Some imitations are so good that they become collectable. This is what happened to the imitations by Edmé Samson in Paris. Edmé Samson...

After half a year of being locked up in the big city, I ventured out for my first little trip last week. I spent a few days in Wales, the...

It has been extremely hot here in the UK as we have gone through another heatwave - a scary phenomenon that seems to be the new normal as...

Many jokes are made these days about the "avocado generation", i.e. millennials who love avocado toast and (very sensibly, in my eyes)...

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...

I am fast-forwarding 10 years from last week's wonderful tea service made by Thomas Rose at Coalport. This week I am showing a New Hall...

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 got lots of interest in last week's wonderful red Coalport dessert service; it nearly got sold but then didn't, so it's still...

I have featured beautiful Coalport dessert services painted by Cecil Jones before (and see a previous blog post here) - and I am pleased...

It is weekend, and haven't we all deserved a very large cup of tea or coffee? That's what breakfast cups were invented for: extra large...