George Tinworth: A rather forgotten life George Tinworth was the first (and probably the best known) of the ceramic artists to be employed by the…
Category: Our Collection
Introductions to items in our collection, either today or in the past
“The Waiter” is a glass, bird-like figure designed by the late Finnish artist Oiva Toikka for the glass makers Iittala. The figure stands about 200mm…
We are the proud owners of two carved wooden “dragon lamps”. The larger of the two provides a very comforting presence in our hallway, particularly…
I saw my first example of a Royal Doulton Autumn Foliage vase in an auction about six years ago. I was immediately attracted to it…
Bidding online at an auction last year I got a bit trigger happy and finished with several lots of Isle of Wight Studio Glass that…
In recent years Moorcroft have applied their designs to objects beyond the traditional vases and handled jugs that they are renowned for. I don’t think…
Collectors of Doulton ceramics are usually interested in the work produced in the last quarter of the 19th century, specifically from about 1871 when Henry…