My latest column in Homes & Antiques is out! This month I am writing about a frequently misunderstood factory: Rockingham in Yorkshire.
Porcelain collectors know the lazy term "Rockingham style"; you see it a lot at auctions or on markets. It usually means a porcelain item in early Victorian Rococo Revival style - but more often than not it has nothing to do with Rockingham.
In fact, Rockingham, even though it was a latecomer to the British porcelain rage in the early 19th Century, became one of the most celebrated factories and made some of Britain's finest porcelain. A fame that eventually would lead to the demise of this great factory - and its name had become so famous that today, many people don't even know what Rockingham porcelain truly looks like, but confuse it with a general style.
To read more about how all this came about, and why this factory was able to make such sublime porcelain for a relatively short period, see my column. You can also take a subscription on the magazine, below is a discount code.
To read the column in Homes & Antiques
For a discounted subscription, head to Homes & Antiques, it is a wonderful magazine and you will be able to catch my monthly column about British porcelain. You can get a discounted subscription and order a free copy here. The free issue contains an interview with myself and several other collectors. The magazine is delivered all over the world but you can also get a digital subscription.