(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The term Dresden is used to indicate the porcelains that were produced in Meissen and Dresden, Germany from 1710 until the present day. It was the first successfully produced true porcelain in Europe and dominated the style of European porcelain until approximately 1756. The high point of the Meissen factory [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Sèvres is French hard-paste and soft-paste porcelain, made at the royal (now national) factory of Sèvres from 1756 until the present. In 1756, Sèvres became the leading porcelain factory in Europe, thanks in large part to the patronage of Louis XV’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Sèvres porcelain is famous for [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Last fall, the manufacturing of Hummel figurines by the Goebel factory was discontinued after 73 years of production. Collectors all over the world were disappointed that there would be no new porcelains to add to their collections. Beginning in February of this year, a new owner has taken [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Imari is the name given to the world famous Japanese porcelain produced in Arita, Hizen province (modern Saga-prefecture) on the Island of Kyushu and other locations. The name Imari was taken from the Japanese port town from which the porcelain was shipped to other parts of Japan and abroad by [...]
