Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LoveToKnow Before you drop that china off at the thrift store, take a sec to flip it over and give it a closer look. Knowing how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Galina Grebenyuk via Shutterstock The delicate beauty of antique Limoges china dinnerware is unparalleled in an already chef's ...

There's something almost hypnotic about watching someone carefully unwrap an heirloom china set from layers of tissue paper. Maybe it's the anticipation, or perhaps the realization that these delicate ...

Jiazhen Zhang is an art consultant specializing in Chinese antiques, with a passion for uncovering the historical and cultural narratives behind objects. A graduate of Sotheby’s Institute of Art in ...

Despite the global recession, Chinese antiques have been selling for record amounts in recent years. In the market for an antique vase or scroll? Be prepared to spend millions. Here are a few examples ...

For more than 1,000 years, Chinese porcelain has enchanted the world. Its exacting craftsmanship and exceeding beauty have made it a touchstone of Asian culture. While westerners have long found it ...

Image taken on Oct. 7, 2016, shows an archaeologist working on antique Chinese porcelain fragments in the city of Acapulco, in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero. (Xinhua/Meliton Tapia/INAH) MEXICO ...

"Chinese vase sells for record price. " Heard it before? Well, here we go again. Last Saturday, a bidding war lasting seven minutes unexpectedly erupted during Sheppard's auction of Chinese Ceramics, ...

Finding key quality pieces at an auction is all about developing your eye for detail, as well as knowing the historical context of the items in question. This is true for furniture, paintings, ...

It’s time for a jail break. It’s time for the vintage china dishes, silver serving pieces and old glassware to bust out of our china cabinets, where they have been held in solitary confinement far too ...

Items on display in an antique shop in Japan in 2006. Photo: CFP Chinese collectors visit an antique shop in Japan in 2006. Photo: CFP Considering the influence traditional Chinese culture has had on ...