With the increased interest in history and the visual arts in the 17th and 18th Century and as travel became easier, young gentlemen of...

It's been a difficult week for the world and in particular for the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦💔. So today I thought to find a piece of...

I was very lucky to come across some extremely rare Derby porcelain the other day: two tiny coffee cups made by Derby in about 1795. Both...

Have you ever wondered why Staffordshire became the centre of the global porcelain industry in the late 18th and 19th Century? I dug...

It's going to be Valentine's Day! And did you need any last-minute gifts? I've made a special page for small gifts for him or for her,...

You may have heard of the famous "Nelson" pattern: a bold Imari design from the very early 19th Century, first designed by Chamberlains...

This week I have been into all things Neo-classical... perhaps my grandfather, who was a scholar in the Classics, was speaking through...

As someone who grew up in a notoriously egalitarian country, the British ranks of nobility are to me as fascinating as they are puzzling....

Happy New Year everyone! After a wonderfully relaxed break we are taking the new year by storm with new stock, and new writings... As...

It's that time of the month... the new issue of Homes & Antiques is out, and that means there is a new column to read. This month I focus...