Dropped Shell shape Lately several plates of an interesting shape found their way to me, through various channels. The plates you see here were made by several factories but they have one thing in common: the "dropped shell" or "inverted shell" shape. There is an interesting story to this. This shape was made in Staffordshire around the year 1820 and for many years it was assumed that only one factory made them.⁠ ⁠But then research was done and actually there are quite a few

Hello everyone, happy weekend, and we have a sale during the next two weeks! Sale I don't often do sales, but this is no ordinary year. We are under tight lockdown here in London and I have decided that I want to keep hiding out at home as much as possible until London becomes a safer place. That means it is a perfect time to clear the shelves. So you will find many items priced down until the end of the month - have a look! Shipping Please note that until the end of January

You often see porcelain that is called "Rockingham style". This usually applies to a certain elaborately shaped Rococo Revival style tea service. Today I have the real thing: a very large tea service made by Rockingham in the 1840s. ⁠ Rockingham was the pride of Yorkshire, and although a relative latecomer to the production of porcelain, they quickly caught up with the Staffordshire factories and created very high quality wares that became a favourite of King William IV. He o

This week I have some good news - yes, that still exists even in today's crazy world 😃 A couple of weeks of hibernation over the holidays has given me the brain space to add a new function to my website: wish lists! From now on, when you go to my website you will find a Login icon in the top right. It will allow you to set up your own profile in which you can see your purchases and, importantly, create a wish list! So no more scraps of paper or missed opportunities. Whenever

I think we may never have been so conscious of new beginnings as this new year. Although I feel a sense of relief to have made it through the challenging last year, it is dampened by the sadness of so many lives lost and the loneliness of lockdown life. I was toasting my neighbours in the street at midnight (all socially distanced of course!) and we were having a dance to music blaring from a balcony, yet my thoughts are constantly with several friends who lost close family i