Janet can still recall her first ceramic purchase, it was a Shelley Tall Trees Bowls which she spotted in a local antique shop. This 1920s design of black trees set against a white background with a bright yellow sun caught her eye, it stimulated a long lasting passion for collecting Shelley Porcelain. Janet, soon found that like most ceramic enthusiasts she [...]

The Beswick company was established in Staffordshire in the 1920s, originally it produced table wares and ornaments such as Staffordshire cats and dogs. By the 1930s it was producing high quality china figurines,  farm animals, horses and dogs,the famous flying ducks which once were considered vulgar have now became popular collector’s items. Disney characters and Beatrix Potter [...]

Janet has a passion for ceramics, she has been adding pieces to her collection for a number of years. Occasionally as her tastes have changed and when space has been at a premium she has reluctantly sold certain items. John has often argued that if there was a fire, the ceramics would always be Janet’s first priority, [...]