Early 19th century Coalport porcelain decorated by James Donovan of Dublin Studio

Coalport porcelain was first produced in 1795 by John Rose, who established a porcelain factory in Coalport, Shropshire, England. The company quickly gained a reputation for producing high-quality porcelain with intricate designs and fine craftsmanship. In 1814, the Coalport factory was purchased by William Pountney, who expanded the business and increased production. During the 19th century, Coalport porcelain was highly sought after and exported to many countries. The company continued to produce porcelain chaning hands a number ot times, before it became part of the Wedgwood group in 1967.

Coalbrookdale porcelain, on the other hand, was produced by the more... Coalbrookdale Company, which was located in Coalbrookdale about 6 km from Coalport. The company was founded in 1795, the same year as Coalport porcelain. Coalbrookdale porcelain was known for its fine figurines and other decorative items, and the company was particularly noted for its high-quality casting techniques. The Coalbrookdale Company was active until the 1850s, when the company went out of business.

Both Coalport and Coalbrookdale porcelain are considered valuable by collectors less...

Donovan and Overland opened as manufacturing and wholesale jewellers in Perth in 1897. They supplied many of the retail jewellers on the goldfields and in Perth.

Many of their goldfields brooches carry the name of a Western Australian gold mining town, town, presumably where the brooch was retailed to the miners by a local jeweller. For example, Donnybrook, is a small town in Western Australia, about two hours south of Perth.

It was first settled about 1842 but it was not until 1897 that gold was discovered about 6 kilometres south of the town, resulting in a small gold rush more... to the town about two years later. However the exitement was short-lived and the most of the miners had left the area after about 3 years.

Donovan and Overland, occupied a number of locations in Perth, but closed in 1921. less...