Spot the frog! 🐸
[click the < arrows > to slide] This week I have another gorgeous dessert service: a Spode "Imperial" dessert service with the famous...
These plates tell a story
[click the < arrows > to slide] This beautiful set of plates made by Bloor Derby can tell us a rich family history. The famous Crown...
Going home after 300 years
[click the < arrows > to slide!] You may have noticed that lately I started to show more Chinese Export items, which have never been part...
A garden of flowers
[click the < arrows > to slide!] I have a special weakness for beautiful sets of plates... Not long ago I had a beautiful dessert service...
Raised, chased, tooled
[click the < arrows > to slide!] I am sometimes asked: what is the difference between "tooled" gilt and "raised" gilt? And what about...
Autumnal flowers
[click the < arrows > to slide!] It is autumn here, and all colours are changing fast... on my desk is a vase with beautiful...
An Aesthetic Rebellion
[click the < arrows > to slide!] Today is the first Saturday of October, and where I live it is getting cold now. Mornings are dark, and...
Of cherubs and bats
[click the < arrows > to slide!] After some time away, it is refreshing to be back in my stock room and clear out some items that have...
Crazy and rich!
The last time I had items in this "Rich Imari" or "Crazy Japan" pattern I confused two very similar patterns, so now that I have a cup in...
The home makes the person
These two vases with covers are a sublime piece of artistry. They were made by Royal Worcester in 1907. The late Victorians and...
