From antique fine china to vintage appliances, kitchen collectibles can hold their value for generations and serve as wonderful accessories in the most popular place in the house during the holidays.

Porcelain dates to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), a period of great innovation and cultural advancement in China.

In her years of collecting and selling antique china and stemware, Lori Hedtler has seen many finely crafted custom-ordered pieces the pair of 1830s Royal Worcester tureens that she bought from ...

An example for you pessimists is fine china. Take a set of 18th century Meissen, 19th century Limoges, and 1950s Noritake. Did I just speak a foreign language to you?

A visitor looks at an artwork at the Antiques and Fine Art exhibition area during the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 7, 2024. The Antiques and Fine Art ...

I’ve got 10 sets of fine china, both antique and new. Then there are the partial sets, and the everyday sets, and the hand-painted and decorated plates I’ve picked up over the years.

China has replaced the U.S. as the world’s top seller of antiques, according to the European Fine Art Foundation. China now has a 30 percent share of the market.

A vintage copper fire extinguisher and an appealing oak music cabinet round out the variety of interesting mementos shared by our readers.

Ask Umbra: Good gracious, is there lead in my fine china? A reader isn’t sure what to do with her antique dinnerware. Umbra nixes food on the china.

Frank Castle, president and owner of Castle Fine Arts, Inc., has been an active fine-art dealer for more than 35 years, specializing in 18th- through 20th-century Japanese prints, antique maps ...