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	A Century of Royal Doulton Character & Toby Jugs with Price Guide - 0764329731 Note: This book includes the author's 2008 Price Guide, a Crunruh Books exclusive. This 11-page guide includes prices for all items covered in the main title. A Century of Royal Doulton Character & Toby Jugs is a unique reference book in the collectibles field. The most comprehensive book ever published on this twentieth century collectible phenomenon, it provides the mjost extensive information ever gathered together in a single volume. The text is lavishly illustrated with over 1,600 large ... $87.50     View Details Add To Cart
	British Art Deco Ceramics by Colin Mawston - 0764310593 Dynamic and beautiful Art Deco ceramics blazing with eye-catching, bold, even confrontational, hand-painted designs on innovative forms, produced by some of the most influential potteries in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, are featured here in over 400 color photographs. Spectacular dinnerwares, vases, jugs, face masks, coffee and tea sets by Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Beswick, Crown Devon, Myott, Royal Doulton, Shelley, and others appear in abundance. A thorough text provides brief hi... $43.75     View Details Add To Cart
	British Royalty Commemoratives, Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition - 0764308645 British Royalty Commemoratives presents thousands of plates, teapots, spoons, medallions, glasses, and sundry other items celebrating historic royal events of the 19th and 20th century. Separate chapters are dedicated Queen Elizabeth II, King Edward VIII, King George V, King Edward VII, and Queen Victoria. There are also chapters on Pre-Victorian commemoratives and commemoratives on the future kings, Prince Charles and Price William, autographs, enamel boxes, and figurines. Many objects are p... $23.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Chameleon Ware Art Pottery: Collector's Guide to George Clews - 0764305778 Art pottery lovers unfamiliar with George Clews' pottery may transform into collectors once exposed to its interesting patterns and colors. This handbook lists all known patterns with identifying numbers and a 1998 price guide of the hand decorated pieces from Turnstall England. Produced between 1906 and 1961, its most unique line, Chameleon Ware was produced in the 1930s. The test details the interesting background of George Clews & Co. Ltd., a small but important British pottery. Over 250 c... $26.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Clarice Cliff & Her Contemporaries - 0764307061 Over 420 color photographs illustrate the wide range of wares made available by Cliff, Cooper, Murray, Rhead, and those at Carlton: designers whose creative genius surfaced during the Art Deco years and recently met with a resurgence in popularity. The early twentieth century, following World War I, was a time of experimentation and radical change in the arts. After World War II, the revolutionary modernist movement began. Yet, despite the changing times, Cliff and her contemporaries maintain... $36.95     View Details Add To Cart
	Derby Porcelain 1748-1848, An Illustrated Guide - 1851492127 Derby Porcelain 1748 - 1848, An Illustrated Guideis almost certain to supersede the authors earlier Derby Porcelain For ease of reference, the book has been divided into five sections, History People Associated with Derby Production Materials and Techniques Subject Matter and Patterns Usage (classification by type of product) There is also a section on marks and appendices on The Old Derby Pattern Books, price lists of groups and single figures, as well as a previously unpublis... $34.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Glass & Pottery of the Arts & Crafts Movement - 1840132647 Containing, as it does, a diverse range of styles, it is at first glance difficult to determine what links the works created under the Arts and Crafts banner. In fact its proponents were drawn together by a philosophy, rather than a design idea. Originating in the ideas of writers such as Ruskin and Pugin , the Arts and Crafts Movement was a triumphant combination of artistic skill and utility. Producing beautiful and highly crafted, yet functional, works was the aim of the draftsmen an women... $7.95     View Details Add To Cart
	Ireland's Belleek: A Collector's Reference Guide - 1412044510 Compiled by his son, Manning A. Mann, Ireland's Belleek: A Collector's Reference Guide is a catalog and price guide based on Horace Manning Mann's stunning collection of Irish Belleek. The collection was one of the most extensive and complete in private hands, encompassing virtually all of the most rated and highly sought-after specimens. This book consists of over 375 photographs of unique, extraordinary and rare pieces of Irish Belleek. Hard to find, it is an excellent reference and ... $24.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Josiah Wedgwood and the Potter's Arts - 0968089801 The potters in Staffordshire, England, developed their arts & their production continuously so that their craft evolved into a worldwide industry & trade. The essays in this volume celebrate the Staffordshire potters, particularly Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795). Includes articles on: the idea that his fame rests with his being the greatest inventor in the history of pottery; reflections on the Greek origins of "Etruscan" pottery & Etruria; analyzes the collaboration of George Stubbs & Josiah Wed... $7.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Mary Wondrausch on Slipware, 2nd Edition - 0713659963 In this revised reprint of her classic book, Mary Wondrausch looks over the history of slipware, narrating its development in many countries and discussing the techniques and practicalities involved. As one of the leading practitioners in the field, she writes with great enthusiasm and knowledge about this most joyous and colorful ceramic styles. This new edition features many more color images, as well as new pictures not previously included. The story has been brought up to the present, sho... $14.50     View Details Add To Cart
	More Shelley China by Lee Jones & Russ Nicholas - 0764317415 Over 580 marvelous color photographs never seen before in previous publications display hundreds of Shelley China tableware pieces, tea and coffee sets, vases, and much more, in shapes and patterns much desired by the collecting community. A detailed review of the manufacture of the fine English bone china produced by Shelley Potteries and its predecessors of England's famous Staffordshire potting district is provided in the engaging text, along with a guide to detecting damaged items, a patt... $29.15     View Details Add To Cart
	Royal Doulton and Beswick Cartoon Classics and Other Character Figures - 0951777270 From Bonzo and Ooloo to The Wizard of Oz, this excellent volume follows Royal Doulton and Beswick's character figurine production from its beginnings in 1922 to the present. Laviously illustrated with photos of the figurines, back marks, dinnerware and the like, and further enhanced with comic strip drawings, production sketches and whatever else of interest that the author could drum-up, this book is a pleasure to look at for all generations, from the pre-readers to grandfather. After a numb... $19.50     View Details Add To Cart