Flowers are timeless
In the 19th Century British porcelain factories, the decorators did usually not get a fixed wage but were paid per piece, so when trade...
In praise of tobacco
No, this is not what it sounds like! I am not praising the unhealthy habit of smoking - in fact I have never smoked one cigarette in my...
Creative Chaos
After a break of a few months I am back in Homes & Antiques! And this year I am starting out on a different course. In the last three...
Shropshire flowers
It's one more week to go until Easter, and to get in the mood for spring, this week I want to share these stunning vases with you. I came...
And now for some colour!
After the gorgeous little black-and-white 18thC Worcester tea service from last week, it is time for some colour... I recently came...
Tea Party, and the Grand Tour
I came across a wonderful little matched tea service that has a lot of history. The oldest items of this cool little tea service, which...
Fabled plates
People who know me well will know that I love foxes. As I live in London, I get to see a lot of foxes; they are everywhere. There is a...
A sweet story
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...
Martin's colourful table
The Worcester factory had gone through some dark days in the 1780s to about 1800, which is roughly known as the Flight & Barr period....
A nose for the rose
It's going to be Valentine's Day... so this week we need to do something beautiful and romantic... Let's look at some roses! One of the...
