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	Later Pottery 18 January 2000   Bernard Palissy experimented with lead glazes in France in the late 16th century, thus revolutionising the appearance of European pottery. Both lead-glazed earthenware and stoneware (a very hard pottery developed as a rival to china) were introduced to England from Germany in the 17th century, Oxford, Nottingham, York, Chesterfield and Swinton being early centres of production............ Sarreguemines - French Pottery with International Appeal By Mel Lewis 31 March 2000   The Sarreguemines (pronounced Sar-ge-mean) story began when the French Revolution was at its height. In Sarreguemines, a town in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France, three tobacconists, needing pots for their tobacco, joined forces to establish a small factory to produce faience - earthenware or pottery............ An Introduction to Polish Pottery - Collectible Folk Art By Teresa Munn 30 May 2001   It is a hard thing to stand helplessly at the curb and watch everything you own disappear down the street on the back of a moving van - the first leg of a long, tough journey............ Thoughts and Ideas from a Haeger Pottery Collector By Lanette A. Clarke 01 December 2000   After months of waiting, Haeger’s beautiful mare and foal set finally came up at auction. There was a bidding war and it finally sold for over $400 – to a loyal Haeger collector! However, there are at least five more of us out there that were outbid and are still looking for this set to complete our grouping of this series............ Maling Pottery By David Holmes 11 January 2001   David Holmes’ article on 'Maling Pottery' is the winner of our £250 Writing Competition … The story of Maling (pronounced "may-ling") pottery begins in Sunderland in 1762............ Majolica on Both Sides of the Atlantic, Part 2 By Marilyn G. Karmason 08 December 2000   Contiuned from Part 1 Griffen, Smith and Hill English majolica began to wane in popularity in about the mid-1870s. At the American Centennial in Philadelphia in 1876, American potters recognised the potential importance of majolica, bringing brightly coloured patterns to replace the white or blue and white patterns of dinnerware............ Majolica – On both sides of the Atlantic, Part 1 By Marilyn G. Karmason 08 December 2000   In the first month of the Millennium year 2000, the Brits from London landed on the island of Manhattan with a fantastic display of Victorian majolica............ Mad About Majolica By Jonna M. Gallo 18 December 2000   Botanical motifs on plates have been making glad the hearts of gardeners for centuries but none with the technical gusto of majolica. Decked out with the details inspired by Mother Nature at her most glorious, with the lushest of leaves and the most fabulous of flowers, this eye-catching earthenware is a feast for the eyes............ Dedham Pottery 24 November 2000   The Dedham Pottery was in business from 1896 to 1943 and is emblematic of the spirit of the Arts and Crafts movement established in the 1880s. Whilst the majority of the UK embraced the Industrial Revolution, a large proportion of the country’s artistic community celebrated the beauty of the natural world............ Bauer Pottery 24 November 2000   Bauer pottery was the great household staple of Californian homes in the 1930s, at a time when the word ‘patio’ was first entering the American vocabulary............ The History of Belleek Part II 03 November 2000   The Lean Years On Febuary 28th 1884, just one month and one day after the death of Armstrong, the Pottery, plus the surrounding estates, were advertised for sale in the Fermanagh............ The History of Belleek Part I 07 November 2000   The Formative Years The village of Belleek lies in the south west corner of County Fermanagh, in what is now Northern Ireland. County Donegal, in Eire, is the proverbial " Stones Throw " away from the Pottery's front door............ Noritake – An Introduction By Pat Murphy 24 August 2000   Noritake porcelain first arrived in Europe during the last years of the C19th under the generic “Nippon” backstamp. Nippon, contrary to popular belief, is not a specific manufacturer, but simply the Japanese name for their country............ Quimper Pottery – A Brief History By Adela Meadows 20 October 2000   Quimper (pronounced kem-pair) is a town located in northwestern France in the province of Brittany. It has been a pottery town since the days when the area was part of the Roman Empire, and today it is virtually synonymous with its pottery............ English Winstanley Cats: You Can Almost Hear Them Purr By Linda Merry 13 October 2000   Thinking back, I can remember the first Winstanley cat I bought. It was at a small village hall antiques and collectors fair, and we had a stall. Walking round, I saw a life sized pottery cat, and I couldn’t wait to take a closer look............ A Unique Clarice Cliff piece from 1925 16 August 2000   Deep under the outlying slopes of the North-Central Pennines nestles a comprehensive collection to equal the dreams and aspirations of all antique hunters and ‘Car Boot’ devotees............ Potty about Teapots By Ian and Lesley Rogers 15 August 2000   Our teapot collection started with two Tony Wood teapots bought as a Christmas present some 19 years ago; they were the ‘Jockey’ and ‘Mr Punch’............ The World is an Eggcup By Irving Scott 15 August 2000   Whilst we mere mortals are anticipating arriving in our own second Millennium of personal experience, eggcups are about to enter their third such time zone............ From Kitchen to Collectable 20 July 2000   The collecting of Cornishware - the blue and white banded kitchenware produced for over 75 years by the T.G. Green Pottery in Church Gresley, Derbyshire - has changed dramatically in recent years............ Enoch Booth - Pioneer Potter? By Pat Halfpenny 20 July 2000   Recent research has established that Enoch Booth (1717 - c.1743) was the likely pioneer of the fine, light coloured earthenware now known as creamware, reports Pat Halfpenny in ‘Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide’............ Cow Creamers By James MacKay 15 May 2000   Milk or cream jugs in the form of a cow were introduced to England about 1775 by Johann Schuppe, a Dutch silversmith resident in London. European silver creamers in cow form date from the early 18th century and may be found in a variety of sizes, invariably free-standing and with a small hinged lid in the back, usually decorated with a bee............ Carlton Ware By Jude Clarke 05 June 2000   Carlton Ware has been jostling for a top notch place in the ceramics stakes recently and prices for their high quality Art Pottery and lustre ware now regularly achieve a couple of thousand pounds at auction............ Cornish Ware By Jude Clarke 05 June 2000   It was bound to happen – the craze for blue and white Cornish Ware throughout the 1990s, the general media attention, the books and the specialised auctions - even the fakes - have all resulted in a flood of blue and white striped crocks and pots upon the marketplace............ Poole Pottery By Jude Clarke 05 June 2000   Collectables from the 1950s continue to be in great demand and 1950s ceramics with their bold shapes and patterns make very desirable modern antiques............ Collecting Radford Pottery By Mel Lewis 05 June 2000   The pretty, hand-painted pottery of Edward Thomas Brown Radford has all the hall marks of a future cult following - a distinctive style ‘signature’, accessible prices and a curiously human story with a bizarre ending............ Collecting Blue & White Pottery By Mel Lewis 19 June 2000   It's hard to believe that blue-on-white design has been the most enduring style of everyday pottery for more than 200 years. The slow, expensive hand painting of the 17th century, was superseded in the late 18th century by transfer-printing, a technique that lent itself to modest mass-production............ The Year of the Rabbit By Louise Irvine 19 July 2000   As 1999 draws to a close we are reaching the end of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, which gives me an excellent excuse to look at all the different rabbits that have been portrayed by the Royal Doulton and Beswick studios over the years............ The Sale of the Century By Mark Oliver 19 July 2000   Few Doulton auctions have attracted as much pre-sale comment and anticipation as the sale of selected items from the Royal Doulton Reserve Collection held at Phillips, UK on Sunday 21st November 1999............ Pottery and Porcelain Cottages By James MacKay 15 May 2000   Small cottages, houses and even castles with crenellated towers, were produced in various forms of pottery or porcelain in the 19th century for a wide variety of purposes............ Pastille Burners 15 May 2000   One of the earliest and most sought after types of ceramic architecture are pastille burners. The commoner form is a building in which the roof and walls were shaped in a single piece to make a cover, this was then superimposed, on the rest of the building............ Other Types Of Creamer By James MacKay 15 May 2000   The small potteries of Portobello and other towns on the east coast of Scotland produced cow creamers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The modelling was rather similar to that of Yorkshire cows but much cruder in execution and with a naïve style of decoration in a wide range of colours............ Delft Ware By Duncan McNab 05 May 2000   Whilst Delft ware is still with us in modern guise, it is interesting from the collector’s perspective that Delft ware has in fact been around for many centuries............ Imari By Duncan McNab 08 May 2000   The term “Imari” originates from the port of Imari in Japan’s Northern Kyushu. It was from this port that Japan’s porcelain exporting began............ Faience De Quimper By Ivor Hughes 14 April 2000   To the French, the “big five” producers of faïence are (or were) Marseille, Moustiers, Nevers, Rouen and Strasbourg. And then there are around 120 other towns or cities all noted for their subsequent production of faïence, predominantly from the 18th century and many to the present day............ The Toby Jug By Laura McGinty 14 April 2000   No one knows for sure exactly what they were originally designed for or even where they came from, but Toby Jugs remain a highly desirable British collectable............ What Exactly is Faience? By Ivor Hughes 14 April 2000   The term itself can lead to confusion and contradiction. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines faïence as decorative earthenware and gives Delft and majolica as examples (although the comparison with majolica may possibly irritate the purist the colouring is much the same)............ The Most Popular Jug In The World 06 April 2000   The enduringly popular Toby Jug is believed by many to immortalise a legendary Yorkshire drinker, Harry Elwes, better known by his nickname, Toby Fillpot............ Moorcroft Pottery By John Condie 31 March 2000   Moorcroft pottery has a large and dedicated following amongst today's art pottery collectors. Still produced at their factory in Staffordshire, England, the family firm has been honoured with royal patronage over the past one hundred years............