In Britain, unless you frequently buy second hand goods somewhere like a car boot sale, most of us don’t usually do much in the way…
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…
At a recent antiques fair, I met a collector who explained to me the date cyphers to be found on Cobridge pottery. Having had a…
Everyone in the antiques world dreams of finding The Big One. Unearthing something that ends up being worth many times what you paid for 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…
After four months of research, head scratching, server builds (and rebuilds), software installations and remembering how to write, I’ve turned off the “Do not index”…
For as long as I can remember I’ve bought books, not just when I needed one for something in particular but simply because I like…
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…
This posting became much longer than I expected when I started it. To make it more readable I’ve split it into two parts. Part One…
This posting became much longer than I expected when I started it. To make it more readable I’ve split it into two parts. This, being…