"Rich Imari" or "Crazy Japan"
This week let's look at a very popular pattern: the "Rich Imari" or "Crazy Japan" pattern, first designed by Barr, Flight and Barr,...
Forgotten beauties
There are many items in my shop, and it's easy to lose track of some of them. When trawling through the stock, I found quite a few...
New Hall
I have written about the New Hall porcelain factory before - but as I was getting some new stock in, it struck me, yet again, how diverse...
Print and pattern
My latest column in Homes & Antiques is out! And while some of you have been asking why I seemed to have forgotten Minton in my travels...
The masked marquess
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...
Finger and thumb
Happy weekend! This week I am highlighting a very well known and beautiful pattern: the "Finger and Thumb" pattern (some call it "Thumb...