An Introduction to Ray & Diane Ginns

Introduction

Hello and a warm welcome from Diane and Ray.

After a long life together collecting, dealing and exhibiting at major fairs around the country including the Fine Arts and Antiques Fair Olympia, London we are now trading exclusively through the internet showing Antique Staffordshire Pottery and Fine Toby Jugs. Our site has had much praise for its "Collectors Series" and in the near future we will be showing a site for the connoisseur toby enthusiast, this will also allow us to introduce more pottery items on the rarepottery site giving collectors specialized priority in our many different antique pottery subjects.

Tobies were our passion from the start of our career but we branched out into Staffordshire Pottery to supply the trade during the late 1980's. Portobello Road, London was a convenient outlet for nine years but after the 9/11 USA disaster business started to slow. We left ( thinking it would only be for a few Summer months break) in 2004 but since then it has been trading via this website and with private clients who we have know from our early years..... Their loyalty is always much appreciated and we want to extend our commitment to all collectors, old and new.

Our knowledge is vast and there are many happy memories of the J.Horne/A.Sampson years when we were fortunately able to supply wonderful rare items to these two well known and respected members of the antiques trade.

For a collector buying items for their prized collection it will always be a very special personal event and for this reason we have been able to proclaim the fact that "we always go the extra mile" to help collectors. Sadly now finishing the shows we have lost that "one to one" connection that's so vital for collectors to gain knowledge, this has now been replaced with written informative documentation to assist with every stock pottery item purchase from our specialist inventory, guaranteeing as much information as possible to bring collectors a greater understanding of their collecting field.

Buy with confidence your purchase is guaranteed.

Sincerely,

Ray & Diane Ginns.