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During the 18th century, Europeans continued their admiration for Chinese ceramics, particularly porcelain, and accelerated their efforts to produce it in Europe.
18th-Century Perfume Bottles Come Up for Auction The 100-piece collection has been praised for its size, variety and representation of all major European porcelain makers of the era.
A collection of 18th-century porcelain hidden from the Nazis, acquired by Hitler and then stashed away in a salt mine before being recovered by Allied forces, will go up for sale at the Sotheby ...
18th-century porcelain seized by Nazis smashes expectations in auction sale Hoard of Dresden antiques, restored to descendants of couple who escaped Germany, sells for over $13 milllion at Sotheby ...
Barcelona firm Barozzi Veiga created a minimalist space to showcase the museum's diverse collection of decorative objects ...
In the 17th and 18th century, with increasing trade between China and Europe, demand for China’s porcelain rose sharply. Though Chinese porcelain was traded in smaller quantities than spices ...
A collection of 18th-century porcelain that has been recently restituted by Dutch government to the heirs of Franz and Margarethe Oppenheimer, a German-Austrian couple who made their fortune in ...
DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of Dubrovnik.
Tests conducted by UK scientists show that, from the early 18th century, Chinese artisans used European cobalt blue to produce famille rose porcelain. This is the first scientific evidence that ...
Auctions An 18th-Century Bowl Made From One of the Rarest Porcelains in the World Sold for $25 Million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong It’s a striking example of Falangcai porcelain, which is now ...
“Forbidden Fruit” porcelain show celebrates 18th century with modern twist Chris Antemann respects certain aspects of the past. This doesn't prevent her from turning it on its head.
Irma Hoyt Reed, The European Hard-Paste Porcelain Manufacture of the Eighteenth Century, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Sep., 1936), pp. 273-296 ...