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by Christopher Proudlove©
The years 1890-1910 are known as the Art Nouveau period and the designs of almost everything took on a new artistic style that was in complete contrast to all that had gone before.
It was a combination of ideas inspired […]

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by Christopher Proudlove©

HOME hint number one: next time you clean the family silver, stick a small strip of Sellotape over the hallmarks. Why? Quite simply to avoid them being rubbed away by over zealous polishing. Fact is, many people clean silver too often. It’s a soft metal and untold damage can result.
Polish away the […]

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by Christopher Proudlove©
What do Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Rod Stewart, Estée Lauder boss Leonard Lauder and the Sultan of Brunei have in common? Answer: They all collect Moorcroft Pottery. And they’re not alone.
Today, Moorcroft both old and new is more collectable - and collected - than ever. The Moorcroft Collector’s Club was founded in 1987 […]

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by Christopher Proudlove©
Judging by the plaintive tone of a recent e-mail, one reader’s New Year celebrations seemed to be in jeopardy even before December was out.
She wrote: “I wonder if you can help me. As long as I can remember, (50 years!) we have been using a blue and white dinner service, which […]

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