Maurice A. Wade (1917-1991) was a British painter who specialised in documenting the industrial landscapes of the Stoke-on-Trent area. Maurice Wade worked in using a monochromatic or very limited palette in a manner reminiscent of Trevor Grimshaw or Jack Simcock. He had a very Northern Industrial sensibility, although he and his subject matter are from […]
This week’s, Auction Alert is the 3-day Antiques, Collectors & General Auctions: Friday 27th, Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th May 2022. Friday 27th May – General and Household Auction (Lots 1 – 1,000) Saturday 28th May – Collectables and Vintage Artefacts (Lots 1,000+) Sunday 29th May – Antiques, Gold and Fine Art with many Rare […]
We’ve been buying & selling vintage pottery for at least a decade and a half; however, we never stop learning new things. It was only this week that we discovered that some of the vintage Hornsea Pottery mugs we’d previously attributed to John Clappison were actually the work of Jack Dadd. Dadd was responsible for […]
Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls… please let us introduce a fabulous display of animals, carriages, lion tamers, strong men and clowns! What a lovely way to start the day – breakfast served on this cheery crockery! They’re from the ‘Circus’ range designed by Elayne Fallon for Staffordshire Potteries Ltd in the 1960s/70s. This little […]
