Q: I have received a possible antique Nippon vase. First it was my grandmother’s, which was a wedding gift, so I have heard. Then my mother had it, now I do. I have always been curious about its ...

Q. I have enclosed pictures of one of two vases that were given to my great-grandparents as a wedding gift in Germany, probably in the late 1800s. I have also enclosed a drawing of the mark on the ...

A: The above note arrived with four images - and no additional info. Thankfully, one image showed a vase bottom, and the green mark told us a lot. A laurel wreath with an M in the center encircled by ...

Q: The Nippon vases in the attached files were a wedding gift to my parents in 1940. What value would they have today? A: I imagine a large percentage of our readers are aware of the collecting ...