

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...


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


Breakfast cups
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...


How to eat dessert in style
Last week's little pink plates flew away quickly, and today I have a very different set of plates: a full dessert service from about...


Mountains, water, skies
Just before the pandemic hit I made a trip to Scotland, and I absolutely loved it: the water, the wind, the beautiful light of the purple...


Fans, flowers or mons?
Happy Saturday! In a world in turmoil and difficulty, let's focus on some beauty - as beauty always gives us strength and that can only...


Tumbledown Dick
Last week I showed how British porcelain makers imitated Chinese designs, and this week I have another beautiful example of this. The...


Boy at the Door
In these last few weeks quite a few pieces found their way to me that were made in England in the late 18th or early 19th Century, but...


Back to Simplicity
This week I have brought out a series of items in simple designs - perhaps it is the lockdown that has inspired me to focus on...


Spring flowers
It is spring here in this part of the world! And after a long winter of perpetual greyness, it is an important, if not life saving season...