[click the < arrows > to slide] This week I have another gorgeous dessert service: a Spode "Imperial" dessert service with the famous...

[click the < arrows > to slide] This beautiful set of plates made by Bloor Derby can tell us a rich family history. The famous Crown...

[click the < arrows > to slide!] You may have noticed that lately I started to show more Chinese Export items, which have never been part...

[click the < arrows > to slide!] I have a special weakness for beautiful sets of plates... Not long ago I had a beautiful dessert service...

[click the < arrows > to slide!] I am sometimes asked: what is the difference between "tooled" gilt and "raised" gilt? And what about...

[click the < arrows > to slide!] It is autumn here, and all colours are changing fast... on my desk is a vase with beautiful...

[click the < arrows > to slide!] Today is the first Saturday of October, and where I live it is getting cold now. Mornings are dark, and...

[click the < arrows > to slide!] After some time away, it is refreshing to be back in my stock room and clear out some items that have...

The last time I had items in this "Rich Imari" or "Crazy Japan" pattern I confused two very similar patterns, so now that I have a cup in...

These two vases with covers are a sublime piece of artistry. They were made by Royal Worcester in 1907. The late Victorians and...