Mystery solved
A while ago I asked for help from all the readers of this blog to identify a pair of potpourri vases from about 1835-1840, which I had...
Happy Holidays
It is Christmas Eve and today there is no story about porcelain, but just some thoughts about the holidays... Whether you celebrate...
Holiday dinner, and spot the frog
The holidays are upon us - and some of you will already have had several important holidays such as Thanksgiving or Hanukkah. Here in the...
Time for gifts
It's that time of the year... and if you are as busy and disorganised as me, you still need to get some very special gifts for those very...
The joy of a good fair
I have been a little quiet online, but that's because last week I was standing at one of Britain's biggest antiques fairs, the Art &...
