Bat, pluck and dust
It's a dark rainy spring morning here, and when picking a little cup for my morning coffee I was enamoured by the variously printed Spode...
The best coffee pot, ever
Today we are going blue and white! And we have the best coffee pot, ever. A while ago I showed a Miles Mason tea service in the famous...
New beginnings
I think we may never have been so conscious of new beginnings as this new year. Although I feel a sense of relief to have made it through...
Tumbledown Dick
Last week I showed how British porcelain makers imitated Chinese designs, and this week I have another beautiful example of this. The...
Tobacco leaves, 3 times
Last week I showed a wonderful reproduction of two tulip vases, today I have another very interesting reproduction... and this time the...
Spot the frog! đ¸
[click the < arrows > to slide] This week I have another gorgeous dessert service: a Spode "Imperial" dessert service with the famous...
Of angels and doves
A while ago I showed the two beautiful Minton figures of Miranda and Lalage in celadon "parian" china, and last week I showed the...
Parian: for the gods
You will have seen sculpted putti, or cherubs, like these before, and here is the story of how these were made. They were made of parian...
