The use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus’ following its conversion to Orthodox Christianity in 988 AD. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by Byzantine art, led from the capital in Constantinople. As time passed, the Russians widened the vocabulary of types and styles far beyond anything found elsewhere in the Orthodox world. [Read more…]
Imperial Glass Price Guide
Imperial Glass Company originated in 1901 but it was not until 1904 that they actually started to make glass. They introduced Carnival Glass five years later. Some of the first iridized pieces made were Peacock, Sapphire and Nuruby. [Read more…]
Meissen Price/Value Guide
Meissen porcelain is the first European hard-paste porcelain that was developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his untimely death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger, continued his work and brought porcelain to the market, and he has often been credited with the invention. The production of porcelain at Meissen, near Dresden, started in 1710 and attracted artists and artisans to establish one of the most famous porcelain manufacturers. [Read more…]
Limoges Price/Value Guide
Limoges had been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenwares since the 1730s. The manufacturing of hard-paste porcelain at Limoges was established by Turgot in 1771 following the discovery of local supplies of kaolin and a material similar to petuntse in the economically distressed area at Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, near Limoges. The ingredients were used for the production of hard-paste porcelain similar to Chinese porcelain. The materials were quarried commencing in 1768.
Pewter Price/Value Guide
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally between 85 and 99 percent tin, with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. It has a low melting point, around 170–230 °C, depending on the exact mixture of metals. Pewter was first used around the beginning of the Bronze Age in the Near East. The earliest piece of pewter found is from an Egyptian tomb from 1450 BC.
Pewter Price/Value Guide
| Name | Description | Size | Price |
| Basin | B. Barners, Eagle Stamped On Interior | 2 7/8 x 10 3/4 |
220 |
| Basin | Blakslee Barns, Flared Rim | 6 5/8 |
812 |
| Basin | Hammered Bouge, Crowned Monogram, Marked, London, Late 1700s | 18 1/2 |
1093 |
| Basin | Henry Will, Shaped & Rolled Edge, c. 1775 | 2 5/8 x 12 1/4 |
63800 |
| Basin | Love, Marked | 11 |
400 |
| Basin | Thomas Melville II, Polished Marked | 2 x 8 |
500 |
| Basin | Townsend & Compton | 2 x 8 |
55 |
| Basin | Townsend & Compton, Hammered, 18th century | 13 |
295 |
| Basin | Townsend & Compton, London | 2 1/2 x 9 1/4 |
110 |
| Basin | W.& S.Yale, Meriden, Conn., c.1813 | 6 5/8 x 1 5/8 |
575 |
| Beaker | Bud Terminal Handle | 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 |
306 |
| Beaker | J.H. Palethorp, Flared, Incised Rings, Philadelphia | 3 1/8 |
696 |
| Beaker | James B. Woodbury, Flared, 4 Incised Rings, Philadelphia | 3 1/8 |
290 |
| Beaker | James Weekes, Ringed, Flared, Footed | 3 3/4 |
1276 |
| Beaker | TB & Co., 2 Incised Rings, Marked | 3 |
255 |
| Beaker | Thomas Boardman, Lucius Hart, 3 Horizontal Bands, Flared Base, Pair | 4 |
1856 |
| Bowl | J.B. Woodbury, O. Colton, Stepped Foot | 4 x 6 |
1044 |
| Bowl | W. Crossman, W.A. West, Z. Leonard, Taunton, Mass., Lobed | 4 x 6 1/4 |
1102 |
| Brushpot | London, Stamped, 19th Century | 8 |
61 |
| Candlestick | Freeman Porter, Westbrook, Maine, Turned Stem, Domed Foot, c. 1850 | 6 |
812 |
| Candlestick | Henry Hopper, New York, Turned & Tapered | 12 |
1392 |
| Candlestick | James Weekes, Turned, Flared Nozzle, Stepped Base, N.Y., c.1825, Pair | 7 |
1508 |
| Candlestick | Rosewell Gleason, Mass, Pair | 8 1/2 |
1276 |
| Candlestick | Rufus Dunham, Turned Stem, Domed Foot, Westbrook, Maine, Pair | 6 |
3248 |
| Chalice | Dome Lid, Turned Stem, Ball Knop, Pennsylvania, c.1770 | 11 3/8 |
1856 |
| Chalice | Israel Trask, Squared Cup, Shaped Domed Foot, Beverly, Mass, Pair | 7 |
2088 |
| Chalice | J.C. Heyne, Dome Lid, Ringed Ball Knop, Stepped Foot | 11 x 4 1/2 |
32480 |
| Chalice | Peter Young, Turned & Stepped Stem & Foot, c.1800 | 8 1/8 |
7540 |
| Chalice | William Calder, Flared Rim, Short Foot, Providence, R.I. | 6 |
812 |
| Charger | Beaded Rim, Roses, Crown, 18th Century | 13 1/2 |
412 |
| Charger | Burford & Green, Crested, England, Late 18th Century | 18 |
1740 |
| Charger | Lawrence Dyer, London, Mid 17th Century | 20 1/4 |
460 |
| Charger | Nathaniel Austin | 15 |
1740 |
| Charger | Punched, Scalloped Design Bands | 14 |
144 |
| Charger | Richard Collier, Engraved Armorial Shield On Rim | 22 |
546 |
| Charger | Samuel Hamlin | 13 |
870 |
| Charger | Samuel Hamlin, Marked | 13 1/2 |
375 |
| Charger | Stamped, ICI On Upper Rim | 15 |
90 |
| Coffeepot | Boardman & Hart, Polished, Double Bulbous, Ivory Finial, Marked | 11 1/2 |
450 |
| Coffeepot | Dome Lid, Boardman & Co., New York, c.1850 | 11 3/4 |
460 |
| Coffeepot | F. Porter, Westbrook, No. 1 | 7 |
230 |
| Coffeepot | Hinged Lid, Granite, Hinged Cover On Spout, c.1900 | 10 |
105 |
| Coffeepot | Hinged Lid, Wood Finial, 19th Century | 9 x 4 3/4 |
275 |
| Coffeepot | Lighthouse, Eben smith | 11 |
754 |
| Coffeepot | Lighthouse, Woodbrook No. 1, Mark, F.porter, c.1860 | 10 3/4 |
201 |
| Coffeepot | Pear Shape, Sage & Beebe, Marked | 11 |
300 |
| Coffeepot | Rosewell Gleason, Rosewood Handle & Finial, Marked | 10 |
220 |
| Cream Pot | Peter Young, Baluster Shape, Shaped Handle, 4 Applied Feet, c.1800 | 4 3/8 |
13340 |
| Cream Pot | William, Bulbous, Shaped Edge & Handle, Footed | 4 5/8 |
1740 |
| Cream Pot | William Will, Bulbous, Flared, 4 knopped Feet, Philadelphia | 4 1/4 |
5800 |
| Desk Set | Lift Lid, Divided Side, Removable Sander, Half Round Feet | 4 3/4 x 7 x 1 3/4 |
115 |
| Dish | Deep, Blakeslee Barnes | 11 |
406 |
| Dish | Deep, Jacob Whittemore | 13 |
1044 |
| Dish | Hiram Yale, Banded Edge, Wallingford, Conn., c.1825 | 1 3/8 x 11 1/4 |
696 |
| Dish | Hot water, Lid, Removable Tray, Hinged End Handles, Wood Feet | 7 x 10 x 12 |
143 |
| Ewer | WMF, Dragonflies, Birds, Water Lilies, Hinged Lid, Marked | 9 1/2 |
29 |
| Flagon | Baluster Shape, Spout, Flared Foot Straight Handle, Shell Thumb Piece | 11 |
230 |
| Flagon | Boardman & Co., Strainer Spout, 5-Knuckle Hinge, c.1825 | 9 |
4350 |
| Flagon | Domid Lid, Boardman & Co., Thumb Latch, Eagle Mark, c.1850 | 8 |
2645 |
| Flagon | Hiram Yale, 5-Knuckle Hinge, Pedestal Foot, Wallingford, Conn., c.1825 | 14 1/2 |
1508 |
| Flagon | Hunter & Dog, 3-Footed, Pewter Lid, c.1870, Liter | 12 2/3 |
490 |
| Flagon | Tiered Lid, Spherical Thumbpiece, Flared Foot, Continental, c.1771 | 12 1/2 |
235 |
| Flagon | William Calder, 3-Knuckle Hinge, Providence, R.I. | 11 |
1044 |
| Jug | Boardman, Bulbous, Loop Handle, Lid, Stamped | 8 |
523 |
| Jug | Bulbous, Loop Handle, Lid | 10 1/2 |
110 |
| Lamp | Camphene, Acorn Font, Burner, Baluster Shaft, Stepped Base, c.1834, Pair | 10 |
3173 |
| Lamp | Eben Smith, Beverly, Mass., Domed Foot, Pair | 9 1/4 x 4 |
1740 |
| Lamp | Fluid, Glass Font, Baluster Turned Post, Continental, Early 1800s | 14 1/2 |
518 |
| Lamp | Fluid, Lozenge Shape Font, Camphene Burner, Eben Smith, c.1871 | 646 |
646 |
| Lamp | Fluid, Newell Patent, Cylindrical Font, Embossed Flowers, Dish Base, c.1853 | 11 5/8 |
1116 |
| Lamp | Kerosene, Grease | 12 |
50 |
| Lamp | Oil, Ephraim Capen & George Molineux, New York City | 4 1/8 x 4 |
522 |
| Lamp | Oil, F. Porter, Acorn Font, Burning Fluid Burner, No.2, Westbrook, 1860s | 7 3/4 |
173 |
| Lamp | Oil, Germany, Glass Reservoir, c.1780 |
495 |
|
| Lamp | Oil, Glass Font | 13 1/2 |
72 |
| Lamp | Oil, Removable Glass Bull’s-Eye Magnifying Lens, Whale Oil Burner | 8 1/2 |
374 |
| Lamp | Taunton Britannia, Taunton Mass., Turned Stem, Footed | 7 x 3 1/2 |
232 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Acorn Font, Baluster Shaft, Chapen & Molineux, c.1854, Pair | 10 |
646 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Barrel Shape Font, Baluster Shaft, William H. Starr, c.1846 | 10 3/8 |
382 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, Early 19th Century, Pair | 7 5/8 |
499 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, James Putnam, c.1835, Pair | 6 3/8 |
646 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, Ring Handle, Ostrander, c.1854, Pair | 7 |
764 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, Rosewell Gleason, c.1871, Pair | 8 1/4 |
999 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Lozenge Shape Font, Leaf & Flower Border Base, c.1871, Pair | 8 |
881 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Lozenge Shape Font, Rosewell Gleason, c.1871, Pair | 10 1/4 |
5288 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Saucer Base, Brass Cap, R. Gleason | 5 1/2 |
413 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Smith & Co. Marked | 8 |
230 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Truncated, Cone Shape Font, Rosewell Gleason, c.1871, Pair | 6 3/4 |
558 |
| Measure | Fillet, England, Qt. | 6 1/2 |
51 |
| Measure | James Yated, Belly Form, Signed, Birmingham, 1/2 Pt | 44 |
44 |
| Measure | Timothy Boardman, Incised Rings, Cylindrical Rim, c.1815 | 9 |
6960 |
| Measure | W. Scott, Bulbous, Flat Lid, Embryo Shell Thumbpiece, Marked, 1826, 1/2 Pt | 4 3/4 |
148 |
| Measure Set | Double Volute Baluster Lidded Shape, Scroll Handle, Bud Terminals, 4 Piece |
9200 |
|
| Mug | David Melville, Shell Thumb Spot, Newport, R.I. | 6 |
5800 |
| Mug | Fredrich Bassett, 2 Rings, Shaped Handle, c.1775 | 4 5/8 |
7424 |
| Mug | Parks Boyd, Horizontal Rings | 4 1/2 x 5 |
14500 |
| Mug | Robert Palethorp, Jr., Shaped Handle, c.1820 | 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 |
5510 |
| Mug | Samuel Hamlin, Hartford, Conn., Scroll Handle, c.1770 | 4 3/8 |
3480 |
| Mug | T.D. Boardman & S. Boardman, 2 Handles, c.1850 | 6 x 8 |
3016 |
| Mug | Thomas Danforth Boardman, Qt. | 6 |
2784 |
| Pitcher | Freeman Porter, Bulbous, Rings, Westbrook, Maine | 6 5/8 |
696 |
| Pitcher | George Richardson, Boston, Providence, Bulbous, Stepped Sides | 6 1/2 |
1508 |
| Pitcher | Hinged Lid, Daniel Curtiss, Ball-Topped Domed Finial, c.1840 | 8 3/4 |
696 |
| Pitcher | Nekrassoff, Beaded Openwork Base, Wood Handle, c.1940 | 6 1/2 |
175 |
| Plate | Ashvil Griswold | 8 |
406 |
| Plate | Blakslee Barns, Philadelphia, Eagle Mark, c.1817 | 8 |
201 |
| Plate | Brunstrom Rings, Love, 2 Lovebirds, c.1790 | 6 |
1393 |
| Plate | Burford & Green, London | 8 7/8 |
110 |
| Plate | Flat Brim, Stage Engraving, Hammered Bouge, Mid 1700s, 6 Piece | 9 3/4 |
805 |
| Plate | G. Lightner, Marked | 7 7/8 |
280 |
| Plate | I.B. Finck, J.F. London | 8 3/4 |
66 |
| Plate | John Skinner, Smooth Rim, Hammered Bouge, Boston | 9 1/8 |
1160 |
| Plate | Love, London, Marked, Crowned X | 12 |
381 |
| Plate | Samuel Danforth, Single Reed Brim, Eagle Touchmark, Hallmark, c.1800 | 7 7/8 |
382 |
| Plate | Samuel Hamlin, Maker’s Cartouche, 4 Hallmarks, c.1800 | 13 1/2 |
470 |
| Plate | Scalloped, Cast, Continental, Early 20th Century, 8 Piece | 9 3/4 |
161 |
| Plate | Semper Eadem, Boston, Mass | 8 3/8 |
928 |
| Plate | T. Danforth II, Moded Edge, Maker’s Mark Stamp, c.1780 | 6 1/8 |
3712 |
| Plate | T. Danforth III, Banded Edge | 7 3/4 |
348 |
| Plate | Thomas Badger | 8 |
144 |
| Plate | Townsend, Early 17th Century | 8 |
35 |
| Plate | W. Billings, Polished, Marked | 8 1/4 |
750 |
| Platter | Oval, Beaded Rim, England, 18th Century | 15 x 19 3/4 |
231 |
| Porringer | Boss Bottom, Crown Handle, Marked WM, Dots Under Handle, c.1800 | 4 5/8 |
235 |
| Porringer | Coronet Handle, Diam | 3 7/8 |
185 |
| Porringer | Elisha Kirk, Tab Handle, Cutout Hole, York, Pa | 2 x 7 1/8 |
1276 |
| Porringer | Flowered Handle, Marker’s Mark, Figure Of Neptune, Early 1800s | 1 3/4 x 5 |
499 |
| Porringer | Fredrich Bassett, Old English Handle, c.1800 | 4 3/8 |
230 |
| Porringer | Fredrich Bassett, Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, c.1775 | 7 3/8 |
6032 |
| Porringer | Hamlin, Flowered Handle, Eagle Mark, c.1801 | 5 1/2 |
805 |
| Porringer | IG, Crown Handle, Polished, Marked, Linen Mark | 4 2/3 |
275 |
| Porringer | John Bassett, Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, c.1750 | 6 1/4 |
17400 |
| Porringer | John Will Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, N.Y., c.1750 | 7 3/8 |
8584 |
| Porringer | Pierced Handle, American | 5 1/2 |
288 |
| Porringer | Richard Lee, Springfield, Vt., c.1815 | 3 1/4 |
232 |
| Porringer | Samual Green, Jr., Crown Handle, Marked, SG, Boston | 5 1/2 |
201 |
| Porringer | TD & SB, Crown Handle, Polished, Marked, Linen Marked | 5 |
450 |
| Porringer | William Will, Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, Philadelphia, c.1775 | 7 1/2 |
3248 |
| Salt | John will, Flared, Beaded Edge, Stepped Foot, PhiladelPhia, c.1775, Pair | 2 3/8 |
2088 |
| Salt & Pepper | Handle, Clear Plastic Stopper | 2 1/2 |
36 |
| Salt & Pepper | Mushroom Shape |
19 |
|
| Sconce | Continental, Double C-Scroll Arm, Cylindrical Soket, Pair | 19 1/2 |
1102 |
| Spirit Measure | Marked GR, c.1720, Pt |
495 |
|
| Spoon | John Will, Squared Handle, N.Y., c.1750 |
6960 |
|
| Spoon | William Bradford, Squared Handle, New York, c.1750 | 6 5/8 |
3712 |
| Spoon Set | Mark On Handle End, 19th Century, 6 Piece | 6 5/8 |
288 |
| Stein | Seymour Mann, Detroit Yacht Club, 1973 | 16 x 10 |
60 |
| Sugar | Cover, George Richardson, Boston, Providence | 5 x 6 1/2 |
3712 |
| Sugar | Cover, Round, Stepped Rings, Footed, Connecticut, c.1830 | 5 1/2 |
1160 |
| Sugar | Cover, T.D. Boardman, L. Hart, Footed | 6 x 8 1/2 |
1044 |
| Sugar | Inverted Bell Shape, Scrolled Handles Hallmark, Crown Over X, 1700s | 4 x 6 3/4 |
345 |
| Sugar | Stepped Domed Lid, William Will, Pinched Waist, Footed | 5 |
3712 |
| Syrup | Lid, Sellew & Co. Cincinnati, Marked | 5 1/2 |
15 |
| Tablespoon | Charles Parker, Meriden, Conn., Pair | 8 |
232 |
| Tablespoon | Garry I. Mix, Wallingford, Conn. | 8 1/4 |
174 |
| Tablespoon | Robert Palethorpe, Jr., Philadelphia | 8 1/2 |
290 |
| Tankard | Dome Lid, Tulip Shape, Footed, Open Chair Thumblift, c.1800, Qt. | 7 3/4 |
403 |
| Tankard | Hinged Dome Lid, John Will, Shape Handle & Thumblift, N.Y. | 7 3/8 |
23200 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, J. Brunstorm, Ringed Bands, Beaded Edges, Shaped Handle | 7 1/2 |
30160 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, John Will, Engraved, Barrel & Lid, N.Y., c.1750 | 7 |
49880 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, Joseph Leddel, Sr., Shaped Handle & Thumblift, c.1750 | 7 |
60320 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, William kirby, Shaped Handle & Thumblift, New York, c.1780 | 7 |
11600 |
| Tankard | Lid, Mason Design, c.1798 |
132 |
|
| Tankard | Semper Eadem, Boston, Mass | 6 3/4 |
6960 |
| Tankard | Tulip Form, England, Late 18th Century, Qt. | 7 3/4 |
420 |
| Lid, Marked, Scotland | 10 3/8 |
175 |
|
| Tea Set | Royal Holland, Tray, Coffeepot, Teapot, Sugar, Creamer, c.1950 |
59 |
|
| Teapot | Bailey & Putnam, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Black Paint, Stamped | 11 |
330 |
| Teapot | Boardman & Hart, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Stamped, N.Y. | 11 1/2 |
44 |
| Teapot | Boardman & Hart, Polished, Marked | 8 |
325 |
| Teapot | Charles Yale, Painted Handle, Wafer Wallingford, c.1824 | 8 |
201 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, Bulbous, Ringed, Domed Lid, c.1770 | 6 1/8 x 8 |
1160 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, J. Brunstrom, Ball Shape, Pinched, Beaded Bands, Lovebirds | 7 x 9 |
18560 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, John Townsend, Treen Handle, Squat Pear Form, 3-Footed | 6 |
1972 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, Scrolled Handle, Cylindrical, 19th Century |
402 |
|
| Teapot | Dome Lid, William Will, Wooden Handle, Beaded Rings, c.1775 | 7 |
47560 |
| Teapot | Enamel Body, Flower Bouquets, Individual, 1800s | 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 |
130 |
| Teapot | George Richardson, c.1845 | 7 3/4 |
522 |
| Teapot | Hiram Yale, 3-Knuckle Hinge, Wallingford, Conn., c.1825 | 10 1/4 x 10 |
928 |
| Teapot | Israel Trask, Oval Body, Straight Spout, Beverly Mass | 5 3/4 |
872 |
| Teapot | Israel Trask, Oval Body, Shaped Spout, Ball Feet, Beverly, Mass | 7 x 10 |
3840 |
| Teapot | J. Danforth, Squat, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Black Paint, Stamped | 7 |
66 |
| Teapot | James Dixen & Sons, Marked, 1 Cup | 4 1/2 |
78 |
| Teapot | LL Williams, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Philadelphia, Pa | 10 1/2 |
248 |
| Teapot | Rosewell Gleason, c.1840 | 8 1/2 |
260 |
| Teapot | Samuel Kilbourn, Hartfort, Conn. Bulbous, Flared Foot | 8 3/4 x 8 1/4 |
5104 |
| Teapot | Smith & Co., Cylindrical, Canted Sides, Scroll Handle, Hallmark | 7 1/2 |
210 |
| Teapot | T.D. Boardman, Marked | 9 1/4 |
325 |
| Teapot | Townsend & Compton, Pear Shape, Wood Handle, Bone Finial, c.1784 |
2450 |
|
| Teapot | Undertray, Drum Shape, Wooden Handle, Finials, Engraved, Pair | 4 1/2 x 10 |
460 |
| Tray | Hammered, Middle Eastern | 21 |
409 |
| Tray | Hugo Leven, Waterlily, Dragonfly Handles, c.1898 | 11 3/4 x 18 1/2 |
3125 |
| Trophy | Uniformed Male & Female Riding Safeties, 19th Century | 9 1/2 |
138 |
| Vase | Figural, Mermaid, 2 Infants, Fishing Net, Dolphin | 13 3/4 |
5625 |
| Vase | Helgi Joennsen, Sculptural, Norway, c.1982 | 19 x 9 |
293 |
| Vase | Irises, Peonies, Gourd Shape, Inward Flared Lip, Germany, 1885-1910 | 21 x 11 |
460 |
| Vase | Liberty & Co., Hammered, Original Patina | 5 x 9 1/2 |
1020 |
| Vase | Tudric, Heart Shape Leaves, Enamel Oval Foil | 7 3/4 |
850 |
Lalique Vase Price/Value Guide
Lalique glassware was made by Rene Lalique in Paris, France, between the 1890s and 1945. René Jules Lalique was born in Ay, a small village in the Marne region of France on April 6 1860, and died May 5 1945. He was a glass designer, renowned for his stunning creations of perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks and in the latter part of his life, automobile hood ornaments.
Lalique pieces that were made before 1945 were marked the signature R. Lalique. Lalique pieces made after 1945 are marked Lalique. [Read more…]
Lalique Glassware Price/Value Guide
Lalique glass was made by Rene Lalique in Paris, France, between the 1890s and 1945. René Jules Lalique was born in Ay, a small village in the Marne region of France on April 6 1860, and died May 5 1945. He was a glass designer, renowned for his stunning creations of perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks and in the latter part of his life, automobile hood ornaments.
Lalique pieces that were made before 1945 were marked the signature R. Lalique. Lalique pieces made after 1945 are marked Lalique. [Read more…]
Fenton Glassware Price/Value Guide
The Fenton Art Glass Company was founded in 1905 by brothers Frank L. Fenton and John W. Fenton in an old glass factory in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Originally, they painted glass blanks from other glass makers, but started making their own glass when they were unable to buy the glass they needed. They moved across the Ohio river to Williamstown, West Virginia and built a factory in 1906. The first year for glass production was 1907. [Read more…]
Lladro Figurines Price/Value Guide
Lladro is a Spanish company based in Tavernes Blanques, Valencia, that produces high quality porcelain figurines. Lladro company was founded in 1953 by three brothers, Juan, José and Vicente Lladro, in the village of Almácera near Valencia. Starting with items such as vases and jugs, it wasn’t until 1956 that they started producing the sculptures for which they are now most famous. Enthusiasm for the items produced by the Lladro brothers saw their small workshop expand several times until eventually they moved to Tavernes Blanques in 1958. [Read more…]
Royal Doulton Toby Character Jugs Price/Value Guide
Toby Jugs have been around since the early 18th century. They were revived by Doulton in the 19th century, who developed the idea into a range of character jugs. Since 1815, Doulton had made Toby jugs in a conventional manner. Harry Simeon started to add colour in the 1920’s. This inspired Charles Noke, a Doulton artist and modeller to rethink the Toby jug tradition. [Read more…]
