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France’s Best Collectibles: Glass, Ceramics, the Marché aux Puces

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Read on to learn everything about shopping in France’s famed marchés aux puces to the best French glass and ceramic brands to seek out. French ceramic dishware to seek out includes Quimper , Aplico, and Emile Henry. From Quimper to Sèvres Which vintage and antique ceramic collectibles should you seek out in France?

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Victorian Mustache Cups: Fun and Functional Collectibles

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But an innovative English potter came up with a solution: mustache cups—specially designed teacups that are equal parts functional and fanciful. English-made ceramics were popular at the time, so these early cups were marked with names that made buyers believe they were manufactured in England. Mustaches not required.

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Troika Pottery Buyer’s Guide: The Artistry of British Ceramics

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Even with this in mind, the pottery’s unique double egg cup ceramics, homeware and tiles became some of its greatest successes. The modernist movement, marrying abstraction and experimentalism, was certainly an influence on even the more traditionally-oriented ceramics makers. Sold for £1,400 GBP via Bearne’s (July 2006).

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Calls for Small Art Around New England

Michael Rose Fine Art

There is a separate concurrent call for entry for small ceramics. The show is open to all non-functional two and three-dimensional works. Two-dimensional works may be up to 12” x 12”, and three-dimensional works may be 6” x 6” x 6”. Artists may submit up to 5 works for sale for $15. The size limit is 8” or 9” if framed.

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Show Art in (and Around) Boston and Worcester this Fall

Michael Rose Fine Art

The show will take place December 5 - 24 and is open to functional ceramics sized up to 10” tall and up to 6” wide. Worcester Center for Crafts Handcrafted Shop Annual Cup Show 2024 Deadline: September 27, 2024 The Handcrafted Shop at the Worcester Center for Crafts seeks submissions for its popular Annual Cup Show.

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Antique Pill Boxes Help the Medicine Go Down

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Collectors today avidly seek them out for their combined functionality and splendid artistry. Some American ceramic companies also produced pill boxes, including Holt-Howard, which made this rare and adorable mermaid box that sold in March for $3,900.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Elaborate cedar or maple carvings, for example, or ceramic vessels underscore the trend in the field to focus on media that allow the expertise of the maker’s hand to shine. Southern folk pottery emerged from a Southern melting point of ceramic production that included traditions from Europe, Africa, and indigenous America.