Welcome to summer
It's finally summer! (well, officially, this is still late spring). Flowers are out everywhere. This is my favourite time of year. It is...
The Baxter Studio
In the early days of the Coalport factory, the shrewd owner John Rose slowly built up the the factory, which was being transformed from...
Midnight in Paris
I usually only sell British porcelain, but when these beautiful Parisian plates made their way to me, how could I have rejected them? In...
The mystery collector
It's time for a new feature in Homes & Antiques, and this time I am writing about someone I have presented to you earlier last year: the...
Mr Greatbatch's flowers
It is spring! It is a mighty cold April here in the UK so we are all still shivering indoors, but my tulips are out in force, and the...
Billingsley's flowers
Happy weekend! Today I am showing a very special part-dessert service. It is exceptionally elegant and beautiful, but it is also very...
Flowers are timeless
In the 19th Century British porcelain factories, the decorators did usually not get a fixed wage but were paid per piece, so when trade...
In praise of tobacco
No, this is not what it sounds like! I am not praising the unhealthy habit of smoking - in fact I have never smoked one cigarette in my...
Creative Chaos
After a break of a few months I am back in Homes & Antiques! And this year I am starting out on a different course. In the last three...
Shropshire flowers
It's one more week to go until Easter, and to get in the mood for spring, this week I want to share these stunning vases with you. I came...
