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Modelled by Dorothy Doughty (1892-1962) and manufactured by Royal Worcester. They are highly sought after by collectors, particularly those in America and with names like Mockingbird and Peach Blossom and Chickadee and Larch, that’s hardly surprising

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Funny how things come full circle, isn’t it? With an increase in knowledge and improved communications, the antiques industry is replete with remarkable discoveries that serve only to make the hobby of collecting even more compelling. See a slideshow of Hardman of Birmingham images Take the silver toast rack pictured here. It turned up in [...]

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Technorati Tags: Cyril Power,Sybil Andrews,linocuts,lino cuts   Linoleum – once every home had at least one floor covered with it – is hardly the medium  associated with striking images like the ones illustrated here. You’ll have to take my word for it, though: without See a slideshow of Power and Andrews linocuts the muddy mixture [...]

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