I am fascinated by the salvage of shipwrecks. Not only do I want catalogues and videos about the treasures found on shipwrecks, but I also want pieces of porcelain that tell the story.  Many ships that sank between...

English imari plates, 1 Masons, 2 Royal Crown Derby c 1920 - 1960 Imari. Is it the name of a port in Japan? Ceramics from Japan, China, Europe, England? A generic term for red, blue and gold porcelain?...

One of the things that never changes is the desire to meet over a cup of tea. The drinking of tea is such a pervasive custom in England, for instance, that we sometimes forget it originated in Asia. ...

It’s a ubiquitous, popular line of pottery found in many homes. Yet how many of us know the story behind Blue Willow? The body of a Blue Willow piece depicts a pagoda with a pavilion or teahouse on...