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	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Staffordshire Pottery 1858-1962 by Robert Cluett Over 1150 beautiful color images and historical photographs display the dazzling variety of ceramic wares produced at the famous Cauldon Pottery Works of Staffordshire, England, by the venerable firm Brown-Westhead, Moore & Company. Over one hundred years of Staffordshire pottery production and changing decorative styles are displayed, including table and tea sets decorated in blue and white, flow blue, and multiple colored transfer prints; ornate majolica centerpieces, jardinieres, and garden seats; elegant fine bone china vases, utilitarian ewers, and basins; and decorative tiles. The definitive text provides a detailed history of Brown-Westhead, Moore & Company, descriptions of the wares and the artists who produced them, a detailed bibliography, numerous appendices, and an index. Current market values are found in the captions. This book will be an important reference for all concerned with Staffordshire pottery. Includes Price Guide/Index 935 color & 213 b/w photos Pages: 288     $69.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Books Victorian Staffordshire - Figures, 1835-1875 - BOOK 1 - Victorian Staffordshire figures, 1835-1875 by Adrian and Nicholas Harding. Published in 1998. Hardcover book (416 pages). Published by Schiffer Books.    $89.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Books Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875 - Vol. 2 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875, Volume 2. by Adrian and Nicholas Harding. Published in 1998 by Schiffer Publishing. Hardcover book (312 pages). The book covers religious, hunters, pastoral, occupations, children and animals, dogs, cottages, castles, sport and miscellaneous.    $79.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900 by R. K. Henrywood Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900Dick Henrywood The Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This book presents a comprehensive list of manufacturers working in the Staffordshire Potteries in the period between 1781 and 1900.This area produced some ninety per cent of the pots made in England and is of prime importance in the study of British ceramics. The list has been assembled by extracting the data contained in directories published in the period, covering more than 10,000 entries from some sixty-one volumes.The book itself consists of introductory chapters covering historical aspects of the survey, a fascinating evaluation of the area under review and the directory of authors and publishers, followed by two major chapters — the assembled alphabetical list of over 3,000 potters and listings of all the original directory entries in date order.This is the most comprehensive list of Staffordshire potters ever published and includes much information unavailable in existing literature. The work covers all potters, regardless of their products, working between 1781 the date of the earliest surviving directory, and the beginning of the twentieth century, by far the most popular period for collectors. The book will easily become a standard reference work for all who are interested in British pottery and porcelain, collected throughout the world.     $89.50
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Late Victorian Flow Blue and Other Ceramic Wares by W. Van Buskirk ISBN: 0764315099Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Illustrations: 746 color photosPages: 272 Book Description:Flow Blue and other transfer print decorated wares produced from 1880 to 1925 by the potters of England's famous Staffordshire pottery district are illustrated in over 740 color images and line drawings, along with the pottery body shapes and the manufacturers' marks found on these highly sought antiques. A thorough text discusses methods of manufacture, provides histories of some of the major Staffordshire pottery firms (including W. H. Grindley & Co., Johnson Brothers, and Alfred Meakin), defines ceramic wares by type, and includes an extensive bibliography. Current market values are provided in the captions. This is a valuable guide for anyone interested in Late Victorian era British ceramics.     $49.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875: Second Addendum Hardcover Book Four: Second Addendum Book Details ISBN: 978Book DescriptionOver 1400 historical ceramic figures encompass the wide range of themes depicted by Staffordshire potters between 1835 and 1875. 1090 bright color photos include portraits, naval and military figures, theatrical and literary characters, religious and temperance figures, hunters, shepherds, gardeners, harvesters, pastoral scenes, occupations, pursuits and pastimes, children, sporting figures, dogs and other animals, cottages, houses, and castles. The text provides updated information and listings for every known variation within each figural type. Cross-references to figures in the other 3 volumes in this series are provided in each category and value ranges are included. This will be a valued addition to the libraries of Staffordshire collectors worldwide. 0764327629 Size: 9" x 12" Illustrations: 1090 color photos Pages: 320 Availability: Now Available Binding: Hard Cover     $95.00
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1875-1962: Portraits, Decorative and Other Product DescriptionSince the 1960s, the best Victorian Staffordshire ceramic figures pieces have achieved values rivaling porcelain figures from Dresden and Meissen. Over 350 beautiful images here display the figures produced from 1875 onward at their best, both original pieces and later reproductions. The Parr-Kent Factory; Sampson Smith; James Sadler & Sons, Ltd.; Lancaster & Sons, Ltd.; Joseph Unwin & Co.; and Arthur J. Wilkinson, Ltd. are shown to have made figures ranging from portraits to a menagerie of animals. Among the famous personages represented are Queen Victoria, Robert Baden-Powell, Winston Churchill, Horatio Nelson, and Woodrow Wilson. The informative text gives tips on determining original figures from reproductions, brief histories of the Staffordshire factories involved, and important information on values, with value codes in the captions. This is a wonderful companion volume to the author's three previous informative texts on this subject, covering the period 1835-1875. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product DetailsHardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (August 2003) Language: English ISBN-10: 0764317997 ISBN-13: 978-0764317996 Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds     $75.00
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era by P.D. Gordon Pugh When this book was first published in 1970 it provided what the collector of Staffordshire portrait figures had long wanted – a vast photographic reference to the fifteen hundred or so portrait figures which were produced in the nineteenth century and which encapsulate so much of the history of Victorian England.As a collecting subject these figures are immensely popular throughout the English speaking world and beyond, and the increases in prices being recorded confirm the continued interest.Why are Staffordshire figures so popular? They are extremely decorative and also often have a naïvete and charm which strikes a sympathetic chord among a wide range of collectors, while the subjects of the figures themselves, as well as the events which they record – from murderers to politicians, from soldiers to actresses -; are the very fabric from which history is made.This book is a revised edition of the standard work affectionately known as 'Pugh'. While it is based on the 1981 revised edition and carefully follows the system of reference numbering, the text has been moved so that the 900 black and white illustrations and captions are now close together and the book therefore a great deal easier to use.The 62 colour photographs have been taken for this edition at the City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, where the bulk of Surgeon Rear-Admiral Pugh’s collection now rests.Staffordshire Portrait Figures is an invaluable work, not only because of the wide range of information it contains but also because it looks at collecting pitfalls such as forgeries, fakes, reproductions and repairs.The AuthorThe late P.D. Gordon Pugh, O.B.E., was educated at Lancing College and Jesus College, Cambridge, and the Middlesex Hospital.He qualified as a doctor and pursued his distinguished medical career within the Navy, rising to the rank of Surgeon Rear-Admiral. His other publications on both medicine and ceramics include Nelson and his Surgeons, Naval Ceramics and Heraldic China Mementoes of the First World War.This long awaited book was first published in 1970    $99.50
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Magazine Antiques 1956 Complete The Magazine Antiques 1956. All 12 issues only $50. Condition good. Wow Victorian Staffordshire portrait figures, Bennington pottery, etc.    $50.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Old China Book Book: The Old China Book by N. Hudson Moore. NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1903. Includes Staffordshire, Wedgwood, Lustre, and other English Pottery and porcelain. Lots of pictures. 300pp. 8vo 8.25x5.5.     $30.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Antiques Magazine NOVEMBER 1930 The Magazine Antiques NOVEMBER 1930. Articles include: Furniture Carvings by Samuel McIntire; American-Historical Staffordshire Cup Plates; American Pewter as a Collectible; An Exhibition of Old Printed Fabrics; The Development of Cut-Glass in England and Ireland, 11; Minsheu, Mahogany, and Manners.    $30.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Magazine Antiques September 1936 WOW The Magazine Antiques September 1936. Articles on Cameo Glass; 19th C Lamps; John Goddard; Staffordshire Pew Groups     $30.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: Antiques JANUARY 1927 Antiques JANUARY 1927. Articles include: Staffordshire Figures of the Eighteenth Century; European Continental Pewter, part I; Concerning Some Empire Sofas; A Council of inisters; Distinguishing Good Hooked Rugs.    $30.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Magazine Antiques August 1937 WOW The Magazine Antiques August 1937. Articles on glass, glass, and more glass. How glass paper weights are made; Migratins of Early Glassworkers; Dispelling the Stoddard Myth; Early window glass; Glass: Ancient and Antique; Popular ten in Pattern Glass; Scientific Identificatin of Glass; Pressed Glass a debtor to Staffordshire; Contemporary glass of the collector ahead. Wow in Aug 1937 Steuben glass was identified as an up and coming collectible - buy this to see who else was identified as future collectible glass maker.    $30.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Magazine Antiques JULY 1951 The Magazine Antiques JULY 1951. Articles include: Land of The Upper Hudson; The Schuyler Mansion; Some Albany Views; Nathan Clark, Potter; Furniture of The Hudson Valley; Albany Silver; Andrew Thompson: Albany Pewterer; Some Staffordshire Views: Of the Upper Hudson.    $25.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1944 The Magazine Antiques JUNE 1944. Articles include: Four Hoof Spoons; American Importers of Staffordshire; The Crist Child as a Carpenter; Another Needlework Picture; The Armoires of French Canada; Three Generatins of Quilts; The Hammond Family Silhouette; Iron as Ornament.    $25.00
	Books-Nonfiction-Collecting: The Magazine Antiques November 1935 The Magazine Antiques November 1935. Articles on Watch Key, Development of Old Brass Hankles; The Story of the Mantua Glass Works, Part 4; Shaker Exhibition in Manhattan; On Identification of Staffordshire Potter.    $20.00
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Books Adams Ceramics: Staffordshire Potters and Pots Hardcover book published in July 1999 by Schiffer Publishing and written by David Furniss, Richard Wagner and Judith Wagner. The authors have compiled the most authentic and readable record of the profilic Adams ceramic wares from England, including earthenware, bone china, jasper, stoneware, basalt and Parian made over a 200 year period. Over 1250 color photographs illustrate the comprehensive text. Ceramics historians, collectors, archaeologists, antique dealers, museum curators and autioneers everywhere will find this unique and complete study of the Adams potteries to be the essential reference. Buyer to pay shipping and handling fee of $4.00 (book rate in Continental USA).    $79.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: POT-LIDS, AND OTHER COLOURED PRINTED STAFFORDSHIRE WARES REFERENCE & PRICE Written by K.V. Mortimer.The first book on this subject for over 20 years, classifies all known authenticated pot-lids by subject, lists their many variations & sizes, accesses their rarity and value and provides much new information on their history and contents. Errors & omissions in the earlier literature have been corrected and the whole listing has been renumbered to avoid the anomalies caused by the absence of flexibility in the old system.Every lid has been measured so that all size categories can be accurately defined and rarity has been gauged as accurately as possible by an examination of nearly all auction catalogs from 1924-2002. For the first time virtually every item is featured in full color.    $45.00
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Spode-Copeland-Spode by Vega Wilkinson Spode-Copeland-SpodeVega Wilkinson The Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Spode Copeland Spode story has been compiled from hitherto unpublished material from the family archives at Trelissick Mansion, Cornwall, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Copeland, and from detailed research of the records in the Spode archives.It traces not only the history of the wares which were produced for over two hundred years but describes the evolution of the first small Spode pottery to the development of a nine acre site in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It also traces the development of bone china and parian ware throughout the changing market conditions of this time and the adaptation of productionfrom coal firing to the use of gas and electricity.It emphasizes the importance of the family's dedication to the product and the skill of the workers they employed.It records the names and specialities of over 200 artists and gilders and the appendices have been compiled to help collectors to identify many ofthese, showing the vast range of ware which is collectable today. The Author Vega Wilkinson’s interest in Copeland began in the late 1970s as a collector. Since the mid-1980s she has been studying the art and history of the pottery and the people who made it. She has published articles on Copeland and written the guide to the Copeland China Collection at Trelissick in Cornwall. She has researched in the Spode archive and Copeland family papers and is now working on a dictionary ofceramic artists in Britain. Vega Wilkinson is married with two children and, though born in Yorkshire, has lived in Staffordshire for many years. Specifications Size: 279 x 216mmPages: 320Illustrations: 160col. 150b/wISBN: 1 85149 364 6Price: $89.50     $33.00
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Brithis Willow Ware by Connier Rogers New 2004 Brand new 2004 hard cover book - ISBN: 0764319329 Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Illustrations: 1120 color, 1001 b/w photos - Price Guide/Index - Pages: 392. Combining over 1,000 color photographs of ceramic tableware, an equal number of manufacturers' marks, and an expansive text, this is the most comprehensive catalog of the famous British Willow pattern and its known variations ever attempted, featuring wares spanning from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century. Not only are the wares of the famous English Staffordshire potting district displayed, but also Willow Ware from Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The text provides detailed information on over 400 different pottery factories, including William Adams & Sons, Bo'ness Pottery, Copeland & Garrett, S. Fielding & Company, Minton, and Wedgwood. Also included is information on foreign retailers and importers, a glossary, bibliography, several indicies, and current market values in the captions. This book will be a continual reference source and inspiring for all who appreciate British pottery and the timeless Willow pattern.    $69.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Brithis Willow Ware by Connier Rogers New 2004 Brand new 2004 hard cover book - ISBN: 0764319329 Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Illustrations: 1120 color, 1001 b/w photos - Price Guide/Index - Pages: 392. Combining over 1,000 color photographs of ceramic tableware, an equal number of manufacturers' marks, and an expansive text, this is the most comprehensive catalog of the famous British Willow pattern and its known variations ever attempted, featuring wares spanning from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century. Not only are the wares of the famous English Staffordshire potting district displayed, but also Willow Ware from Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The text provides detailed information on over 400 different pottery factories, including William Adams & Sons, Bo'ness Pottery, Copeland & Garrett, S. Fielding & Company, Minton, and Wedgwood. Also included is information on foreign retailers and importers, a glossary, bibliography, several indicies, and current market values in the captions. This book will be a continual reference source and inspiring for all who appreciate British pottery and the timeless Willow pattern.    $69.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Shelley China by Tina Skinner & Jeffrey Snyder Great hard cover book published by Schiffer Publishing - Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Illustrations: 500 color photos Finally, a much-needed expansive photo reference guide to this popular manufacturer of fine bone china from Longton in the renowned Staffordshire potting district in England. A grand assortment of the prolific Shelley Pottery’s products is illustrated, including works by their predecessor, Wileman & Co, a.k.a. The Foley China. Over 500 photos show more than 1,000 pieces, including dinnerware, tea and coffee sets, jelly molds, ashtrays and souvenir items, vases, pitchers, and the ever-popular miniatures in the chintz, landscapes, and bright floral patterns widely prized by today’s collectors. A brief history of Shelley and its predecessor, spanning the years 1860-1966, is included. Plus there is a guide to back stamps; a buyer’s guide to fakes, reproductions, and damaged items; a pattern index; and current market values, all making this an invaluable tool for collectors and dealers.     $39.95
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Dogs in English Porcelain of the 19th Century by Dennis Rice Dogs in English Porcelain of the 19th CenturyDennis Rice The Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is the first book to be directed exclusively to dogs in porcelain produced in this country during the 19th century. It identifies the individual breeds represented in this medium, which include greyhounds (both English and Italian), pugs, poodles (both as game animals and as pets), spaniels (particularly the King Charles variety), setters, pointers, dalmatians, great danes, mastiffs, salukis, terriers, wolf dogs, Pekingese and dachshunds.Most of the major porcelain factories of the period produced dogs, including Rockingham Derby (at King Street as well as Nottingham Road), Chamberlain Worcester, Grainger Lee Worcester, Royal Worcester, Minton, Copeland & Garrett (and its successor Copeland), Davenport, Samuel Alcock, Charles Bourne, Lloyd Shelton, Madeley and Dudson, but some examples came from unidentified factories of which little is known except that they were located somewhere in Staffordshire. The range and diversity of the dogs illustrated in this book (mostly in colour) give the reader a unique insight into the charming way in which the real dogs of the 19th century came to be represented in English porcelain. The first book to be directed exclusively to dogs in porcelain Identifies the individual breeds. The Author Dennis Rice is the author of Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century, published by the Antique Collectors’ Club in 1989.His knowledge of and enthusiasm for these very collectable figures makes this an excellent source book. Specifications Size: 279 x 216 mmPages: 192Illustrations: 228 col. 31 b/wISBN: 1 85149 390 5Price: $49.50     $19.25
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: A Collector's History of English Pottery A Collectors History of English PotteryGriselda Lewis A Collector’s History of English Pottery covers the subject with insight and wit. Various working potters have commented on Griselda Lewis’s previous books, and particularly how, by linking their work to that of earlier times, she has put it into perspective. This continuity is not the least of the charms of English Pottery.Another aspect of this fascinating craft is humour as the author shows in her examples of 17th century slipware chargers, 18th century pew groups, 19th century Staffordshire figures, and even modern kitsch. There is also much else to delight the collector in this fascinating book.It would be hard to find a more original group of illustrations and they are chosen with a most individual and lively taste… this book triumphantly succeeds in the most difficult task of all, that of arousing enthusiasm. I unhesitatingly recommend it, whether to open experienced eyes to new delights or to introduce the newcomer to the pleasures of English pottery…’ Michael Archer, Deputy Keeper Ceramics Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, writing in The Connoisseur in a review of the first edition.In this new edition there are nearly 700 monochrome and 62 full colour illustrations. This book gives a provision of invaluable information on the distinguishing attributes of the many different styles of pottery manufactre: from slipware to studio pottery, as well as of the different factories of the well known - such as wedgewood. It gives an overall perspective of the developmant od pottery styles and techniques from earliest times to the 20th century. It explains and instructs and is accompanied by a wealth of informative illustrations of pieces that appear on the market rather than examples from museums. This is a highly readable text that is both fascinating and witty. The Author Griselda Lewis is the author of An Introduction to English Pottery, A Picture History of English Pottery, and in collaboration with John Lewis Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840. Specifications Size: 279 x 216 mmPages: 384Illustrations: 205 col. 540 b&wISBN: 1 85149 291 7Price: $89.50     $89.50
	PORCELAIN, POTTERY & CERAMIC: Cats in English Porcelain of the 19th Century by Dennis Rice Cats in English Porcelain in the 19th centuryDennis Rice The Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is the first book to be published devoted exclusively to porcelain cats produced in this country during the 19th century. Cats were turned out by most of the principal porcelain factories operating during the period, including Rockingham, Derby, Chamberlain, Worcester, Grainger Lee Worcester, Royal Worcester, Minton, Copeland & Garrett (and its successor Copeland), Samuel Alcock, Charles Bourne, and Dudson, as well as by factories so far unidentified of which little is known except that they were located somewhere in Staffordshire. The history is given of those factories whose identity is known, but the real emphasis and strength of the book lie in the illustrations (mostly in colour) which are both numerous and far ranging. Porcelain cats are rare, and very few examples of the period can be found in public museums. Accordingly all the illustrations are from private collections, auction houses, or dealers, and they afford the reader a unique opportunity of seeing how charmingly these perennially fascinating animals came to be represented in porcelain in this country during the 19th century.Consideration is also given to the original market for these porcelain cats and the way in which they were distributed to the ultimate purchasers. Sales Points The first book to be published devoted exclusively to porcelain cats Illustrations from private collections The Author --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dennis Rice is the author of Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century, published by the Antique Collectors’ Club in 1989.His knowledge of and enthusiasm for these charming and rare figures makes this an informative title. Specifications Size: 279 x 216 mmPages: 96Illustrations: 88 col. 16 b/wImprint: Antique Collectors' Club Territory: Publication Date: Available NowISBN: 1 85149 389 1Price: $29.50     $29.50

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