Download or read book Wedgwood a Collector s Guide written by Peter Williams and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wedgwood Jasper Ware written by Michael Herman and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For novice and moderately advanced collectors, mainly pieces produced from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Includes Wedgwood Jasper history, colors, marks and prices, and hundreds of illustrations.

Download or read book 18th century Wedgwood written by David Buten and published by Methuen Publishing. This book was released on 1980 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wedgwood Jasper written by Robin Reilly and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jasper has been by far the most avidly collected of all Wedgwood wares from the 18th century until the present day. It is still the style by which the firm is throughout the world and it continues to be produced in the 1990S. A dense white stoneware, jasper was the outstanding invention of Josiah Wedgwood's career as a potter - and the most significant innovation in ceramics since the discovery of porcelain by the Chinese some 900 years earlier.

Download or read book Wedgwood Jasperware written by Gaye Blake-Roberts and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Jasper' refers to the highly distinctive blue-and-white wares that have been produced by the Wedgwood company for more than two centuries. It was arguably Josiah Wedgwood's most important contribution to ceramic art and was a direct result of several thousand experiments over many years. It has been by far the most widely collected of all Wedgwood products, and this book will explore the history and stories behind this unique ware.

Download or read book The Collector s World of Inkwells written by Jean Hunting and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 1,000 photographs of inkwells and inkstands from circa 1750 to 1920 by makers in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including Tiffany, Wedgwood, Quimper, Staffordshire, Sandwich and Vaseline glass, majolica, art pottery, faience, milk glass, and Delft. Also are others of porcelain, sterling silver, pewter, cast iron, brass, wood and other natural materials, and some with precious and semi-precious stones. Detailed descriptions, a historical perspective, tables on United States patents and designs, up-to-date price guide, and index included.

Download or read book Dish written by Shax Riegler and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As every great hostess knows, the right dinner plates bring design, color, and drama to the table and elevate an ordinary meal into something special. "Dish" is a visual celebration of these everyday pieces of art that have been the objects of desire of kings, queens, brides, chefs, and hostesses for centuries.

Download or read book Wedgwood written by Geoffrey Wills and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josiah Wedgewood rose from humble Staffordshire potter to national figure. Today, Wedgwood is a household name, world-famous for its pottery and china. This title traces the history of Wedgwood from the early days at Burslem.

Download or read book The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham Alabama written by Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.) and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1992 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of approximately fourteen hundred objects is a comprehensive compilation of most forms of Wedgwood's ware from the eighteenth century, and such rare pieces as the figure of Britannia, a medallion bearing the portrait of Sir William Hamilton and inscribed by Thomas Bentley, and a cream-ware cream cullier can be found in no other museum.

Download or read book The Open Salt Compendium written by Sandra Jzyk and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A huge assortment of open salt cellars, with in-depth coverage of examples made with art glass, cameo glass, figural French faence, Russian enamels, porcelain, figural silver, and more. Illustrates over 3,500 salts from manufacturers such as Steuben, Tiffany, Pairpoint, Moser, Royal Bayreuth, Daum Nancy, and Wedgwood. Captions provide dimensions, production dates, marks, values, and rarity information. A must-have reference for collectors.

Download or read book Hand Painted Porcelain Plates written by Richard Rendall and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 675 color photos display lovely portraits, romantic landscapes and city scenes, still-life paintings, and floral arrangements on 19th and 20th century hand-painted porcelain plates from England and Europe by Davenport*TM, Doulton*TM, Camille Le Tallec*TM, Meissen*TM, Minton*TM, Se*\vres*TM, and Wedgwood*TM. Histories of the makers, their marks, and an index make this a useful reference. Current values are found in the captions.

Download or read book Liberty Blue Dinnerware written by Debbie Coe and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blue and white ironstone dinnerware has been collected for many years, and the introduction of the Liberty Blue pattern in 1975, with its fifteen different historic scenes of colonial America, brought forth keen interest. Color photographs beautifully illustrate all the pieces in a complete set, and interesting facts are given about each historic scene.

Download or read book Collecting Oyster Plates written by Jeffrey B. Snyder and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oyster plates, platters, and servers produced in porcelain, majolica, faïence, English ironstone, and French stoneware are displayed in over 475 beautiful color photographs. Ranging from the elegant to the everyday, these plates date from the mid-nineteenth through the late-twentieth century. The informative and interesting text includes histories of the major oyster plate manufacturers (including Minton, Wedgwood, Haviland, and the Quimper potteries, among others) whose wears are on display. Also included are an examination of manufacturer's marks, a discussion of the ceramic and glass oyster plate forms and decoration, current market values in the captions, an extensive bibliography, and an index.

Download or read book Retro Watches written by Mitch Greenblatt and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, design-savvy collector's guide to the world of unusual, rare and dazzlingly retro watches. Retro Watches is a popular, accessible collector's guide for anyone who wants to make a statement with the watch they wear, but who wants to choose a timepiece that is very different from the 'classic' and very mainstream watches by the major Swiss brands. It brings together the most intriguing, visually striking and 'out-there' watch designs from little-known but influential watch brands, along with overlooked but brilliant pieces from the major players. One hundred watch models are featured, specially photographed for the book and accompanied by accessible, informative texts discussing the watch's design, its intriguing features, and its rarity and value. The book also dives into the cultural and fashion history of watch design and the many innovations from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Download or read book The Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Black Basalt written by Diana Edwards and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1994 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prominence of Josiah Wedgwood as a developer of this material ensured his factory was the market leader when basalt was at its most fashionable, towards the latter part of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, but many other factories produced

Download or read book The Wedgwood Handbook written by Eliza Meteyard and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: