Before there were photographs and television, some of the best likenesses of important people were created by makers of ceramics. English Stafforshire potters made many versions of a figure about 15 ...
ASHEVILLE - Surgery is underway on the terrace just south of Biltmore House. A woman named Flora, who's about 120 years old but looks much younger, is having her right arm reattached. The operation ...
There have been many ceramic companies owned by members of the Goldscheider family, which can confuse today’s collectors. Friedrich Goldscheider moved from Pilsen, Bohemia, to Vienna in 1885. He ...
No Victorian parlor was complete without its whatnot crammed with porcelain curios and bric-a-brac. Potters of that day found an endless market for glossy, sentimental figures of puppies, kittens, ...
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Brazil's federal police seized three pre-Columbian archaeological pieces on Friday that had been auctioned at a Rio de Janeiro art galley, they said, adding they plan to return them to Ecuador and ...
Polish archaeologists from the University of Warsaw discovered five ceramic figurines, dated to around 400 BC, atop a large pyramid in western El Salvador’s San Isidro site. Their positioning and ...
DAVIE — Someone damaged six ceramic statues at a house in the 3000 block of Southwest 116th Avenue, police said. Vandals knocked over and broke the statues in the front yard of the house at about 9:30 ...
Inspired by ancient animal figurines, contemporary potters are making creatures that reflect the irregular beauty and magic of the natural world. By Nancy Hass Photographs by Patricia Heal Styled by ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A cat burglar is on the loose, only this time the robber is literally stealing big cats. Ceramic tiger sculptures worth a fortune were stolen from a Gramercy Park townhouse and ...