The Staffordshire Lion: King of the Jungle or Bit Part Player?
Having mentioned the leonine characteristic of the rather bizarre kylin I thought I may stray into...
Read More
Category: China, Pottery & Porcelain
BRITISH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
The Project Gutenberg EBook of British Manufacturing Industries, by L. Arnoux and Professor Barff...
Read More
QuickFacts :: Introduction to pottery and porcelain
You may be familiar with it as ‘china’, but the ceramics category of antiques covers a...
Read More
Wedgwood Dragon Lustre
[jwplayer mediaid=”6469″] Wedgwood Dragon Lustre buying advice.
Read More
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Collection
[jwplayer mediaid=”6464″] A close up look at a few Wedgwood fairyland lustre bowls,...
Read MoreGray’s Pottery Designs
Many Gray’s Pottery designs, notably during the 1950s, used print images which may or may not be enamelled, but which carry the name of a person, place, event etc. The list below is of designs which include some text, most...
Read More
Henry Heath Lithographer Gray’s Pottery
Henry Heath was a draughtsman, an etcher of political caricatures and a lithographer, who switched...
Read More
Backstamps: history of Gray’s Pottery
Pictured top: The N Clipper backstamp used on all wares between 1931 and 1961 with minor...
Read More
Biscuit porcelain figure c1851
This figure was made from the Great Exhibition of 1851 by one of the greatest French makers,...
Read More
Susan Williams-Ellis 1918 – 2007
Pictured: Susan Williams-Ellis’ name appears in the last advertisement for products from...
Read More
