Antique china is any hard paste porcelain that is decorated by hand or transfer-decorated. Normally, antique china is a kind of tableware such as dinner plates, salad plates, soup bowls, cups and saucers, coffee pots, tea pots, bowls, spoon and forks.



One of the reasons why antique china is so popular is because its looks great as a collection when you find or put together a complete set. The more older pieces of antique furniture were made by American and English companies like Tiffany, Minton, Spode, Staffordshire, Aynsely, Blue Ridge China and Noritake.

One variety of antique china that is very well known for its high 'collectibility' factor is Blue Ridge Antique China. This type of antique china has became famous because of its somewhat primitive designs. Their colors are also a factor in their popularity.

A second type of antique china which is collected by many people is antique children's china. Found mostly in antique stores in the children's section, this type of china is usually reserved for those collectors who have an interest in children's antiques and are not usually bought for children because of their value, age and the fact that they are fragile.

Because antique china is fragile, delicate and can be easily damaged, you will need to know how to look after it. There would be nothing worst than discovering that your loved antique china has been damaged because of misguided actions.

How do you clean antique china without damaging it? In this case, you could wash the material with water, normally warm and soapy water, and then letting it dry after rinsing it. However, if there are stains and dirt deep within the chinaware then, you could use salt to brush them off.

On the other hand, if you have coarse antique china or those with porous surfaces, you could soak them in water for about a week to make sure that it is thoroughly clean. For broken antique china, you could have some experts attend the damage or you could just use adhesive glue to put together the broken pieces.

Collecting antique china can be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. As mentioned, be sure to take care of it by cleaning it carefully and putting it away in a safe place.