Repairing and Restoring Chipped, Pottery, China, Ceramic or Figurine: Cementing, filling and preparing surface for painting of chipped pottery, ceramic or china vessels. MORE REPAIR AND RESTORATION LESSONS BEFORE AND AFTER EXAMPLES REPAIR COST ESTIMATE

This Crown Staffordshire bone china tea cup and saucer set features a beautiful floral bouquet pattern that is sure to impress. Made in China, this original set includes a saucer and is printed with the brand's backstamp. The multicolor design is perfect for any tea lover, and the vintage style adds a touch of nostalgia to your collection. The set is perfect for collectors of pottery and glass, and is sure to make a statement on any tea table. The quality of the bone china material is exceptional, and the attention to detail on this set is impressive. Add this unique and beautiful tea cup and saucer set to your collection today.

Dishfunctional Designs creates one-of-a-kind wearable mementos from discarded fragments of antique china, pottery, glass and textiles.

REMOVING STAINS AND CRAZING LINES DISCOLORATION FROM PORCELAIN, CHINA AND POTTERY: We regularly receive repair estimate requests asking us to clean pottery and porcelain to eliminate contaminated crazing lines and stains. These stain marks are typically form in older vintage china or antique ceramic objects. For reasons we will ex…

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Dishfunctional Designs creates one-of-a-kind wearable mementos from discarded fragments of antique china, pottery, glass and textiles.

Every hobby, industry, and interest has its own nomenclature, and the antique business is no exception. Let’s start with the word antique. Unless a dealer is solely concentrating on the purchase and sale of items that are one hundred years of age or older, theoretically they’re not an ‘antique dealer.’ The term is used loosely because a dealer will handle some items that are old enough to be genuine antiques, but not all of their merchandise will qualify as an authentic antique. Where the semantics get muddled is in the descriptions of the rest of the merchandise, so to clarify them… An antique is any work of art, decorative object, item of jewelry, mechanical device (i.e. clock), or piece of furniture, created or produced one hundred years prior to the current year. An exquisite example would be American brilliant cut glass. The Brilliant Period lasted from approximately 1876 to 1914. Golden oak furniture manufactured in the early 1900's and sold widely through the Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog business, would be another, but not Art Deco furniture which wasn’t produced until 1925 when the the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) was held in Paris that year. Within the next decade, it too will achieve ‘antique’ status. This is significant because the value of items doesn’t just increase incrementally when it reaches 100 years of age, it often increases exponentially, contingent on the demand and the economy. As successive generations grow up without being introduced or appreciating the works of craftsman long since gone, the lower the demand will be. Items less than 100 years old are referred to as vintage, but should be used in context with the item, as in ‘1960’s vintage clothing.’ Most dealers are in agreement that vintage should only apply to items that are at least twenty years old. Some say the item should also have some redeeming value and interest to collectors. Twenty-year old paper bags do not. Which brings us to the term collectible. A collectible doesn’t need to be 20+ years. It just has to be an item valued and sought by collectors. Many numbered figurines, sports memorabilia, and limited-edition toys are highly collectible, but not vintage or antique. A word of caution. Limited edition items can be released in volumes high enough to saturate the market thus devaluing them. Case in point, the bane of collectibles, those adorable Beanie Babies. Here’s where the water gets really murky...Retro versus Repro. The difference between these two is based primarily on intention. Retro is imitative of a style, fashion, or design from the recent past. It’s the dealer’s intention to provide a quality item that represents a previous era to customers seeking that item. Mid-century furniture is often referred to as Retro, but in fact, it’s vintage. Furniture made to look like it’s from the 1950's would be correctly identified as Retro. Repro, for reproduction, is made to represent an older item, but is marked or even distressed, to give the illusion that it’s from a previous era. The intention of the seller is to deceive in order to obtain a higher price for the item. Collectors are advised to do their research. Learn the difference between the old and the reproductions. Many reference books on collectibles have a section on reproductions that have been produced. It’s often been said that the first thing you should add to your collection is a good book about the item you’re interested in collecting. As stewards of antiques and collectibles, a certain amount of responsibility goes along with seeing that they’re cherished for years to come, not disposed of with little regard as to their value. At some point the torch has to be passed to the next generation, to quote John F. Kennedy. In addition to passing down antiques and family heirlooms, share your knowledge and the nomenclature, to educate the recipients and cultivate their interest in antiques. #Antiques #Vintage #Collectibles #Retro #Repro

I love a rummage through old broken boxes of china In Junk shops as to me they are little treasures awaiting transformation into unique jewellery. I like to m…

"When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over." -Audrey Hepburn Well that's rather depressing, innit? Mm how about, when you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for...take that tea cup and use it for something else like... DIY Herbs in a Teacup Tea Cup Wall Hooks Idea Inspiration: Tea Cup Bangles by Abigail Maryrose Clark. StayGoldMaryRose @ Etsy Tea Cup Pin Cushion Tutorial DIY: Cake Stand DIY: Upcycled Teacup Candles Teacups Clock Tutorial Teacup Tiebacks for Kitchen Curtains Inspiration: Tea Cup Bird Feeder by BeaUniqueDesigns Succulent Tea Gardens (Turn Tea Cups into Planters) Inspiration:Tea Cup Chandelier, by Kathryn Brylinsky DIY: Teacup Wineglasses Tea Cup Wind Chimes by WindchimesAndWhatnot Tea Cup Lamp Post by MooShuBuckaroo Tea Cup Soap Dish

A garden of lovely flowers graces Botanique dinnerware. Finished with elegant matte gold, it’s a classic update to any table. Designed by Alberto Pinto. One of France’s best-known interior designers, Alberto Pinto has designed not only homes but also yachts, private jets, luxury hotels, and restaurants. His work has been called the "haute couture of interior decorating." His prolific creations range in style from modern to classical to Asian-inspired and floral themes, and all of them are executed superbly on Limoges porcelain to create art for your table.

As a ceramist I make a lot of defective things during an art process. Depending on a stage where you realise that you can't use your item as it is you can reclaim, reuse or recycle an object. Reclaim Before Firing You can reclaim clay before firing process. It will be the easiest step to fix it. You can see how I’m

Caroline Harrius merges two historically domestic crafts in her florally embroidered vases. The Stockholm-based artist shapes tall vessels and studs them with tiny holes just big enough for thread to pass through. Adorned with a readymade cross-stitch pattern or Harrius’s own floral motifs, the finished vases are semi-functional and visualize the intersections of gender and craft history, particularly in relation to decoration and purpose. Harrius recently graduated with a master’s degree in ceramics art from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, where she began the porcelain pair. More

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I love a rummage through old broken boxes of china In Junk shops as to me they are little treasures awaiting transformation into unique jewellery. I like to m…

Mosaic vintage china ‘vase of flowers’ on a chunky real slate heart, hanging decoration. Approximately 12 cm wide x 11 cm high (excluding wire hanging). This sweet little slate wall hanging features hand cut blue china flowers and a vase cut from unwanted and broken china, and has a wire hanging with glass beads. This can live outside but I would recommend protecting it from frost to prolong its life. Please note this is made with hand cut china so please handle with care.

The stylistic charm of iconic Bitossi ceramics of the Midcentury Modern era continuously draws in new collectors and art enthusiasts.

From feminine chintz to fanciful English roses, here's the dish on some of the most popular patterns to ever grace American tables.

Utilize our guide of illustrated marks to help you identify the value of your antique and collectible pottery and porcelain.