Orchids by Connoisseur of Malvern Porcelain
Orchids were a favorite Connoisseur floral subject and figured in more than a dozen of their limited- and non-limited-edition sculptures …
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Connoisseur of Malvern Porcelain Flower Baskets
Floral studies created as a ‘basket of flowers’ were a particular specialty of the Connoisseur of Malvern studio. They were …
Connoisseur of Malvern Roses
Rose studies were a mainstay of the Connoisseur of Malvern porcelain studio during the 1980s. Most were designed by Diane …
Lost Porcelain Studios: Connoisseur of Malvern
The Connoisseur of Malvern studio, which was launched in England in the early 1980s, has a fascinating history. The quality …
How to Clean Porcelain Figurines
The fragility of fine porcelain figurines is certainly part of their beauty, but that same attribute can make them tricky …
The Life and Death of the Art Porcelain Market
As evidenced by the growing number of ‘lost’ porcelain studios I have been profiling here, and the number of inquiries …
‘Porcelain Plus…’: Gallery of Porcelain-and-Bronze Sculptures
Having covered the technical details of combining fragile porcelain with unyielding bronze in my previous ‘Porcelain Plus…’ post, this will …
‘Porcelain Plus…’, Part 1: Creating Porcelain-and-Bronze Sculptures
The pairing of fine porcelain with metal components instantly creates a dichotomy: Here we have one of the most fragile …
