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About Collecting Antique Porcelain

Article Category: Advice

Author Name: Bob Meyer

{{Collecting|Gathering|Accumulating} antique porcelain is {very popular|preferred} {among|amongst} collectors. {A new|A brand-new} {site|website}, Antique Porcelain, at http://www.antiqueporcelain4less.com was {created|produced|developed} for those {individuals|people}. The {site|website} features articles and {information|info|details} about antique porcelain from {around the world|around the globe|worldwide|all over the world} and {tips|suggestions|ideas|pointers} on {collecting|gathering|accumulating} it. The {site|website} {also|additionally|likewise} {features|includes} {a store|a shop} where collectors {can|could} {find|discover} {a huge|a big|a substantial|a significant} {selection|choice|option} of porcelain of all kinds at {substantially|significantly|considerably} {reduced|decreased|lowered|minimized} {prices|costs|rates}.|{Collecting|Gathering|Accumulating} antique porcelain is {very|extremely|really} {popular|preferred|prominent} {among|amongst} collectors. The {site|website} {features|includes} {articles|short articles|information|posts} and {information|info|details} about antique porcelain from around the {world|globe} and {tips|suggestions|ideas|pointers} on {collecting|gathering|accumulating} it.}

For the reader who {may|might|could} be {new|brand-new} to {collecting|gathering|accumulating} antique porcelain or {considering|thinking about} {collecting|gathering|accumulating} porcelain {a brief|a short|a quick} {overview|summary|review} follows. {Hopefully|Ideally}, it will peak your interest.

The art of making {decorated|embellished} porcelain ware {originated in|come from} China {thousands of|hundreds of} years {ago|back}. From 960 {through|with} 1279, {during|throughout} the Song dynasty, emperors {established|developed} factories to make porcelain for the royal {family|household}. {During|Throughout} the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the familiar underglazed blue and white patterns that {many people|lots of people|many individuals} {think of as|take} "china" were {developed|established}, and {detailed|comprehensive|in-depth} {decorative|ornamental} painting over glaze became {common|typical|usual}.

Porcelain, called china, was exported to Europe as early as the 1100s, {but|however} it was {{rare|unusual|uncommon} and {only|just} {available|offered|readily available}|{only|just} {available|offered|readily available} and {rare|unusual|uncommon}} to the {very|extremely|really} {wealthy|rich|affluent}. {During|Throughout} the Qing dynasty (1644-1912), {a wider|a larger} {variety|range|wide array|selection} of designs were exported. {Demand|Need} for china cups and {saucers|dishes} {grew|expanded} as drinking {tea, coffee, and chocolate|tea, chocolate, and coffee|coffee, tea, and chocolate|coffee, chocolate, and tea|chocolate, tea, and coffee|chocolate, coffee, and tea} became {common|typical|usual} practice.

European {manufacturers|producers|makers} {attempted|tried} to make hard-paste porcelain in {response|feedback} to the {demand|need}, and {began|started} {successfully|effectively} {competing with|taking on} Chinese porcelain {during|throughout} the 18th century. France became the leading {manufacturer|producer|maker} of soft-paste porcelain, and the German Meissen factory {perfected|refined|improved|developed} European hard-paste porcelain.

{{Meanwhile|On the other hand|At the same time}, England {began|started} producing bone china in {large|big|huge} {quantities|amounts|volumes}, lead by Josiah Spode.|England {began|started} producing bone china in {large|big|huge} {quantities|amounts|volumes}, lead by Josiah Spode.} {{However|Nevertheless|Nonetheless}, due to its high {cost|expense}, porcelain was still {restricted|limited} {predominantly|mainly|mostly|primarily} to the upper-class and {royalty|aristocracy} ({hence|thus|for this reason} {manufacturer|producer|maker} names like Royal Copenhagen and Royal Doulton) {until|till} the late 19th and early 20th centuries.|Due to its high {cost|expense}, porcelain was still {restricted|limited} {predominantly|mainly|mostly|primarily} to the upper-class and {royalty|aristocracy} ({hence|thus|for this reason} {manufacturer|producer|maker} names like Royal Copenhagen and Royal Doulton) {until|till} the late 19th and early 20th centuries.}

{Although technical advances made porcelain {available|offered|readily available} to {a wider|a larger} {range|variety|array} of {people|individuals} {during|throughout} the 19th century, earthenware (baked clay) and stoneware (clay fired at an intense heat to make it nonporous) {continued to|remained to} be {popular|preferred|prominent} for {dinnerware|tableware} {items|products}.|Technical advances made porcelain {available|offered|readily available} to {a wider|a larger} {range|variety|array} of {people|individuals} {during|throughout} the 19th century, earthenware (baked clay) and stoneware (clay fired at {an intense|an extreme} heat to make it nonporous) continued to be {popular|preferred|prominent} for {dinnerware|tableware} {items|products}.}

{Mass-production of china and {dinnerware|tableware} {began|started} in the late 19th century, with {a corresponding|a matching} {decline|decrease} in the quality of {craftsmanship|workmanship} and {materials|products}. Fine porcelain {dinnerware|tableware} was more {commonly|typically|frequently|generally} {used|utilized|made use of} for {decoration|design} than to hold {food|meals}. (In addition to {dinnerware|tableware}, {prominent|popular|famous} makers {also|additionally|likewise} {created|produced|developed} {ornamental|decorative} figurines {featuring|including} {{people|individuals} and {animals|pets}|{animals|pets} and {people|individuals}}.) By the 20th century, {colorful|vibrant} functional designs-- such as Franciscan and Fiesta-- were in high {demand|need}.|Mass-production of china and {dinnerware|tableware} {began|started} in the late 19th century, with {a corresponding|a matching} {decline|decrease} in the quality of {craftsmanship|workmanship} and {materials|products}. Fine porcelain {dinnerware|tableware} was more {commonly|typically|frequently|generally} {used|utilized|made use of} for {decoration|design} than to hold {food|meals}.}

Collectors today have access to {a wide|a broad|a large} {variety|range|selection} of antique and vintage china and {dinnerware|tableware}. In this {section|area} we {provide|offer} a sampling of {some of|a few of} the {major|significant} makers, {{styles|designs} and {regions|areas}|{regions|areas} and {styles|designs}}, {including|consisting of} British (Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, Spode, Wedgwood, Royal Worcester, Johnson Brothers), Japanese (Noritake), German (Meissen), French (Limoges, Haviland), Danish (Royal Copenhagen), and American (stoneware, Fiesta, Franciscan, Lenox, Red Wing).
* Wedgwood.
* Spode.
* Royal Copenhagen.
* Royal Worcester.
* Royal Doulton.
* Royal Albert.
* Lenox.
* Johnson Brothers.
* Meissen.
* R.S. Prussia.
* Limoges.
* Staffordshire.
* Shelley.
* Haviland.
* Noritake.
* Flow Blue.
* transferware.
* Franciscan.
* Fiesta.
* Red Wing.
* stoneware.
* {railroad|railway} china.

{If this {brief|short|quick} {overview|summary|review} peaked your interest or {stimulated|promoted} your {curiosity|interest} It is now time to {visit|go to|check out|see} the Antique Porcelain {website|site|internet site} at http://www.antiqueporcelain4less.com and {learn|find out|discover} {more|even more} {before|prior to} {purchasing|buying} your first pieces. |, if this {brief|short|quick} {overview|summary|review} peaked your interest or {stimulated|promoted} your {curiosity|interest} It is now time to {visit|go to|check out|see} the Antique Porcelain {website|site|internet site} at http://www.antiqueporcelain4less.com and {learn|find out|discover} {more|even more} {before|prior to} {purchasing|buying} your first pieces.

Keywords: imari porcelain, chinese porcelain, meissen porcelain, noritake porcelain, wedgewood porcelain

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