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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Porcelain and ceramic figurines, people or animals, are an often spotted item amid thrift store shelves, coming in a variety of sizes and ...

Dear Harry: I have a ceramic figurine titled “The Titian Madonna” that is marked on the bottom “A Borsato Original.” I purchased it about 35 years ago from Betty Sidel in Cherryville, Pa. She told me ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...