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 […]