Cambridge Glass in Ohio, USA designed and manufactured some of the most beautiful glassware in the world. My guess is that they had not idea how extraordinary they were. This picture, which I took, does not offer the lighting or backdrop it deserves but I still tried and here we Read more…
My very first encounter with this technique of gold applied to porcelain was a tea set, not the one above, created by Gorham. Or course, I bought it and this started my collection of gold encrusted porcelain. Finding more pieces made by Gorham has been unsuccessful. But, a company called Read more…
Dragonware has been produced in Japan from the end of the 1800s. They are decorated using Moriage, a style of porcelain decoration that lays beads of porcelain on the item prior to firing, and then painting them later. This creates a raised motif on the item, in this case, a Read more…