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...
Nathaniel Mills The Other 'Famous Five' Birmingham Silver Boxmakers Nathaniel Mills is undoubtedly the most collected and sought after makers of silver boxes, vinaigrettes, snuff boxes and card cases made in...
British Architecture On Cigarette Cards I've been collecting and selling collectors cards and cigarette cards for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card collecting...
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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,...
CONTEMPORARY WOODBLOCK PRINTS - THE JAPANESE RENAISSANCE After the difficult times in the first half of the Twentieth Century in Japan there grew a slow renaissance in the art of Woodblock Prints: Many...
Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is a style in art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century.Other, more localized terms for the cluster of self-consciously...
THE FACTORY -WMF ( Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik ) The firm WMF were producing metal ware in different styles: * Classical * Art Nouveau ( Jugendstil ) * Art Deco * Celtic / Viking revival * Bauhaus...
Flooding - What To Do Step One - Moving into a Flood Risk Area Check the flood risk for the area through the Environment Agency's website (England and Wales), or SEPA (for Scotland). Find out what the...