Desk gadget from 1902
Remember the good old days before email, when you needed to write a letter on paper, stick it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and then...
New stock!
After a wonderfully refreshing holiday at the South coast of Crete (see my Instagram posts of the last 2 weeks for pictures and stories!)...
Collectable imitations
Some imitations are so good that they become collectable. This is what happened to the imitations by Edmé Samson in Paris. Edmé Samson...
A visit to Nantgarw
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...
Keeping cool
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...
Avocado toast 😉🍈
Many jokes are made these days about the "avocado generation", i.e. millennials who love avocado toast and (very sensibly, in my eyes)...
English Imari
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...
Hybrid Hard Paste
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...
Dragons' den
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...
Turn your plate!
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...
