A BURGLARY victim woke to find a masked man on the landing of his Derby home who then threatened him.
Police say the victim, who is in his 50s, woke at 10pm last night after hearing a noise.
He got out of bed and went on to the landing where he saw the man and confronted him.
Then, a second man appeared and the pair threatened the householder before fleeing the scene.
The pair got away with a large collection of Royal Crown Derby, including pieces personally signed by the artists in gold pen, as well as cash.
The burglary took place in Briarwood Way, Littleover, and the victim was not reported as injured in the incident.
A police spokesman said: "The men threatened to set a dog on the victim and although there is no evidence that a dog was in the house the threat was enough to scare him.
"He said the man he confronted had a scarf covering his face and was wearing dark clothing.
"He said the man was white, stocky, in his 30s and around 5ft 8ins tall.
"He was not able to give an accurate description of the second man.
"The offenders escaped with a large collection of Royal Crown Derby pieces including some that were personally signed in gold open by the artists so we hope that if anyone if offered these items for sale they will recognise that they could have been taken from this burglary."
The Royal Crown Derby pieces that were stolen include a peacock, a Siberian tiger, an elephant paperweight, a Wyvern paperweight, a unicorn, a lion cub, a leopard cub and dolphins.
Anyone who is offered the pieces or had information about the break-in is asked to call 101 quoting crime reference number 2795/14.
