This week, let's look at a very rare and special pair of sauce tureens. They were made by Coalport around the year 1820 and are decorated...

Happy weekend! This week I am highlighting a very well known and beautiful pattern: the "Finger and Thumb" pattern (some call it "Thumb...

This week I am repeating a post from a little while ago, as it was so very popular and had the highest hit rate ever. And the other...

My latest column in Homes & Antiques is out! This month I am writing about the period in the history of the Spode factory that is called...

You will have seen various Bow figures in these blogs - I love the 18th Century figures for their originality, elegance and innocence,...

Chamberlain's Worcester dessert service This week I am thrilled to present a very rare dessert service by Chamberlain's Worcester, from...

Among the most popular items in my shop are the early 19th Century plates - and to be honest I am in love with beautiful dessert services...

My latest column in Homes & Antiques is out! This month I am writing about the porcelain style called "Coalbrookdale". Love it or hate...

I wrote about the amazing fruit painter William Cooke not long ago. Cooke worked for Coalport alongside some other very talented...

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...