Ceramics and Porcelain
Staffordshire Figures: What Pairs Are Worth and Why
I bought my first pair of Staffordshire flatback figures in 1998, at an auction in Leek, for 85 pounds.
Founder and lead buyer, page 7 of 8
Dorothy spent fifteen years working auction rooms across the North of England before opening a dealership focused on Victorian and Edwardian pieces. She started this site because too much of what gets written about antiques either talks down to beginners or ignores them entirely.
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