Porcelain figurines have a timeless charm that often goes beyond simple decoration. I've found that many of these delicate pieces can carry significant value, especially when they have a unique ...

Human eyes are as individual as fingerprints. Like those of a living person, the eyes of this ceramic figurine discovered recently at the site of Xanab Chak in the Puuc region of Mexico’s Yucatán ...

SHA’AR HAGOLAN, ISRAEL—According to a report in The Jerusalem Post, a possible mother goddess figurine crafted by members of the Yarmukian culture some 8,000 years ago has been uncovered in the Golan ...

A ceramic figurine of Michael Jackson defecating is seen at a market in Barcelona, Spain. Caganers - statuettes of well-known people defecating - are a Christmas tradition in Catalonia, dating back to ...

Rami Kim has been making whimsical character-driven ceramics in her Los Angeles garage for more than a decade: “They make me smile.” Inspired by her dog, Gus, the former animator brings animals to ...

Nelson Protacio wanted his wedding proposal to be extra-memorable. Thanks to a Berkeley startup called Twindom, he ordered an 8-inch figurine of himself holding a chalkboard that read, "Will you marry ...

Artist Christopher Doran, aka Click Mort, used to leave oddly shaped, altered toys on the shelves of stores in Los Feliz. “Nobody knew what the heck was going on,” says Margaret Wynn, Doran’s longtime ...