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Aug 13, 2023
Current Work - Vintage Travel Posters
Vintage travel posters by Peter Holland - enjoy breathtakingly beautiful and radiant wonders with me
Jun 05, 2022
Porcelain Mark Backtamp on Figural Group of Skipping Children - Crown above shield with B (or Sv) over Letter M
Porcelain Mark Backtamp on Figural Group of Skipping Children - Crown above shield with B (or Sv) over Letter M:- This is a damaged piece that I thought
Apr 06, 2022
Made in China Bird & Cloud Pottery Mark set - service of 8+
'Made in China' 'Bird & Cloud' Pottery Mark - set/service of 8+ I have done a reverse google image search and searched this site as well as some other
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Apr 06, 2022
Pottery Mark Query - "E" and Crown
Pottery Mark Query - E and Crown: hello, I got this empire-like cup with this familiar looking porcelain-mark, but I could not find it. I searched the
Apr 04, 2022
Unusual mark Schoop for Bernard Bloch - Art Nouveau centerpiece figural bowl
Unusual Mark Schoop for Bernard Bloch - Art Nouveau Centerpiece Figural Bowl I am wondering if anyone knows about this unusual pottery mark for a piece
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Mar 10, 2022
Cabinet Tea Set with no pottery mark apart from "FOREIGN"
Cabinet Tea Set with no pottery mark apart from FOREIGN:- Hi to everyone at this fabulous website, please help...... My mum gave me the coffee set that
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Feb 21, 2022
Unmarked Antique bone china means OLD!
Unmarked Antique bone china means OLD!:- My parents had a bone china set which I believe they used in the 1940s. It is well worn and some of the items
Feb 17, 2022
Antique China Values - How To Easily Value Your Wares
Antique china values are not such a difficult thing to attain nowadays. Find out more .....
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Feb 16, 2022
Pottery Marks Identification Made Easy
Pottery marks identification is made easy and fun with this one-stop interactive site.
Feb 13, 2022
Fine China Manufacturers A - Z Guide 'A to F' - (Page 1 of 3)
Fine china manufacturers A - Z listing - page 1 of 3; 'A to F' - a quick reference guide to antique & fine-china producers throughout history
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Feb 13, 2022
How to Value Antiques
Value antiques easily by using this ready reckoner system. See how many 'boxes' your item ticks and you have an approximate value.
Feb 13, 2022
Pottery Identification Marks
Pottery identification marks page no. 4 of archive - feel free to browse or search the discussion forums where visitors from all over the world help each other solve mysterious backstamps
Jan 29, 2022
Sandford Bone China Pottery Bell - Antique Bone China Query
Sandford Bone China Pottery Bell - Antique Bone China Query: Please can you help. I am setting up a display of some of my bell collection for an event
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Jan 25, 2022
Chinese Vase Shapes Explained
Instantly know Chinese vase shapes and what they are called. Know the value, know where they fit into history and how they were developed
Jul 30, 2020
Royal Crescent Travel Poster by Peter Holland
Royal Crescent travel poster by contemporary artist Peter Holland. Contact here to order print or contact for commissions
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Jul 17, 2020
Waiheke Ferry Poster by Peter Holland
Waiheke Ferry Poster, "Let's Get the Fast Boat to Weiheke", by Peter Holland, artist and sculptor
Jul 17, 2020
Oneroa Tree Poster Oneroa Beach, Waiheke, New Zealand
Oneroa Tree Poster by Peter Holland, artist and sculptor, the setting is Oneroa Beach, Waiheke, New Zealand
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Jul 17, 2020
Pohutukawa in Bloom on Onetangi Beach Waiheke New Zealand
Pohutukawa in bloom - a poster by Peter Holland Onetangi Beach Waiheke New Zealand
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Jul 17, 2020
Raglan Beach (Ruapuke) Poster by Peter Holland
Raglan Beach (Ruapuke) Poster by Peter Holland, artist and sculptor
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Jul 17, 2020
Skiddaw Poster by Peter Holland, Artist
Skiddaw Poster from Ashness Bridge location by Peter Holland, Artist and sculptor
Jul 17, 2020
Poster Designs of Kennedy Point Weiheke Island, New Zealand
Poster Designs of Kennedy Point Weiheke Island, New Zealand
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Jul 17, 2020
Art Poster Selection by Peter Holland
Art poster and prints - a selection designed by by Peter Holland
May 23, 2020
Chinese Vase Shapes of the Dynastic Era from 206 BC - 1911
Confused about your Chinese vase? How do we know what type of vase we are looking at? In minutes, with this handy guidebook, you'll know your gu from your hu.
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May 23, 2020
Porcelain and Pottery Marks Explained
Pottery marks sometimes can seem like a frighteningly huge subject to tackle, but never fear, your online guide is here to help you through!
May 23, 2020
Put an Antiques Roadshow Expert in Your Pocket
Ever fancied having 24/7 access to an Antiques Roadshow expert? I know I have. Here's how to do it.
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May 23, 2020
Antique Appraisals
Advice on how antique appraisals fit into the big picture of selling your collectible china
May 16, 2020
The Identifying Pottery Marks Forum - Welcome
Identifying pottery marks is what this page is all about. We have a forum where you post your queries and get help to answer them
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May 16, 2020
Wonderful Site, Very Informative!
I began with this site a few years ago and tried hard to keep up an informational flow to users interested in identifying their marks on figurines, specifically
May 16, 2020
Modern Bone China Manufacturers - The Online Guide
Modern Bone china manufacturers - A review of who's who of the more recently founded UK companies
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May 16, 2020
Discover Local Ceramic Sculpture Courses
Find your local ceramic sculpture courses. Use this page to research your local adult education clay sculpture workshops.
May 16, 2020
Clay Sculpting Supplies
The Clay Sculpting Supplies Guide To Buying Online From Master-Sculptor Peter Holland
May 15, 2020
The Clay Sculpting Guide Free Online
Clay sculpting and progress towards modeling artistry. No longer such a mystery with these simple tips on clay sculpting…
Nov 28, 2019
Sculpting Tutorials, Advice and Techniques on Research
Sculpting tutorials on how to research your subject matter from sculptor, Peter Holland
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Mar 26, 2019
Sculpting School: What They Don't Teach You There . . .
URGENT CLAY SCULPTING ADVICE: Many people born to be thriving artists are not reaching their full potential or living the dream because they need a new way of unlocking their true creativity.
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Mar 07, 2018
Unusual 8-Pointed Dark Green Bowl "D Mar N 625"
Hi there everyone. My name is Mark and I have been attracted to lovely and interesting pottery and ceramic objects for a long time. As a child, my
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Mar 06, 2018
Blue and White Tureen Mark
mav-mark-or-nav Hi, I'm glad to have found this site. I have just finished clearing out two houses that belonged to my parents. My mother loved
Mar 06, 2018
Pottery trademark Bird Suriname
Dear Peter, while traveling across Suriname (South America) I came across a beautifull piece of pottery the Suriname owner, he found it in the ground while
Mar 06, 2018
Flower with two leaves and three stripes markin on what looks like an Oriental plate please
Hi everybody, A little about myself. I am a retired Royal Navy Officer who now finds himself as a house husband and part time collector and dealer of
Mar 05, 2018
antique bone chinafrom England - no marks except??????
Hi my name is Kathleen Torkelson and recently i helped my nieghbor clean out her garage and in doing so she gave me this partial set of china. this is
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Mar 05, 2018
Cherubs Holding Flower-Unknown Marks
Hi~I rc'd this large figurine...meas 11 tall and 10 wide from my ex mother-in-law as a wedding gift. Since the marriage has dissolved, am interested in
Mar 05, 2018
Hand-painted Staffordshire stoneware?
I am a portrait artist who collects teapots (mainly for their shape and colour rather than value), but I’ve recently begun painting 'portraits' of interesting
Mar 05, 2018
T. Pearce & Son, 23 Ludgate Hill, London (2 No8094) (Dessert Set)
I have a 40 piece Dessert set that is marked as above. Every plate and serving piece is Apple green, white with gold. There are hand painted bouquets
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Mar 05, 2018
My Grandmother In-Law's Lovely Collection
Hello everyone, It is with a far-reaching arm that I call on you all for some much needed help. Myself and my wife recently moved into the family farmhouse,
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Mar 05, 2018
Rice bowls Blue and white. Unidentified marks.
Hello all, I am Tori Maricelli and I live in Texas. I have worked in the oil field on and off for about 20 years and I was hit by the last major lay off
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