“My collections are a constant source of pleasure and curiosity”

SUES ROGERS, 56, FROMFR BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE,LI COLLECTS ORIENTALO PORCELAIN

ANDAN VINTAGE CLOTHES.

“FOR AS LONG AS

I CAN REMEMBER REMEMBER, I’VE HAD A PASSION

FOR BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE OBJECTS. AFTER UNIVERSITY, I WORKED AT THE LAING ART GALLERY, NEWCASTLE, CATALOGUING IN THEIR FINE AND APPLIED ART DEPARTMENTS,

AND THIS LED TO AN INTEREST IN ORIENTAL PORCELAIN. I NOW HAVE MORE THAN 100 PIECES DATING FROM THE 17TH CENTURY. THE COLLECTION HAS INCREASED IN VALUE OVER THE YEARS BUT MY FIRST BUY WAS A SMALL JADE ELEPHANT BOUGHT FROM A CAR BOOT SALE IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE FOR £1.50.

I ALSO COLLECT SILK SCARVES – I HAVE OVER 300 AND I HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THOSE MADE FOR LIBERTY. MOST ARE FROM CHARITY SHOPS AS IT’S IMPORTANT TO ME TO FEEL THE MATERIAL AND CHECK AUTHENTICITY. I HAVE A BIG COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CLOTHING, TOO. MY FAVOURITE PIECE IS A ZANDRA RHODES SILK DEVORÉ COCKTAIL DRESS, BOUGHT FROM THE SALVATION ARMY IN BRUSSELS FOR €17.

I SOURCE MY COLLECTIONS FROM

CHARITY SHOPS, CONSIGNMENT STORES AND VINTAGE WEBSITES SUCH AS TRENDLISTR.COM WHICH IS RUN BY MY DAUGHTER LOUISA.

FOR ME, A COLLECTION IS ABOUT BEING SURROUNDED BY OBJECTS THAT BRING

ME JOY – THEY ARE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF PLEASURE AND CURIOSITY.”