Ruffled feathers
You may have noticed that lately I've shown a lot of Derby porcelain - no particular reason other than that they are fantastic pieces,...
Wonderful Wales
This month my column at Homes & Antiques takes us to South Wales, where for a short but glorious period British porcelain making was...
Tablescape in gilt
In these post-pandemic days we have never seen so much interest in "tablescaping": the setting of a beautiful table to serve food to your...
Sweet as sugar
This week, let's have a look at the sucrier: that beautiful and indispensable part of the early 19th Century tea service. A sucrier is a...
Juno and Jupiter
Recently I came across a wonderful pair of Derby figures that have now flown off to a new home... but I still wanted to show them to you....
Satsuma from Worcester
Today I am introducing a very special and rare set of three vases, or garniture, made by Royal Worcester in the years 1872 and 1873. It...
Salopian Roses
This month in Homes & Antiques I am taking you to Shropshire (called Salop in those days), just over the border with Staffordshire, where...
Etruscan elegance
To me, nothing is as uplifting as spending time around a beautiful table with friends and loved ones... well today I have a really...
Summer Sale!
Don't we all love a good sale? To celebrate the summer solstice and to clear my shelves we are putting on a huge Summer Sale - FOR 3 DAYS...
Cooke's flowers
The Coalport factory made a huge variety of styles and items, but one thing they really excelled at was flower paintings. Thanks to John...
