

Porcelain travel
These days it is increasingly hard to go out on trips, even in nature (let alone in cities). Here in Britain, we simply don't know which...


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...