Two flower painters walked into a pub...
No, this is not a joke, but well, two flower painters walked into a pub... A while ago I was offered a large porter mug that was quite...
Europa and Leda - and a sale!
A while ago I came across a pair of truly spectacular and rare figures by Derby, which I had never seen before: Europa with the Bull, and...
Minor factories, major roles
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you've had a wonderful holiday period and starting the new year refreshed. Today I am catching up, after...
Mystery solved
A while ago I asked for help from all the readers of this blog to identify a pair of potpourri vases from about 1835-1840, which I had...
Happy Holidays
It is Christmas Eve and today there is no story about porcelain, but just some thoughts about the holidays... Whether you celebrate...
Holiday dinner, and spot the frog
The holidays are upon us - and some of you will already have had several important holidays such as Thanksgiving or Hanukkah. Here in the...
Time for gifts
It's that time of the year... and if you are as busy and disorganised as me, you still need to get some very special gifts for those very...
The joy of a good fair
I have been a little quiet online, but that's because last week I was standing at one of Britain's biggest antiques fairs, the Art &...
Liverpool's best kept secret
Liverpool has a secret. I write about it in my latest column in Homes & Antiques: the Herculaneum Pottery, which emerged in the early...
When Henry saw green
You may know that I like collecting pieces from H & R Daniel, the rather short-lived factory headed up by Henry Daniel and his son...
