The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires. A Ming ...

I like to imagine the voyage of a single porcelain doll I owned as a kid. Her head was made in Armand Marseille’s factory in Thuringia, Germany. Her face, maybe 1 of 1,000 made that day, was produced ...

Dear I. and C. R.: This is a beautiful piece of late Victorian porcelain that unfortunately is completely out of fashion with current collectors. We hate the circumstance because it’s a piece that ...