Making articles and figures from the bronze is one of the most difficult things. There are many process involved to make articles and figures from the bronze. Among the nations famous for their bronze making skills are Italy, France and Germany. And a number of good bronzes were made in England in the eighteenth […]
Making of articles and figures from the brass metal probably dates back to the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Some of the things that were made with brass are candlesticks, dishes of various sizes, chandeliers
Brass
The most popular surviving form of brassware is probably the domestic candlestick. These were made usually in pairs, and are rarely […]
There are some jade and stones that we know very less about them. The natives of New Zealand sometimes use these stones for making figures of human and even articles like axe-head. These stones had never failed to surprise and delight the craftsmen and collectors alike.
Jade and other stones
STONES from comparatively hard […]
In early Britain time keeping became very important because of the ships finding problems in locating their position. This made the British clock-making famous world-wide. And clocks as we see some of them still existing in their original forms, put outside for public uses.
Extremely accurate time-keeping would make it possible for a ship to […]
There was wool stitching with colorful wools from famous paintings and on Biblical subjects in the nineteenth. And there were beadworks as well which is an allied to embroidery and very popular in the seventeenth century during the reign of Queen Victoria. And lace was one the subject of interest in the earlier days. […]
Many people do not know from where the oriental pottery and porcelain were first made, what are their origins. China, Korea and Japan are the countries that made oriental pottery and porcelain. They are similar to each other in their designs and styles of ware. This similarity creates some confusion for the experts and beginners […]
There were many potters whose names could not be recognized due the non-availability or only the availability of their initials which does not help the collectors to identify the makers of some of the masterpieces that had been found in different parts of the world.
Much of the nineteenth-century ware was marked […]
In the eighteenth century there were some places like the Derby and Bristol that produces some of the best porcelain wares in those times and are still copied for their styles and designs. Derby produces in the early1745 and in Bristol production started in the year 1748.
Derby
It has been suggested that the Derby factory […]
With the passage of time the old styles and designs of porcelain making were still practiced by purchasing the formulas. There were production of both qualities for both domestic use and higher qualities for exports to other countries. These wares came in colors, shapes and sizes. The designs were trans-printed and different styles and ways […]
The wares sparsely decorated and relied as much on the beauty of the shape and surface of the ware as on the actual brushwork is known as the ‘Chinese taste’. This rarely found out of China. Even with the advent of the times the eighteenth century styles and designs still prevails. And the pottery and […]
