This is the hub page from which you can easily access all the information on my site about specific areas, including illustrated articles, blog posts arranged by category, and much more. Click on a link below or use the dropdown menus under LEARN in the top menu bar. Information is added to my site every week, particularly via my blog, so come back regularly.
If you are looking for information about a specific design, designer, area or company, please use the keyword search in the top menu bar to search my entire site. If you wish to search my shop, please do that clicking on SHOP in the top menu bar and using the search feature in my shop.
Articles & Features
I have written numerous illustrated articles about art, antiques, vintage and collecting over the years for many different publications. Some of them are here, and are free to read. I will add to this list over time, so please check back. The ‘Blog Archive’ links below will take you to all the blogs I have posted about that subject.
- Alla Moda – Blog Archive
- Art – Blog Archive
- British Glass – Blog Archive
- Ceramics – Blog Archive
- Czech Glass – Basic Q&A
- Czech Glass – Blog Archive
- Doulton’s Rare Isobath Inkwells
- Dunhill Namiki
- Fat Lava – Blog Archive
- General Collecting
- Glass – Blog Archive
- Inuit Sculpture
- Polish Film Posters
- Prehistoric Art in Modern Design
- Ricardia Art Pottery
- Ricardia – Shapes
- Ricardia – Glazes
- Ricardia – Marks
- The Horrors of War
- Top Picks – Olympic Memorabilia
- Top Ten in 20thC Glass – Part I
- Top Ten in 20thC Glass – Part II
- Whitefriars Fakes
- Who & What Was Raymor?
Lectures
I am a skilled, enthusiastic and knowledgeable speaker and regularly give talks, seminars and study days on areas I have written about and other areas within 20thC design, antiques, collecting, and the decorative arts. My talks are packed with facts, opinion, context and take-home information. I am an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society and I have also spoken at locations ranging from village halls and local bookshops to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Click here to learn more.
Bespoke Tours With Mark
I offer informative, relaxed, and fun tours of antique shops, centres, and fairs. These are entirely bespoke – tell me what you love and we’ll work something out for you. I’ve also partnered with Truly Experiences to offer ready-made packages, which also make ideal gifts for the antiques lover in your life. Click here to learn more.
Book Price Guide & Update Sheets
Some of my books have inserted price guides and update sheets, containing new information I have found since the book was published. You can find and download the latest versions of these by clicking here.