I would like to know the history of my rosewood sofa. It is a solid piece but needs to be reupholstered. It has old feather-stuffed pillows. ...more

January 4, 2009

The bottoms of my 15-piece tea set are marked in blue letters "Hand Painted" with a sunburst below and the word "Nippon." In addition, there is a hand-painted mark in gold: "Ella, Sept. 1917." ...more

November 23, 2008

The bottoms of my 15-piece tea set are marked in blue letters "Hand Painted" with a sunburst below and the word "Nippon." In addition, there is a hand-painted mark in gold: "Ella, Sept. 1917." The set is hand-painted with flowers. I would like to know the value and history of Nippon. ...more

November 18, 2008

I inherited a vase from my parents and believe that it dates from the 1930s. It is brightly colored, pictures a Japanese man and woman in period dress and is marked "Made in Japan." ...more

June 5, 2008