While I specialize in Chinese antiques, there is always room in the shop's inventory for interesting finds regardless of geography. I'm excited about this recent listing, a 1st ed (13th printing) Vol. 1 of Harriet Beecher Stowe's seminal Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Canton ware was most popular in the 18th & 19th centuries, when Canton factories produced this porcelain for Western export.
It was also called ballast ware, as crates of the porcelain were transported in ship cargo holds and provided effective stability in rough seas.
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Hera wishes all moms a Happy Mother's Day #cats #catsofcatskills

Morning visitor! #HudsonValley #Catskills

Kraakware is the name for blue and white export porcelain made in southern China during the 1800s & 1900s. The style is characterized by divided radial panels.

The name may come from a Portuguese term for ships (caracca), or the Dutch word kraken (to break easily).

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It is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! In honor of all the animals waiting for their fur-ever homes, here are 2/3 of my four-footed family members (both former shelter residents).

Historic cemeteries are a special interest. Last week's Massachusetts visit included paying respects to the creator of (my) original badass female literary role model, Jo March.

Cloisonné (“compartmentalize” in French) is a technique for decorating metal objects with colored enamel held in place by metal strips that are visible in the finished piece. Sections are then filled with enamel powder made into a paste and afterwards fired in a kiln.
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Overnight trip to the city this weekend, and visited my favorite "Are we still in the city?" spot before Adams guts it. #nyc #elizabethstgarden

The ice nearly all melted at Kaaterskill Falls #HudsonValley #Catskills

Frank, one-eyed assistant and best cat ever, helps with photographing the Bakelite domino set
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This was the view most of the way home from inventory pickup yesterday. Reminded me a bit too much of my nightmares after reading Stephen King's epically scary "The Mist."

While the Terracotta Army is the most famous example, Chinese placed mingqi, or burial objects, in tombs from 700 BCE to the early 1900s. Miniature versions of items the dead may need, such as this oil lamp, were often used in place of life-size objects.
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Famille rose, French for "pink family," is a Chinese porcelain most popular in the 18th-19th centuries. Called yangcai in China, for “foreign colors,” this palette was first produced by mixing colored enamels with an opaque white.
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Opal assists with photographing the new inventory #hudsonvalley #cats #antiques

One of the (many) things I love about antiques is learning historical tidbits about daily living. Like this bronze silk iron from China, where coals would be heated in the cup to safely unwrinkle the delicate material.

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Finally getting around to creating an account here as we build the business! Hera helps with inventory and hopes to meet new friends #antiques #hudsonvalley #cats