These unassuming objects can pay off big time.

I bought these figures at a masked ball about 20 years ago. They are well made with the colors and gold trim undamaged. I would appreciate anything you could tell me about their origin and value. I ...

Q: I bought this porcelain statuette at a Goodwill store for $20 recently. It was filthy, but cleaned up with soapy water. It has no markings and is about 30-centimetres (12-inches) tall. It does have ...

Q. I have an old but not wildly valuable porcelain figurine that recently met with an accident; several small pieces broke off, but I seem to have recovered all of them. Now what? A. The damage done ...