To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War The Royal British Legion are launching their Lest We Forget Appeal. They have been working with potters in Stoke-on-Trent including Anita Harris to create commemorative pieces of pottery. Anita Harris Art Pottery have created 5 special pieces including: 24cm Vase […]
Twelve plates from the famous ‘Marly Rouge‘ dessert service made at the Sèvres porcelain factory for the Emperor Napoleon in 1809, and delivered to the Château of Fontainebleau, sold for £81,250 at Bonhams Fine European Ceramics Sale in London on Thursday 5 July. The 12 plates were estimated at £70,000-90,000. The hand-painted […]
John Gilroy’s iconic artwork, designs and influence for the Guinness advertising campaigns, from 1928 to the 1960s, are still current today and the original Guinness posters are very collectable. John Gilroy was responsible for some of the most famous advertising campaigns in history and helped turn around the fortunes of Guinness […]
The Quentin Blake A Retrospective is running at Christies from the 3rd to the 12th July, and includes 178 lots from Quentin Blake’s personal collection, being offered at live auction and an online sale. The sales comprise works from the past 40 years of his career, including illustrations of characters that have […]
Buddy Holly Royal Doulton Character Jug We still love the Royal Doulton character jugs at WCN. There have been many great examples, and now is a great time to collect as the prices of most models are way below their peak. The Buddy Holly Character Jug has a design number D7100 […]
Post-war ceramics arrived in an explosion of style and colour, creating contemporary ‘new look’ that is so desirable among collectors today. One of the most innovative potteries was Midwinter Pottery, largely due to one of its most celebrated designers – Jessie Tait. She was the only full time in-house designer […]
Robert Harrop have added a new piece to their Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons collection with Symphony Angel. Symphony Angel is one of five ace pilots for Spectrum. She flies the Angel Interceptor aircraft from the floating Cloudbase HQ. Symphony and her team offer air support to the Spectrum agents on […]
It is that time of year again when Harrods present their annual Harrods Christmas Bear and for 2018 the little fellow has the name Oliver. Oliver will be the 33rd Christmas bear. He is white bear and is dressed in a cosy quilted jacket with a tartan-lined hood and furry trims. Harrods […]
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, normally Captain Scarlet was first broadcast in 1967 and was produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. It was the eight series to be produced by the Andersons and follows the hostilities between Earth and a race of […]
From their home studio tucked away on the rural coast of northern California, a pair of sisters create works of art that look good enough to eat. Dinah and Patty Hulet have created stunning art glass that you’ll find in museums, galleries, and the finest gift shops in the world. […]
