Porcelain manufacturers created tens of thousands of patterns in the early 19th Century - perhaps more, I don't think anyone has ever...

In the previous 2 weeks I have shown a very early tea service made by Thomas Rose from about 1800, and then a more sophisticated one by...

It's dragons today! I have recently found some wonderful dragon-like monsters on porcelain from about 1800 to 1820 (have a look in my...

I have been writing a few times lately about the interesting East-West mix of cultures in porcelain (see the links below). Right now we...

Now more than ever do we need beauty in our lives! These are extraordinary times and what makes it more unprecedented is that the whole...