Welcome to Encountering Beauty, a series of podcasts brought to you by Masterpiece London. I’m Thomas Marks, editor of Apollo magazine, and in these podcasts we’ll be exploring the enduring relevance and resonance of what have long been some of the most revered and versatile materials that artists have had at their disposal. 

In each conversation I’ll be joined by two art dealers who exhibit at the leading art fair that is Masterpiece London – experts in different artistic fields that nevertheless share particular materials between them. We’ll explore everything from wood to marble, and from pigments to precious stones; discussing how artists have handled, worked and transformed these materials; and why they’re prized by collectors today.

Today we’ll be hearing about the ancient and enduring craft of ceramics – from the elemental forming and firing of clay that has been advanced by so many civilisations to the ‘white gold’ of porcelain, and the potters and patrons who have dedicated themselves to its mysteries. 

I’m delighted to be joined by two London-based specialists in the field: Adrian Sassoon, expert in 18th-century French porcelain and contemporary works of art in ceramic, and by Errol Manners of E. and H. Manners Ceramics and Works of Art, which offers a wide range of pottery and porcelain from European pieces to Middle Eastern, Far-Eastern and Mexican colonial period wares. It’s great to have you both with me…

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