Herend has been producing outstanding porcelain pieces since 1826. Each piece is kiln fired, then carefully hand decorated by one of 750 painters employed by the company. The skilled artisans are guided only by tiny dots of graphite applied through perforated forms. With multi-colored designs, multiple firings (between color applications) are often necessary to achieve the correct colors. A single piece may take weeks to perfect. This is a covered tureen in the Rothschild Bird pattern...

This beautiful Catherine Parr figurine was manufactured by Royal Doulton. It is part of the "Wives of Henry VIII" collection. It was designed by Pauline Parsons and released in a limited edition of 9500 in 1992. The figurine stands 6.25" tall. It is in excellent condition with no damage. It comes in the original box.

Herend has been producing outstanding porcelain pieces since 1826. Each piece is kiln fired, then carefully hand decorated by one of 750 painters employed by the company. The skilled artisans are guided only by tiny dots of graphite applied through perforated forms. With multi-colored designs, multiple firings (between color applications) are often necessary to achieve the correct colors. A single piece may take weeks to perfect. This is the fish platter and insert in the Rothschild Bird pattern...

This beautiful pitcher was produced by the Roseville Pottery Company. It is in the "fuchsia" or "fuschia" pattern which was only produced for a very short time in the late 1930's. It is green in color with green leaves, and brown and white flowers. The pitcher does have an ice lip on the spout. It measures 8 1/2" at the widest (across the handle and spout) and is 8" tall (at the highest point on the handle)...

Red Skelton was born in 1913, the son of a circus clown. Skelton himself got one of his earliest tastes of show business with that same circus and decided to become an entertainer at age 9. Through all of his career, Red never forgot his roots, and always seemed to fall back to the familiar -the clown. He decided to try his hand at art at an early age painting a variety of subjects...

This beautiful figurine was manufactured by Royal Doulton. It is titled "Lise" and was designed by V. Annand. Lise is part of a collection inspired by the paintings of Renoir. She was released in 1994 in a limited edition of 7,500. She is #488 of 7500 (see photos). Lise measures 8.5" high and is in excellent condition with no damage. She comes in the original box.

Dianthus (vase with flowers) is a still life which was created by Elyse Ashe Lord around 1920. Lord (1900-1971) was often characterized as a British Orientalist, as she specialized in far eastern subjects. She was a highly respected artist with accolades which include election to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolors, and a member of the Society of Graver-Printers in Color. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout Europe. Dianthus is an original colored aquatint...

This wonderful figurine was manufactured by M.I. Hummel. Today, t is officially called "Whitsuntide", but has also been referred to as "Christmas" and as "Happy New Year". It depicts children in a clock tower playing trumpets, while an angel looks on from below. Whitsuntide was originally modeled in 1946 by master sculptor Arthur Moeller. This is the rare early version, with TMK 1 (the crown mark) which dates its production somewhere between 1946 to 1949. It is incised with mold number 163...

In 1934, Richard Glasser,from Erzgebirge Seiffen, began creating vintage wooden Christmas products. The production was based on traditional Seiffen wood turned figurines and ornaments. Glasser often used miners, and angels in his designs, as well as figures he crafted from famous Christmas stories, and fairy tales...

The Rookwood Pottery Company was established in Cincinnati Ohio in 1879. While early pieces were hand decorated, pieces after 1900 are said to be "production" pieces. The beauty in these later pieces often comes from the shape and design of the mold rather than hand-painted art work. Most Rookwood pieces are marked with the the reverse "RP". This mark originated in 1886. A "flame" was added (radiating out from the RP mark) for each year up until 1900. After 1900 impressed Roman numerals wer...

Herend has been producing outstanding porcelain pieces since 1826. Each piece is kiln fired, then carefully hand decorated by one of 750 painters employed by the company. The skilled artisans are guided only by tiny dots of graphite applied through perforated forms. With multi-colored designs, multiple firings (between color applications) are often necessary to achieve the correct colors. A single piece may take weeks to perfect. This is a covered vegetable bowl in the Market Garden pattern. All...

This beautiful squash blossom necklace is made of turquoise stones set in sterling silver. I believe that it is all handmade. The beads are hollow and are joined together with a seam in the middle. It measures 26" in total length (circumference). There are 12 squash blossoms set on a double strand of silver beads. Each blossom has a central oval stone surrounded by 7 smaller, more round stones. The naja measures 2" tall by 1.75" wide. At the top of the naja there is a feature very similar to...