Cincinnatti

Afternoon tea is a lovely invention of the English, but the tea and china coming from the Orient fueled it. Did you know that teacups and saucers were originally used a little differently than how we use them today? Every wonder why antique saucers are deeper than the saucers you're...

To kick off the 55th Washington Antiques Show, we visited Mazza Gallerie’s Neiman Marcus last week to see Mottahedeh, a 75-year-old design firm that made china for Presidents, specializing in reproductions like this dish.   Mrs. Kvalheim talked about history and how to tell a fine piece of porcelain. Neiman...