Vintage Moorcroft: How Old Is It? How can you tell how old a piece of Moorcroft is? Many collectors will have a good idea of the age just by looking at a piece. The most reliable method of dating is probably...
Moorcroft is curently a top contender in the world of collectables and understandably so. As with all popular areas in the field of ceramics, the buyer has to be on their toes with regards to buying second...
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...
History Toby jugs have been made in this country since about 1770, and there are known examples from Germany before this time, and now various countries from arround the world produce toby jugs. Early...
IF YOU FIND THIS USEFUL PLEASE VOTE YES BELOW TO MAKE THIS VISIBLE TO OTHERS Wedgwood listed over two thousand designs including subjects from Egyptian, Greek, and Roman history, mythology, masks, chimeras,...
As recent converts to the pleasures of Wedgwood Jasperware, and having a longtime association with Attic Red and Black-figured vases, we have a particular fascination with the images involved. We have quickly...
The purpose of this guide is to assist a potential Moorcroft buyer in deciding if they are about to buy or have bought a restored piece. Whilst I am no complete expert in this field, I have seen my fair share...
It's very interesting that when one gets into the area of collecting the bas-relief images on Wedgwood Jasperware, quite severely damaged pots - but with the images intact - can be bought for next to nothing....
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 Robinson....
House of Normandy House of Stuart 1066-1087 William I 1603-1625 James I 1087-1100 William II 1625-1649 Charles I 1100-1135 Henry I 1135-1154 Stephen 1649-1653 Commonwealth/protectorate 1653-1658...