© Victoria and Albert Museum, London I am often asked the question: can you transport porcelain safely all over the world? The answer is:...

A rare find Not long ago I had a very lucky find at an auction: a rare porcelain figure made by the Bow factory in about 1760. I had...

Dropped Shell shape Lately several plates of an interesting shape found their way to me, through various channels. The plates you see...

Hello everyone, happy weekend, and we have a sale during the next two weeks! Sale I don't often do sales, but this is no ordinary year....

You often see porcelain that is called "Rockingham style". This usually applies to a certain elaborately shaped Rococo Revival style tea...

This week I have some good news - yes, that still exists even in today's crazy world 😃 A couple of weeks of hibernation over the...

I think we may never have been so conscious of new beginnings as this new year. Although I feel a sense of relief to have made it through...

Well this has been quite a year....! I want to thank all my customers and followers, both on this blog and on Instagram, for your...

It's nearly Christmas and things are heating up here at Gentle Rattle of China - boxes, boxes, and more boxes are piling up waiting for...

These days many of us have to do the holidays in very small gatherings of two or three... but we can always dream of a full dinner table!...