The other Josiah
Last month, in my column in Homes & Antiques, we looked at the genius of Josiah Wedgwood, the modest potter who transformed...
Minton - or Mystery?
This week I am asking your help! And of course also showing you a fantastic piece of porcelain. Here you see a pair of sublimely made...
Silver lining
Nothing cheers me up as much as a beautifully laid table. A table laid with care, with well made dishes, glasses and cutlery, is the...
Serenade at Bow
When I see Bow figures, I find them hard to resist. Often the ones I find are so banged up or badly restored that I can't really get...
A lasting legacy
It's that time of the month - my next column in Homes & Antiques has come out, and this time it is about a revolutionary man who changed...
Machin's moustache
Time for a splendid lunch in the garden...? Today we are looking at this stunning dessert service. In the early 1900s there were as many...
The elephant in the room
Happy Easter everyone! I've been laying low a bit while dealing with covid (thankfully the vaccine did its job so I am fine) but with the...
Across continents
It's all about collecting in this new May issue of Homes & Antiques, and of course they asked me to write about my own collection. So I...
Sir Geoffrey's vases
A while ago I was very lucky to come across a garniture of three Ridgway vases from about 1810-1815. They immediately caught my eye, as...
Ranelagh
This week I have a very fine Derby figure for you of a "Ranelagh" dancer from the 1760s. She would originally have come with a male...
