Tablescape in gilt
In these post-pandemic days we have never seen so much interest in "tablescaping": the setting of a beautiful table to serve food to your...
Sweet as sugar
This week, let's have a look at the sucrier: that beautiful and indispensable part of the early 19th Century tea service. A sucrier is a...
Juno and Jupiter
Recently I came across a wonderful pair of Derby figures that have now flown off to a new home... but I still wanted to show them to you....
Satsuma from Worcester
Today I am introducing a very special and rare set of three vases, or garniture, made by Royal Worcester in the years 1872 and 1873. It...
Salopian Roses
This month in Homes & Antiques I am taking you to Shropshire (called Salop in those days), just over the border with Staffordshire, where...
