Royal Doulton Expert Visits Canada

Online, November 15, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Louise Irvine, the Royal Doulton expert and author from London, England will be visiting Toronto on Saturday, November 19th after an interval of many years. She will be presenting an Afternoon Tea & Talk from 2 to 5pm at the Westin Prince Hotel and is looking forward to seeing many of her friends in the Royal Doulton world.

Louise is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on Royal Doulton antiques and collectibles, having published 15 reference books for collectors and countless articles. She is also a very articulate and entertaining speaker on the subject and has lectured to audiences in Europe, Australia, South Africa, the United States and Canada.

At the Westin Prince event, there will be an opportunity to hear her one of Louise's excellent presentations on the history of Royal Doulton, one of Britain's most famous china companies. With beautiful illustrations, Louise will take her audience through a century of figurine design, charting the development of one of the most popular collectibles in Canada.

Louise has been associated with Royal Doulton for more than 30 years. Her first achievement was the presentation of the Doulton Story exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum in 1979. The following year she initiated the company's International Collectors Club and edited its quarterly magazine. Louise organizes traveling exhibitions of Royal Doulton and produces a range of historical publications. In 1990 she starred with the well known actor Patrick Macnee in a video documentary about the company and she has been a frequent guest on TV and radio chat shows around the world.

Louise continues to be a sought after speaker at museums, antique clubs and other special interest groups. Included amongst her previous Canadian engagements are the Royal Ontario Museum, the Gardiner Museum, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Louise's event on November 19th is sponsored by Pascoe & Company of Miami, Florida, the world's largest dealer of Royal Doulton figurines and art pottery. Louise advises this company and produces their informative Connoisseur magazine with news about Royal Doulton and other fine collectibles.

For further details contact: Veronica Alvarado 1-800-872-0195 ext 123.
www.pascoeandcompany.com
Pascoe & Company â— 1871 NW North River Drive â— Miami â— FL 33125