In many ways, every piece of pottery or porcelain is unique. The items could be made by the same artist or company but will still have their own individuality. "The quality of a piece and its ...

Information or research assistance regarding porcelain and pottery marks is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following information has been prepared to assist those ...

Dear Judy Campbell: Here are photographs of two gilt-edged porcelain plates that measure about 10 inches diameter that I have owned for a number of years. Both carry five-digit numbers under beehive ...

Collectors look for the crossed-swords mark on the bottom of a vase, small figurines of 18th-century people, elaborate bowls and onion-pattern dishes. Any of these could indicate they have a piece of ...

THE PIECE: A French Sevres-style gilt and polychrome painted porcelain box, from about 1900, with marks on the underside -- an "S" within interlocking "Ls" -- emulating Sevres marks used in 1771. THE ...

Drobnock grew up in Pennsylvania, where he studied ceramics and print-making at Edinboro University. He earned his master's at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and came to Missoula and the ...