain is translucent—when a porcelain dish is held in front of a strong light, it is possible to see light through the dish. It was first made in China in 1279. A recent auction by Doyle in New York featured a single owner’s collection of European and Asian porcelain and ceramics. Amassed over decades, the […]