Posts Tagged ‘Late 1800s’

Millefiori — The Thousand Flowers in Glass

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Millefiori, or Thousand Flowers in Italian, is a type of art glass which became popular during the late 1800s. It is a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware involving complex and beautiful layering of color. Italian Millefiori resembles tiny glass flowers. The art of making [...]

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Willow Ware

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Willow Ware was inspired by the numerous patterns of the blue and white Nanking imports. It has been popular since the late 18th Century and has been made in as many variations as there were manufacturers. English transfer wares by such firms as Allerton and Ridgway are the [...]

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METTLACH BEER STEINS

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Beer steins have been made in a variety of materials ranging from pottery and porcelain to stoneware, pewter and glass, and range in size from miniature to 5 liters. The most collectible steins are those made in Mettlach, Germany, known as Mettlach steins. In 1836, Nicholas Villeroy and Eugene [...]

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COLLECTING VINTAGE FISHING LURES

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The collecting of vintage fishing equipment, such as antique lures, fishing tackle, rods, reels, ice decoys and other pieces of angling history and memorabilia has become very popular. The hobby of collecting antique lures is filled with as much history as any other hobby or collectable out there. Starting an [...]

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