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Troika Pottery
I’ve always had an interest in studio ceramics, but I hadn’t come across anything like Troika until I visited a preview at an auction house in Cornwall in 2004. The unique shapes and textured designs in blues and browns drew me in. I intended to buy
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A profusion of new ideas, like Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts, adapted for middle-class tastes, alongside revivals of furniture from the Georgian and earlier periods. Sinuous lines, dainty detailing, slim legs, and more compact sizes for smaller mid
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What first sparked your interest in antiques, and how did it grow from there? I’ve always loved the look of polished wood – I enjoyed sliding on highly polished wooden floors at home in my socks when I was a little girl – and I grew up with the sound

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