The annual Haviland Collectors International Foundation conference, slated for June 13-16 will feature special presentations about the history and evolution of Haviland China. Read More +
Haviland collectors meeting to explore Flowers from Fire
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Letter to the Editor: Commitment leading to longevity
The Glass and China Collectors of Bakersfield know the importance of longevity, which they’ll celebrate with their 42nd annual Collector’s Showcase March 9-10. Read More +
Haviland collectors elect officers for 2013
The Haviland Collectors International Foundation started the year with the announcement of new officers. The election took place at the annual conference. Read More +
Ironstone club holding convo May 3-5
It will be a celebration of past and present of ironstone china May 3-5 during the 19th annual convention of the White Ironstone China Association. Read More +
Is eBay scheme targeting American sellers?
A friend and former patient, who supplements her social security income by selling her departed husband’s collectibles on eBay was confiding in me about the troubles she recently had with Chinese buyers/schemers. She has been very happy otherwise with eBay and PayPal for the past 10 years, accumulating glowing buyers’ feedback’s and a 100 percent positive rating. Read More +
How to avoid Flow Blue china reproductions
Flow Blue is the name applied to china of cobalt blue and white, whose color, when fired in a kiln, produced a flowing or blurred effect. Known patterns of flow blue china were first produced around 1830 in England. The general rule has been “new” indicates recent or contemporary manufacture and “reproduction” is a copy of an older pattern. Problems arise when either are sold at “old” flow blue prices. This list of “new” flow blue, produced since the 1960s, will help you avoid reproductions. Read More +
Gold Rush Antiques Show bringing hundreds of dealers to Minnesota
The May Gold Rush at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Minn., opens May 11-13, 2012. The show is back on its regular Mother’s Day weekend. Read More +
Transferware Collectors Club, museum partner to launch online historic transferware exhibit
Made between 1818 and 1830, dark blue printed historical America transferwares are highly regarded because they illustrate important places and commemorate historical events of the early republic. Read More +
Red Wing water cooler expected to bring bidders to Nebraska sale
NEWMAN GROVE, Neb. — Beginning at 10 a.m. Oct. 8, the Community Center, downtown Newman Grove, Neb., will be the site of a one-day estate-auction event clearing the collections of Ron Wiese and the late Jackie Wiese. Fowlkes Realty & … Read More +
Michaan family growing California’s Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire
From its inception in 1998, the Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire has lived up to its mission to encourage people to buy and sell treasures from the past. Allen Michaan, the fair’s founder and president, recognized a great opportunity for a wide-ranging antiques event when the Alameda Naval Air Station closed in 1997. Read More +