Collecting porcelain: what attracts collectors?

Collecting porcelain: what attracts collectors?

22 July 2021, 21:45
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Collecting porcelain is a hobby that helps to immortalize moments. Fix them in ceramics.

Fascinated by this type of collecting, people collect a lot - from miniature figurines to sets for dozens of people. Collections consisting of individual elements and whole compositions.

There are many reasons for interest in porcelain. Some see in their collection a kind of continuation of the owner's life, a way to perpetuate the memory for future generations. The latter find in this a sense of their own uniqueness. Still others - confirmation of the level of wealth and involvement with a particular social caste.

In the case of collecting porcelain, it is also a way of learning about the world. The opportunity to study the traditions of different countries, people's attitude to the art of sculpting, acquaintance with the geological features of the birthplaces of kaolin, etc.

Not only famous personalities of our time were engaged in collecting porcelain. Products from this material attracted the elector of Saxony Augustus the Strong, Catherine II and others.

Porcelain attracted them with its ability to perpetuate the moment. Fresh flowers bloom and wither, and porcelain flowers will preserve this beauty for centuries. The dance moves are fleeting, and porcelain captures and prolongs such moments.

Colors, themes, dynamism of images of porcelain products will forever catch the eye. And it must be remembered that all this is directly related to history and art.

In the section "Sports, recreation, leisure, tourism, fishing" you can find lots that will help you have fun by collecting porcelain items.
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