Ceramics
Vases and glassware to bring a splash of colour
These modern designs will brighten up any home this winter.
A potted guide to collecting pot lids with examples of upcoming lots
The practice of collecting pot lids is a worthwhile if somewhat old-fashioned pursuit. If you’ve ever snapped a Polaroid or taken up knitting needles, this could be the collecting area for you.
Local heroes: five pieces of Poole Pottery up for auction at Poole saleroom
Although the company name of Poole Pottery dates from 1963, the manufacture of this distinctive line of products dates back all the way to 90 years before when a business on East Quay in the Dorset town was bought by Jesse Carter.
Sensational ceramics to bid for and buy at Halls’ Autumn Auction
Antique ceramics can make wonderful decorative items, often suiting the kitchen, dining room and living room equally well.
Bring the garden indoors with five elegant plant and flower receptacles coming up at auction this month
You have dead headed the roses, harvested the last of the sweet peas and the dahlias are coming to an end. The flowers in your garden may be concluding for the season but why not stock up on vases and plant pots to bring cut flowers and plants indoors for autumn.
Cats, pigs and a range of Wemyss highlights on offer in Edinburgh auction
Proud porkers are the most distinctive product of the Wemyss factory but the range encompassed far more than happy hogs.
What to buy: Two pictures and two ceramic works at online auctions this week
With estimates from £700-15,000 here are four previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Five rare prototype never in production Royal Doulton Toby jugs for a unique collection
What makes an item rare and highly collectable? One obvious factor is the number of objects ever in circulation, so prototype designs and models never put into production will always be a winner when it comes to demand.
Catch these great sales as auction houses reopen premises to the public
The calendar of forthcoming auctions is filling up as firms in England begin to reopen.
A trio of teapots: one to use, one to display and one to tell the time
Keep calm and drink tea – certainly good advice during the current lockdown. And what better way to enjoy a brew than serving it in a rare, elegant or unusual teapot?