Article Archive 2005
40 Years Living with Dr Wall
It was in 1948 when I was working with W.B. Honey on the English Ceramic Circle’s exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum that I first became involved with the illustrious Dr Wall and the early products of the Worcester factory...
04 January, 2005
Rue de Charenton Parisian White Earth in the English Manner 1743 - 1749
Fanciers of ceramics in Europe are familiar with the name of Pont-aux Choux. It designated an excellent parisian factory of the second half of the eighteenth century, founded to provide competition for the salt glazed pottery then being made in England. The purpose of this article is to discuss its origins and
04 January, 2005
Different Influences on the Early Painted Porcelain Ware of Doccia
The painted porcelain ware of the first period of the Doccia factory (1737-1757) is particularly interesting for its different stylistic influences, which not only show very strong links with other European factories, such as Vezzi, Meissen and Du Paquier, but also reveal their iconographic sources...
04 January, 2005
New Discoveries in Chinese Ceramics
The beginnings of traditions are always interesting, and one useful way of regarding ceramic history is to divide the ceramic traditions of the world into those that are ‘creative’, and those that are ‘reactive’...
04 January, 2005
Sevres and Paris Auction Sales in 1800-1847
A study of the pages relating to ceramics in Paris Auction catalogues of the first half of the 19th century has been used a basis for this initial survey of the market for 18th century Sèvres porcelain. The dates 1800-1847 were chosen as they coincide with the directorship at the factory of Alexandre Brongniart...
04 January, 2005