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Showing posts with label blue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue. Show all posts
Friday, June 14, 2024

Dishes for Everyday Use

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  QUESTION: I have some dishes that belonged to my grandmother. I believe they’re over 100 years old. Each has a scene in the center in lig...
Friday, July 2, 2021

It's All About the Patterns

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  QUESTION:  When I was a little girl, I used to sleep over at my grandmother’s house. While there, I used to stand in front of her china ca...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The Delight of Bristol Blue

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  QUESTION: I recently purchased a piece of what was described as “Bristol Blue” glass through an online antiques auction. I collect antique...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

As a River Flows, So Does Flow Blue

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QUESTION: My mom loved collecting odd pieces of old china. She died recently and now I have her collection. Among the many pieces are som...
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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Onions Galore

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QUESTION: I have several plates by Meissen with what I believe is called the Blue Onion pattern. Can you tell me more about it? ANSW...
Monday, August 29, 2016

The Mystique of Cobalt Blue

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QUESTION: I’ve always loved objects made of cobalt blue glass. The shimmer of the deep blue glass as the sunlight filtered through it used...
Monday, November 23, 2015

Stretched for Beauty

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QUESTION: I recently purchased a beautiful plate at an antique show. The dealer said it’s stretched glass, but I don’t see how that’s pos...
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Bob Brooke
Writing has been my life and my work for the last 30 years. During that time, I've had the opportunity to explore a variety of subjects, researching many of them on travels to over 70 countries. I’ve also been an avid collector of antiques and collectibles and specialize in writing about antiques. My antiques articles have appeared in many antiques and consumer publications, including British Heritage, AntiqueWeek, American Antiquities Journal, and Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine. I have also published two books on antiques, How to Start Your Own Antiques Business in Your Home and Recognizing and Refinishing Antiques for Pleasure and Profit, both from Globe Pequot Press. Throughout my writing career, I've produced nearly 4,000 articles and 15 books. I write non-fiction because I feel that fact is infinitely more interesting than fiction. However, in one of my latest books, Shipwrecks and Buried Treasure: The Outer Banks from Globe Pequot Press, I crossed the boundary between nonfiction and fiction, writing an historical narrative of the harrowing disasters in the seas off North Carolina.
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