Here are some thoughts on what I think are particularly collectable in the fields of ceramics, glass and metalware (stainless steel) made during these two important decades for popular modernist design. This...
Poole Pottery, based in the town of Poole in Dorset, was set up in 1873 as Carter and Co. and they started out by mainly making architectural ceramics (tiles and ornamental ceramics used in buildings). By the...
Susie Cooper With 15 years of collecting experience I am glad to say that the number of fakes, forgeries and problem items associated with the work of Susie Cooper is fairly low in relation to her total...
Art Deco Lalique Glass/Art Glass/French/Art Deco Lalique Under this or simmilar caption you can often find very recent low quality imitations of pieces originaly made for H. Hoffmann / C. Schlevogt...
New to buying Clarice Cliff? Or perhaps you'd like to try your hand at collecting. This is a basic guide to some possible first steps in collecting Clarice Cliff. STARTING COLLECTING You'd like to...
Is your item similar to a Clarice Cliff design? You can increase interest by wording your auction carefully. But take care! This guide will help you list within eBay rules. Can I call any piece of pottery...
Hello there. I've had an interest in collecting Carlton Ware figurines, in particular the 'girl' series for a while now, and having found information a little scarce on the subject, thought it might be worth...
Since there appears to be no guides to buyers of Art Deco lighting I am offering this in the hope it may be useful to those about to take their first step to owning an icon of this fascinating period. Firstly,...
Carlton Ware started its life in 1890 in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire,England. The factory was founded by James Frederick Wiltshaw in partnership with two brothers, James Alcock and William Herbert...
Clarice was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England, the daughter of Harry Thomas Cliff and Ann Machin; her father was the great-great-great grandson of Thomas Wedgwood IV (1716-1773), the eldest brother of...