| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES INFORMATION RESOURCES |
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| Porcelain |
| An essential read for all serious collectors or anyone with an interest in Chinese and Japanese porcelain. Gotheborg.com has an extensive list of Chinese and Japanese makers' marks, a brief history on China and Japan, and backgorund information on the various factories, plus a glossary of porcelain terms. Gotheborg.com is a reference point for many of the fine websites specializing in Chinese and Japanese procelain. |
| Ceramics & Pottery |
| Glass |
| Costume/Fashion |
| Multi-Topic (including Art Deco, and Art Nouveau) |
| Collectics' Reference & Education Program section is an excellent resource for an overview on various topics related to antiques and collectibles. The entire site is a large, eclectic, mix of consignment shop, antiques & collectibles, mall, bookstore & book reviews, reference information, a monthly Arts & Events magazine, collector quiz, collecting directories, and museum featuring Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Arts & Crafts design from 1890-1935. |
| A wonderful overview of reference information for glass collectors with a brief history of glass from the15th century to the early 20th Century. |
| The Abcir Group of Companies |
| Antique British Ceramics Internet Resource - information resource for British Ceramics (Belleek, Coalport, Doulton, Minton, Royal Worcester and Wedgwood) with information on factories, the products, designers, modelers, and painters. The Antique Worcester Porcelain Internet Archives - information resource and meeting place for collectors and dealers of antique Worcester porcelain including examples of more than 450 painters and modelers from 1862-1962, marks,date codes and registration marks. |
| Wonderfully depicted history of costume design from the 14th centruy to early 20th century. This site is a member of "Costume Ring", a website ring that brings together websites sharing the same interests and mission. The webring is dedicated to providing costume information. There is a link to the ring (and member sites) from this site. |