Nippon label is alluring to Japanese porcelain buffsNEW YORK — Vintage porcelain has always been collectible. Some pieces can cost as much as a house, while others have more reasonable prices. Japanese culture has a rich porcelain-making tradition, driven in part by an abundance of good clay. Porcelain has been made throughout the country for centuries, and archeologists have documented at least […]
Japanese Antarctic Expedition artifacts yielded historic results at Potter & PotterCHICAGO — Other than those who undertook the dangerous mission, no one knows more about the 1910-12 Japanese Antarctic Expedition than Chet Ross. Pulling from myriad sources, Ross authored what is considered to be the definitive bibliography of accounts of the expedition, the first by a non-Western nation. In doing so, Ross acquired an unparalleled […]
Unique medium green Fiesta coffee pot leads our five lots to watchUnique Medium Green Fiesta Coffee Pot WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. – Fiesta pottery specialists Strawser Auction Group is offering what it calls “the rarest piece of Fiesta we have sold in 30 years” at auction on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4. The pottery coffee pot in a medium green colorway is the only one of its kind known. It will […]
Michaan’s art-filled Gallery Auction slated for July 14ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s will hold its monthly Gallery Auction on Friday, July 14. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.