Cupsicum original material
26 entriesJournal
Notes on porcelain, its makers and its marks — and on how the house buys, grades and packs.
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A Ruwaha Vase, and Reading Its Mark On dating one small faience vase — and chasing down the loose ends. →025 
Lorenzen's Porcelain Mushrooms One creation in the world of ceramics charms collectors and lovers of art the world over. →024 
Shoulu: Are You Warm, Fair Maiden? Pictured is an accessory for women — more precisely, a 手炉: a shoulu, or shoulun. →023 
A Teacup as a Document of Its Age In 1898, at the Russian Empire's initiative, a peace conference was convened at The Hague. →022 
An Age of Elegance, Decorated by Lena Liu A collection of decorative figurine-bells devoted to the subjects, fashion and style of the early twentieth century. →021 
A Little Spoon Tells a Long Story Note: 18+ material. Any use of tobacco harms your health. →020 
Hat Pins A lady who respected herself never went out without a hat. →019 
2023 in Review Dear subscribers! →018 
An English Morning, and Advertising Pictured is a painting by the English artist Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894), called 'Suspense'. →017 
On Age, Youth and Staying Power We all grow old differently. →016 
How Much, Exactly? Or: on the capacity of cups and teapots, by way of English porcelain. →015 
How to Buy Cups Remotely, and in Person Remember one simple rule: since you cannot handle a cup in person, the only way is to trust the seller. →014 
Danube Songs How beautiful Meissen porcelain is! →013 
Shakespeare's Wife, Who Paid What, and 'You're No Brother of Mine, Josiah' A larger primer from Cupsicum: Shakespeare's wife, who bought what and for how much. →012 
The Austrian Empire, Freeze-Dried Today we are enjoying Austrian imperial porcelain — Royal Vienna, Austria. →011 
The Altrohlau Manufactory Our primer on marks, countries and the rest continues. →010 
The Green Gables of a Red-Haired Girl Today we talk about themed cups — of which there are countless, though one stands apart. →009 
On Cleanliness, in Every Sense On the importance of washing properly, on cleanliness, and on quality. →008 
Life Is a Flower, Love the Honey in It Our primer continues. →007 
On Cup Capacity, and Judging It by Eye Down with illiteracy when buying porcelain! →006 
On the Price of Porcelain, and Limoges Porcelain is expensive — sometimes very. A tea duo can sell for the price of a car. →005 
About Our Customers My shop Cupsicum ships porcelain worldwide: Canada, the USA, Britain, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand. →004 
Replacements and Additions For the most popular patterns you can always build up a full service. →003 
How We Pack Porcelain The question that worries everyone: will the cups arrive intact? →002 
Small Joys, Big Feelings I value every one of my customers — your taste, and your wish to preserve unique things. →001 
About Cupsicum Hello — I'm Vika! →
A Ruwaha Vase, and Reading Its Mark On dating one small faience vase — and chasing down the loose ends. →025 Lorenzen's Porcelain Mushrooms One creation in the world of ceramics charms collectors and lovers of art the world over. →024 Shoulu: Are You Warm, Fair Maiden? Pictured is an accessory for women — more precisely, a 手炉: a shoulu, or shoulun. →023 A Teacup as a Document of Its Age In 1898, at the Russian Empire's initiative, a peace conference was convened at The Hague. →022 An Age of Elegance, Decorated by Lena Liu A collection of decorative figurine-bells devoted to the subjects, fashion and style of the early twentieth century. →021 A Little Spoon Tells a Long Story Note: 18+ material. Any use of tobacco harms your health. →020 Hat Pins A lady who respected herself never went out without a hat. →019 2023 in Review Dear subscribers! →018 An English Morning, and Advertising Pictured is a painting by the English artist Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894), called 'Suspense'. →017 On Age, Youth and Staying Power We all grow old differently. →016 How Much, Exactly? Or: on the capacity of cups and teapots, by way of English porcelain. →015 How to Buy Cups Remotely, and in Person Remember one simple rule: since you cannot handle a cup in person, the only way is to trust the seller. →014 Danube Songs How beautiful Meissen porcelain is! →013 Shakespeare's Wife, Who Paid What, and 'You're No Brother of Mine, Josiah' A larger primer from Cupsicum: Shakespeare's wife, who bought what and for how much. →012 The Austrian Empire, Freeze-Dried Today we are enjoying Austrian imperial porcelain — Royal Vienna, Austria. →011 The Altrohlau Manufactory Our primer on marks, countries and the rest continues. →010 The Green Gables of a Red-Haired Girl Today we talk about themed cups — of which there are countless, though one stands apart. →009 On Cleanliness, in Every Sense On the importance of washing properly, on cleanliness, and on quality. →008 Life Is a Flower, Love the Honey in It Our primer continues. →007 On Cup Capacity, and Judging It by Eye Down with illiteracy when buying porcelain! →006 On the Price of Porcelain, and Limoges Porcelain is expensive — sometimes very. A tea duo can sell for the price of a car. →005 About Our Customers My shop Cupsicum ships porcelain worldwide: Canada, the USA, Britain, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand. →004 Replacements and Additions For the most popular patterns you can always build up a full service. →003 How We Pack Porcelain The question that worries everyone: will the cups arrive intact? →002 Small Joys, Big Feelings I value every one of my customers — your taste, and your wish to preserve unique things. →001 About Cupsicum Hello — I'm Vika! →