Flower Power
My latest column in Homes & Antiques is out! This month I am writing about the porcelain style called "Coalbrookdale". Love it or hate...
The best and the brightest
I wrote about the amazing fruit painter William Cooke not long ago. Cooke worked for Coalport alongside some other very talented...
Dinner in style
Today I am showing an item that ticks two of my favourite boxes: a dessert service, made by H&R Daniel. As you probably know by now, I...
This pattern is not for the birds
Some porcelain patterns are so famous that they rarely come up in the market, even though they were made in great numbers. But if you...
The story of Imari
This week we got some exciting new stock in, and several of the pieces I am adding are in the Imari style. People often ask me where it...
The talented Mr Daniel
It's that time of the month... I can reveal a new column at Homes & Antiques and this time it is about a porcelain maker who is close to...
Tulip Mania
After the long, cold winter we've had, spring is so very welcome. And what a spring! I have been working hard in my allotment, planting...
In their Element
You may know that I love porcelain figures from the 18th Century. I have a whole shelf full of Derby and Bow figures, and recently I was...
A green, green spring
It is spring! Although I feel like I have been cheating a bit by spending a week in Italy - but I know it's getting warmer and greener in...
The Revival of Rococo
This month at Homes & Antiques it’s been all things Rococo Revival in my column! It's now up and you can read more about this interesting...
