Family heirlooms often carry more than just sentimental value-they can be surprisingly valuable in ways we might not expect. Many of these items have stories behind them, but they may also hold ...

This floor vase, almost 26 inches high, was made around 1900 by Weller and Company. Signed by artist Frank Ferrell, it sold for $10,925 in a recent Treadway/Toomey Galleries sale. Q: When I put my ...

Television product placement is nothing new, but Lenox, which has been making fine china for discriminating consumers since 1889, is enjoying star status these days. The company provided the china for ...

Lenox Corp. began producing Autumn dinnerware in 1918, originally in New Jersey. Bizzelle, the daughter of sharecroppers, has been adding those enamel fruits and flowers in Kinston since 1989. She is ...

The holidays go hand-in-hand with nostalgia, and for many of us, a single dishware pattern can be a one-way ticket back to the festive dinners at Grandma's table or the cookies set out for Santa in ...