Theodore Haviland Platters & Serving Trays

Smiling pottery cats and flower-decorated pottery pigs have been made in Scotland since 1882. Today, both the old and new versions of these pieces are known as Wemyss (pronounced Weems) Ware. It was first made at the Fife Pottery in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Robert Heron, the owner of the pottery, hired some Bohemian craftsmen and designers […]

MALVERN, Pa. – An original oil-on-board painting of a lone woman by the sea, done by the renowned Dutch artist Josef Israels (1824-1911), sold for $20,700 at a multi-estate sale held Apr. 25 by Gordon S. Converse & Co. Titled Watching and Waiting, the artwork measuring 26 inches by 19 inches finished as the top […]