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[Figurines Sculpture Blog] GKBCO Pottery Mark Query: GKBCO Pottery Mark Query:- Aloha, I have uncovered a tea set with the marking gkbco on the bottom (in a cross using 'b' as a middle letter). Could you please share with me any information you have about this particular marking, as I can't seem to find ANYTHING online regarding this particular company or marking.

[Jordo Media - Feed of the Day from our RSS Feed Directory] Jordo Media - View the feed - Art Market Blog with Nicholas ...: A sale price for an item at auction that massively exceeds the estimate is usually put down to an incorrect appraisal by the auction house - as long as it is an isolated incident.  The sheer number of Chinese items of decorative art that are selling for prices well above their appraised value could not be all the result of incorrect valuation or assessment.  So what is driving the market for these objects to such dizzying heights?.  I suspect that pride and status have a significant role to play.  No disrespect to Asian men, but they do tend to be very proud and do not like to be beaten.  There is also the bragging rights that paying ridiculous amounts of money for an object can bring. Yes, some of the objects being purchased are rare but not rare enough to justify the prices being paid.   I can’t help but think back to the art market boom of the late 80’s, early 90’s, when wealthy Japanese business men drove the market for Impressionist works of art into the stratosphere.   Quality was not of great concern to these Japanese buyers who were more interested in art as a status symbol than anything else.  I suspect that we are seeing a similar situation at the moment with wealthy Chinese buyers and Chinese artefacts.

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