Salopian Roses
This month in Homes & Antiques I am taking you to Shropshire (called Salop in those days), just over the border with Staffordshire, where...
Etruscan elegance
To me, nothing is as uplifting as spending time around a beautiful table with friends and loved ones... well today I have a really...
Summer Sale!
Don't we all love a good sale? To celebrate the summer solstice and to clear my shelves we are putting on a huge Summer Sale - FOR 3 DAYS...
Cooke's flowers
The Coalport factory made a huge variety of styles and items, but one thing they really excelled at was flower paintings. Thanks to John...
The other Josiah
Last month, in my column in Homes & Antiques, we looked at the genius of Josiah Wedgwood, the modest potter who transformed...
Minton - or Mystery?
This week I am asking your help! And of course also showing you a fantastic piece of porcelain. Here you see a pair of sublimely made...
Silver lining
Nothing cheers me up as much as a beautifully laid table. A table laid with care, with well made dishes, glasses and cutlery, is the...
Serenade at Bow
When I see Bow figures, I find them hard to resist. Often the ones I find are so banged up or badly restored that I can't really get...
A lasting legacy
It's that time of the month - my next column in Homes & Antiques has come out, and this time it is about a revolutionary man who changed...
Machin's moustache
Time for a splendid lunch in the garden...? Today we are looking at this stunning dessert service. In the early 1900s there were as many...
