This weekend is Easter, and after and exceptionally long and dark winter the spring has never been so welcome! 🌷 I know many of you are...

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

We all get it wrong sometimes... One of things I love about dealing with antique porcelain is that you never stop learning. I have...

Barr, Flight & Barr Kylin pattern dishes Today we have some very special dishes made by Barr Flight & Barr between 1807 and 1813. This...

A rare set of plates Today I have a beautiful and very rare set of plates. And having grown up in The Netherlands, to me this is a Royal...

Pagoda Last week I showed a beautiful tea service by New Hall, made around the year 1800. This week I have another one from that period,...

Knitting Wool I am often asked about the names of patterns. Many patterns didn't have a particular name, as there were too many patterns...

© 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...