Cast iron oil lamp with lithophane porcelain inserts (1860–79) (Museum Catharijneconvent, via Wikimedia) Imperceptible in the light, only when illuminated by flame in the dark is a 19th-century ...

What it’s about: China. But not the country. The delicate yet strong material that was part of a wave of advancements that reached Europe from the East in the 1500s. Porcelain was so identified with ...

Dear Collector: I have a teapot, cups and saucers decorated with dragons that belonged to my late grandfather (he collected teapots). There is a woman’s face on the cups which is only viewable when ...

The majority of lithophanes are simple panels, usually very thin, up to a quarter-inch thick, but typically closer to an eighth of an inch thick. So very fragile and brittle, but you don't see them ...

17 x 21 cm. (6.7 x 8.3 in.) ...

A RARE PPM PORCELAIN LITHOPHANE OF 'SECOND CLASS-THE PARTING', 1854 porcelain lithophane Prints & Graphic Art 17 x 21cm Estimate Subscribers only Auction Venue/Sale Sale Date Nov 01, 2020 Previous Lot ...

Historically speaking, lithophanes are images made in porcelain with an etching or moulding process, in which an image is visible when backlit due to the varying thickness of the material. Porcelain ...

ELMORE — Schedel Arboretum and Gardens’ 19th-century manor house will soon become a showcase space for the famous Blair Museum of Lithophanes collection, with all 2,300 pieces to be moved from Toledo ...