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GD1) THE POTTERY OF SOUTH WALES - Grant-Davidson W.J. Consultant Editor Oliver Fairclough. Original forward by Donald Towner. Summer 2010. Limited & numbered edition of 300 numbered copies. 590 pages. 240 colour illustrations and 100 black & white. Hardback.d/w. PUBLICATION END of AUGUST 2010 It is with great pleasure we announce the forthcoming publication on Welsh pottery by Wallace Grant-Davidson. Many of our customers will remember when we offered Grant's reference library for sale in 1999 and mentioned in the forward our hopes that this work would eventually be published. Grant's late wife Margaret was determined to see it published and thanks to the tireless efforts and contributions from their many friends and associates the task is almost complete. Most of Grant's original photographs were in black & white and needed to be retaken in colour and the monumental task of tracking the original pieces or slides of the pieces down took some considerable time and effort. Oliver Fairclough of the National Museum of Wales spent 3 years compiling two manuscripts, extended plate captions, Grants additional notes and corrections, notes from Donald Towner etc. No attempt was made to update the text based on discoveries since Grant's final notes but reference is made to several important publications since Grant laid aside his pen for the final time. Margaret Grant-Davidson's friend and executor Maria Stanley has been the driving force behind most of the later work that has gone into this publication and great credit is due to her for her tireless efforts. Much of Grant's writing is still relevant and of importance today to anyone interested in Welsh Pottery and his lost masterpiece will finally fill the missing chapter in Welsh ceramic research. Telephone or Email us for a full information leaflet and advance order form. We are the only stockist of this publication worldwide. There will be only one edition of 300 copies and it will not be available from any other source. We guarantee the book will not be reduced in price or be available from any other online bookseller or bookshop at a lower price.	£ 70.00 DETAILS PAGE
RS1191) ENGLISH and IRISH DELFTWARE 1570-1840 - Dawson A. 2010. 320 pages. 280 colour illustrations. Hardback. Around 150 items from the British Museum collection are described and illustrated in this new publication . Many pieces have never been previously illustrated in colour or fully described. The British Museum collection of delftware, which was established in the later part of the 19th century, is one of the finest in the world. Our advance order stock has arrived.	£ 35.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1192) Sale. THE SIR LESLIE JOSEPH COLLECTION of Welsh Pottery & Porcelain. Sotheby. 14/15/16th of May 1992. 149 pages.1,118 lots. 425 lots illustrated in colour. Soft. Price list. Fine copy. £ 45.00 The famous collection formed over a sixty period by one of the leading researchers into this subject. A sumptuous collection and a catalogue to match. Not only Swansea & Nantgarw porcelain but a fine range of Swansea and other welsh pottery. Many of the colour illustrations provide close-up views of the porcelain decoration often by named artists.	£ 45.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1193) Sale. SAMSON PORCELAIN. Original Factory Models from the Showroom of Etablissment Edme Samson - Christie's March 3rd 1980. 200 lots. 65 illustrated in b/w. Soft. Good. £ 28.00 The second sale of these showroom models the first held in 1979. The depth and quality of the Samson copies of 18th century porcelain are shown to the full in these items. Wares after Sevres, Paris, St Cloud, Chantilly and Meissen. Including a range of Meissen figures after Kandler. The wares after Chinese & Japanese originals include numerous large decorative vases.	£ 45.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1194) THE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN OF THE UNITED STATES : An Historical Review of American Ceramic Art from the Earliest Times to the Present Day : to which is appended a chapter on the pottery of Mexico combined with MARKS OF AMERICAN POTTERS - Barber E.A. 1976. Feingold & Lewis ; New York. 822 pages. 362 b/w photographs. 150 pages of marks. Hardback. Cloth. Very good. Reprint of 2 works each published separately: "The pottery and porcelain of the United States", 3rd enlarged edition published in 1909 by Putnam and "Marks of American potters" published in 1904 by Patterson & White. Edwin Barber was to all intents an purposes the Llwellyn Jewitt of American ceramic history and research. These two publications are the cornerstones of American ceramics fromm the earliest time until the early 20th century.	£ 38.00
RS1179) ASPECTS OF CERAMIC HISTORY. - Gordon Elliott. 2010. Privately published. 302 pages. 166 colour illustrations & 40 black & white.Softback. * Not available elsewhere. Copies shown on Amazon and other sites are of the 2006 smaller work which has been updated and included in this volume * This latest work provides all of Gordon Elliott's papers and research on this subject in one large volume. Part one was published in 2006 under the same name but comprised only 89 pages and 40 b/w illustrations and focused on the Elers and their production. The first part of this book looks at Staffordshire Archaeology and in particular John and David Elers. Gordon has shown through documentary evidence, excavations and his experiments with local clays that the Elers used a unique technique in production of their wares, and thus a means of attributing these wares is made available. The second and largest part of the book takes us from Simeon Shaw revisited through Ceramic Manufacture and the Factory System, Mechanisation and Steam Power, Early Descriptions of Ceramic Production, Kilns and firing in North Staffordshire. The conclusion to this central part of the book covers the Technical Characteristics of Ceramics as a Guide to Attribution and Dating and then looks at Restoration, Reproductions and Fakes. The final third of the book examines the French Connection in English Ceramics and Compares Josiah Wedgwood and the Comte De Milly and then provides the English translation of De Milly's treatise along with the illustrations of production of porcelain from the 18th century. There is too little space to do justice to the content of this work which overflows with the detailed research and enthusiasm that has driven Gordon through his years as keeper of Ceramics at the Potteries Museum and head of Staffordshire University's MA course in ceramic history. Suffice to say it contains highly important and highly relevant material on ceramics that all students, researchers, authors and collectors will find indispensable.	£ 35.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1180) DUTCH DELFTWARE. Facing East; Oriental Sources for Dutch Delftware Chinoiserie Figures & Highlights from the Visser & Stigter-Gysberti collection - Aronson R.D. & Lambooy S.M.R. 2010. 160 pages. 190 colour illustrations & 30 b/w illustrations. Hard back. d/w.Fine. Besides direct imitations of shapes and patterns, the Delft potters had a great influence on the European fashion for chinoiseries. In recent years there has been a growing interest in uncovering the origins of Chinese patterns and shapes of Dutch Delftware. The rare and little known Delft figures of Chinese men, women, deities, and animals, illustrate that besides prototypes of blanc de Chine, porcelain from the Kangxi period, and export porcelain from the Qianlong period, Þgures carved from soapstone and ivory, and even bronzes could also have been models for Delft chinoiserie Þgures. Numerous figures of Immortals and Chinese ladies are illustrated and discussed as are the milk jugs shaped as monkeys, duck tureens and parrots. Apart from the Chinoiserie styled delftware there are illustrated and described many other items such as the 12 blue & white herring fishery dishes, 12 whaling plates,figures of pilgrims and seated dogs and a triple sphere money box. With 130 years of dealing in and researching Dutch Delftware the Aronson family business is now run by Robert Aronson who is co-author of this publication.	£ 35.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1181) COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE. THE PATRICIA & RODES HART COLLECTION - Birte Abraham 2010. 206 pages. 100 colour plates. 10 colour illustrations & 28 b/w illustrations Hardback. d/w. The actors of the Commedia dell' Arte, the Italian Comedy, became widely known in Italy in the 16th century through improvised theatre productions. Troups of Italian actors soon performed in Vienna, South Germany as well as France and Spain. The characters in these plays were recognisable by their make-up, their costumes and mannerisms which remained unchanged for generations. The comedians of these plays were immortalised in the fine porcelain models of Meissen, Hochst, Frankenthal, Ludwigsburg, Vienna, Bow and other manufactures. The 97 figures and related objects of Pantalone, Harlequins, Scaramouche and others from the Rodes Hart collection are depicted in full colour plates along with detailed descriptions, graphic sources and provenance.	£ 45.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1164) A. & E. KEELING. Formerly Factory X - Barratt J. 2010. 142 pages. 960 colour illustrations. Softback covers. The name of Keeling has been known for some time but marks bearing this name are few and far between. Two marks have been recorded one from a service discovered in 1961 by Geoffrey Godden and another in 2001 by Michael Berthoud. The author, Jean Barratt, now has the 1961 example in her collection. These factory X pieces bear a strong resemblance to New Hall hard paste wares and Jean has spent 10 years researching these porcelains and produced this illustrated pattern book. Half the illustrations come from Michael Berthoud's and Geoffrey Godden's extensive collections and the remainder provided by Jean in her 10 year study. The patterns and shapes in this book date from around 1784 to 1807.	£ 35.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1178) WILLIAM GREATBATCH. A Staffordshire Potter. Barker D. 1991 280 pages. 230 b/w & 16 colour plates. Hardback d/w. Very good copy In 1979 the chance discovery of a potter's waste tip in Fenton , Stoke-on-Trent, led to a major excavation and the recovery of many tons of ceramic wasters discarded from a nearby factory. The tip and the pottery from it, have been positively attributed to William Greatbatch and span the whole twenty year period during which he was in business. Here for the first time, we are able to see the products of a single 18th century factory in their entirety and the excavated pottery now forms the most complete record of the products of any 18th century potter.The re-attribution of creamware, saltglaze, basalt, agate wares, printed wares,underglaze blue painted wares etc. once thought to be the products of Leeds, Whieldon and Wedgwood form but a part of this intriguing story. A crucial publication based on years of research following excavations on the Greatbatch site. David Barker, who directed these excavations, has written an authoritative and absorbing book.	SOLD
RS1182) AN ANTHOLOGY of BRITISH CUPS - Berthoud M. 1982. 156 pages. 906 b/w illustrations. Hardback , covers. Very good copy. The original publication that illustrates 906 cups from 1745 to 1900. In the later expanded Compendium of Cups many of the illustrations from this book were replaced.	£ 29.00
RS1183) EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CERAMICS. Products for a civilised society - Richards S. 1999. 248 pages. 60 b/w illustrations. Softback. Very good. Focusing on the producers and consumers of ceramics. Examining the economic conditions, the new scientific knowledge and the social transformations which formed these products. The author investigates the impact that refined ceramic wares made on the social practices and lives of eighteenth-century society.	£ 38.00
RS1184) LOWESTOFT PORCELAIN IN THE NORWICH CASTLE MUSEUM VOL.2. POLYCHROME. Smith S.1985. 166 pages. 91 b/w & 15 colour plates.Plus line drawings. Softback. Very good. The second volume by Sheena Smith on the Lowestoft polychrome wares in the Norwich Castle collection. 364 items are described and over 240 illustrated. Also includes outline and border drawings.	£ 28.00
RS1185) LOWESTOFT PORCELAIN IN THE NORWICH CASTLE MUSEUM Volume.1 BLUE & WHITE. Smith S. 1975. 287 pages & 78 b/w plates. Plus line drawings.Soft. Very good copy. An excellent examination of the Museum collection of blue & white Lowestoft. With 669 items catalogued and 316 illustrated in black & white plus numerous line drawings. Includes illustrations of border designs and over 5 pages of painters marks.	£ 34.00
RS1186) UNEARTHING STAFFORDSHIRE. Towards a new understanding of 18th century ceramics - Barker D. & Halfpenny P. Stoke. 1990. 98 pages. 72 black & white illust, & 8 colour. Soft colour covers. Very good copy. Published to accompany an exhibition at the London Ceramics Fair in 1990 and aimed at highlighting some of the potential and some of the pitfalls in the attribution and study of ceramics. Numerous pieces from excavations and complete items from collections are illustrated and examined and their attributions reassessed.	£ 25.00
RS1187) CREAMWARE - Towner D. 1978. 240 pages. 158 black & white illustrations & 16 colour plates. Plus numerous line drawings.Hardback.d/w. Good A standard work on the lead glazed creamware pottery body of the 18th and early 19th century that was decorated with Whieldon type coloured glazes, enamelled flowers and scenes, or left in the more natural white finish. Identifiable features such as knops, handles and moulded spouts are also illustrated in detailed line drawings. Apart from the major areas of manufacture includes a section on Liverpool and other creamware factories and a small section on continental wares. This is the last revised and enlarged edition.	£ 38.00
RS1188) Trois Siecles De PORCELAINE DE PARIS - Bloit M. 1988. 142 pages. 74 colour illustrations & 86 b/w illustrations. Hardback. d/w. Very good. Although not as comprehensive as the Guillebon title that follows it does examine if only briefly the late 19th and early 20th century wares. The author does focus heavily on one factory that of Locre who produced wares in Paris between 1773 and 1824. The Locre factory was owned by the Poyout family at its closure in 1824 when they moved to Limoge to commence manufactory there. Although the bulk of the text is in French the introduction to the chapters and captions for illustrations are also given in English.	£ 58.00
RS1189) CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN - "CHINE DE COMMANDE" FROM THE ROYAL MUSEUMS OF ART AND HISTORY IN BRUSSELS - Exhibition Nov 1989 - February 1990. Belgian Hong Kong Society & Royal Museums of Art. Catalogue by Dr. C.J.A. Jorg. 304 pages. 124 full page colour plates. 24 b/w illustrations. Chinese & English text. Hardback. Very good. The exhibition illustrates 124 items from the collection of the Royal Museum housed in the Chinese Pavilion in Brussels which represents some 80% of the total collection. The wares are predominately polychrome and of unusually high quality and unusual designs. Some of the items that were donated to the museum were purchased in 1844 at a time when there was virtually no interest in these Chinese ceramics. The text includes illustrations and a description of the magnificent Chinese Pavilion constructed in 1908.	SOLD
RS1166) Exhibition. JOHN DWIGHT " The Master Potter of Fulham 1672-1703 and his contemporaries"- Jonathan Horne 1992. 10 pages. 9 colour & 3 b/w illustrations. Soft A4. Fine copy. The stoneware of John Dwight in a small exhibition by Jonathan Horne with items on loan from the museum of London and elsewhere. Includes numerous items excavated on the Fulham site including imitations of Rhineland & Westerwald wares and experimental porcelain test pieces.	£  3.50  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
FT089) ENGLISH and IRISH DELFTWARE 1570-1840 - Dawson A. 2010. 320 pages. 280 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w. With over 180 items illustrated in fine colour plates with back, side or base views of many items. Separated into chapters by type such as political, pharmacy, drinking, leisure such as the Pope Joan gaming dish. Combined with detailed and very informative descriptions and with a chapter on delftware destroyed in the war, describing the pieces lost in the bombing of May 1941, this work by Aileen Dawson represents remarkable value.	£  35.00
RS1167) EDWARD WALTER LOCKE - Master Potter 1829-1909. His family and Factory - Willis T.&L. 2010. 128 pages. 32 pages of b/w & Colour plates plus other illustrations in the text. 238 illustrations in total. Soft covers. The firm of Locke & Co. produced porcelain similar in style to Royal Worcester and did so for some 20 years. This work, the result of over 20 years of research, fills a another gap in the history of Worcester porcelain. Locke porcelain was marketed and described as 'Worcester Porcelain' which led to legal action by the Royal Worcester Management and full details of the court case are covered in the book. The work includes a register of shapes and porcelain without shape numbers, list of known artists etc.	£ 14.95
RS1168) THE SHELLEY STYLE. Hill S. 1990. 194 pages. 86 large colour plates. Illustrating over 500 pieces. Line drawings.Softback. Unopened in original cellophane wrapper.Very good Covering Shelley teawares and earthenware of the 1910-1940 period. With superb colour illustrations of over 500 items. A full list of pattern names and dates of production are included.	£ 40.00
RS1169) SHELLEY POTTERY. The Later Years - Davenport C. 1997. 245 pages. 112 colour illustrations. 74 black & white. Hardback. d/w. Very good. An further excellent book on Shelley designs and patterns with over 400 designs in colour and several thousand described. Covering predominately the period from 1939 to 1966.	£ 48.00
RS1170) ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH ART POTTERY. Bergesen V. 1991. 240 pages 150 black & white & 40 colour illustrations. hardback. d/w. Very good copy. Some 220 manufacturers and their artists from the period 1870 to 1920 are covered, many for the very first time. Victoria Bergesen unearthed new information and brought to light several previously undocumented art potteries. From the large companies such as Minton's Art Pottery Studio to smaller concerns such as the Commercial Art Pottery Co. 1881-1884. An essential addition to any library with lists of artists & designers at many of the potteries discussed and detailed references of source material and other publications.	SOLD
RS1171) The Best of BRITISH ARTS & CRAFTS - Coleman B. Editor. Authors include Peter Rose, John Catleugh, Max Donnelly, Barbara Morris etc. 2004. 256 pages. 260 colour photographs. Hardback.d.w. Fine. Based on one collection formed over 5 decades the book is an illustrated tour of the collection. Featuring the ceramics of De-Morgan, Dresser, Tinworth, Minton, Pilkington, Martin Brothers and much more. All in room settings against a backdrop of wallpaper, paintings and furniture of the period. The forward by Francis King, who has stayed at the house of the unnamed collector, intimates the size and scale of the collection when he says " One of the hazards of these weekends is that, to reach the guest bathroom from the guest bedroom it is necessary to pass through a room crowded with objects. The shelves in the bathroom itself are loaded with glassware, in many cases by Galle and Lalique. Because of my age, I often make that journey from bedroom to bathroom with extreme urgency and in a semi-somnolent state."	£ 55.00
RS1172) Sale. The Ceramic Art & Paintings of JOHN & PHILIP WADSWORTH. Including their ceramic Collection & Library - Phillips. April.1992. 49 pages.228 lots. 130 illustrated. Soft. Fine. The famous artist,designer & potter's collection of their own and other's work. Ceramics, artwork, designs etc. most relating to Royal Worcester, Minton, Leach etc. Included many original designs some submitted to the Studio magazine. Many rare items like lot 53 of 31 pencil designs of cupids (illustrated) by Marc Louis Solon. With 4 pages of introduction notes from Henry Sandon and Zillah Wadsworth.	£ 15.00
RS1173) THE MAKERS OF BLACK BASALTES. Grant M.H. Blackwood original 1910 first edition. 400 pages. 223 black & white illustration showing 300 pieces.Hardback. Original black binding with gilt embossed vase to cover. Minor wear to covers. A good to very good copy. Published in 1910 this pioneer and important work covers not only Wedgwood basalt wares and those of Meyer, Palmer and Turner but with over 100 pages on the smaller manufacturers of Staffordshire and elsewhere. In her more recent later work Diana Edwards pays tribute to this scarce work for its content and accuracy. Includes many unusual items such as the only known marked vase by the British potters Burn & Co. working in Bengal, India.	SOLD
RS1174) MR. FRANK PARTRIDGES COLLECTION OF RALPH WOOD - Partridge F.C. 1922. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies. This number 62. 83 pages of text. 34 large b/w plates. 8 full page colour plates. 210 items listed and 134 illustrated. Original blue cloth & gilt. Good to very good copy. The outstanding collection of predominately human and animal figures with a few examples of plaques and jugs. Frank Partridge a collector and admirer of Wood figures managed to purchase the figure collection of George Stoner and, as he states in the forward in 1922 ,"thus making this collection one of the greatest and finest that could be got together".	£ 85.00
RS1175) Trade catalogues. THE WEDGWOOD 1880 Illustrated Catalogue of Shapes & THE WEDGWOOD Illustrated Catalogue of Ornamental Shapes 1878 -  1971 & 1984 reprints by The Wedgwood Society London. 1) 1880 52 pages illustrating 316 items. 2) 1878 26 pages illustrating 210 items. Soft covers. very good. The 1880 catalogue of useful wares such as tureens, comports, breakfast sets, cups & saucers etc. Followed by the 1878 catalogue of ornamental wares illustrated with their shape names and including vases, wall brackets, jugs, centrepieces, flower holders etc.	£ 28.00
RS1176) PARIS PORCELAIN 1770 to 1850 - Guillebon R. de Plinval. 1st & only English edition 1972. 362 pages. 214 black & white illustrations & 28 tipped in full page colour plates. Hardback. d/w. Large format. Card slipcase. Very good. Madame de Guillebon spent some 20 years researching the Porcelain of Paris and in the preceding years published several articles on the subject. The first ( and arguably the best ) publication on the 18th and 19th century hard-paste porcelains manufactured and decorated in factories situated in Paris. The 19th century manufacturers and decorators of wares were subject to great economic upheavals and changes in the laws regarding imports and exports etc and the book covers the period up to 1850 in great detail. Madame de Guillebon's researches provide a vast amount of information in the text regarding the economic climate of the time, financial information on costs, loans and wages, the workers and movements of the owners of these factories and decorating studios. Well illustrated and with pages of original base marks this is with out doubt a standard work on the the subject.	£110.00
R1158) ISLEWORTH PORCELAIN - Roderick Jellicoe & Anton Gabszewitz 1998 Exhibition catalogue. 36 Pages.18 Colour & 26 b/w illustrations. Soft, colour covers. very good. The Isleworth factory established in 1757 produced a range of porcelain from 1768-1790. The discovery of a number of sherds & kiln wasters provided the link to the attribution of these wares. This exhibition of mainly underglaze blue provided the opportunity to examine complete items many that were previously attributed to Derby an elsewhere. A number of the shards are also illustrated.	£ 22.00
R1161) The LIVERPOOL PORCELAIN of WILLIAM REID - Maurice Hillis & Roderick Jellicoe. 2000. 48 pages. 64 colour illust. Soft, colour covers. More than just a catalogue of an exhibition that includes 56 items on loan. Recent excavations in 1998 ( sponsored by Rod Jellicoe & Bunny Davies ) allowed the recovery of numerous important shards, some of which are illustrated here. Once again a further twist in the tale of Liverpool porcelains provided by Maurice Hillis and friends.	£ 25.00
R1162) CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN - Mackintosh D. 1994. 3rd revised edition. 236 pages. 128 b/w & 37 colour illust. Hardback.d/w. Very good. The third revised edition of this standard work first published in 1977. A history of Chinese blue & white ceramics through to the late 19th century. With appendices on manufacture, decoration and marks.	£ 34.00
R1163) CERAMICS IN AMERICA 2004 - Editor Robert Hunter. Chipstone Foundation 2007. 336 pages. 588 colour illustrations & 9 black & white. Plus charts and maps. Softback edition. Very good. This issue contains numerous articles based on academic and collector research including :- A-Hunting We Will Go! from Vauxhall to Lambeth 1700-1956 by Ivor Noel-Hume. Detailed examination of applied sprig decoration on brown stoneware with hundreds of examples from numerous manufacturers. // Bernard Leach in America by Emmanuel Cooper// An "A-Marked" Porcelain Covered Bowl, Cherokee Clay, and Colonial America's Contribution to the English Porcelain Industry by Ross Ramsay, Judith Hansen and Gael Ramsay// Archaeology of a Colonial Pottery Factory: The Kilns and Ceramics of the "Poor Potter of Yorktown" by Norman F. Barka. Excavations of a site discovered in 1966 reveal two well preserved kilns and wares including early saltglaze from the William Rogers manufactory.	£ 40.00
RS1141) H&R DANIEL 1822-1846. IDENTIFYING DANIEL PORCELAIN TABLEWARES - Smith B. & Beardmore B. Introduction by Michael Berthoud. 2009. 232 pages. 1,145 colour illustrations & 1 black & white. Soft colour covers. The Daniel circle have produced this all colour guide to the patterns on tableware. Similar in style and content to Pat Preller's New Hall patterns and Michael Berthoud's Cabinet of British Creamers. Over 1,100 numbered patterns have been identified and a further 200 unnumbered patterns are attributed and illustrated. A very welcome guide to the shapes and patterns of Daniel teawares, dessert and dinner wares. The 1997 work on Daniel Patterns by Michael Berthoud illustrated 432 examples.	£ 49.00
RS1155) MEISSEN PORTRAIT FIGURES. Adams L.&Y. 1987. 224 pages. 300 b/w illustrations & 60 colour plates.Hardback. d/w. very good copy Covering 18th C. figures of Meissen by the famous dealers in early Meissen figures. This is the original 1987 edition with superior definition on the b/w illustrations.	£ 38.00
RS1130) Manufacturing Processes of TABLEWARE during the EIGHTEENTH and NINETEENTH Centuries - Copeland R. 2009. 227 pages. 193 colour illustrations and. 34 black & white. Soft covers. Having spent 3 years between 1948 an 1951 at the bench and performing all manufacturing operations from press moulding to transfer printing and gilding Robert Copeland has practical experience amongst his many talents. A very detailed account of manufacturing from raw materials through to Gold + gilding application, with photographs he took in the 1950's in the Spode departments. At this time in 1950 the methods used were virtually unaltered since the 1850's. The book displays the vast experience and knowledge the author has of the manufacturing processes of bone china and earthenware tableware and provides a great resource for all involved in ceramics whatever their interests.	£ 25.00
RS1131) FIRED BY PASSION. Viennese Baroque Porcelain of Claudius Innocentius du Paquier - Multi-author October 2009. 3 Volumes in decorative slipcase. 1,432 pages. Over 2,000 colour illustrations. Hardback in elaborate colour bindings. Within coloured slipcase. Includes a CD with transcripts of original documents Du Paquier, an independently operating Viennese porcelain factory, was established in 1718, only eight years after Meissen. Although its heyday was brief, lasting only twenty-five years, Du Paquier produced porcelain of great beauty, notable for an enchantingly graceful style and consummate sophistication of execution. In three sumptuously illustrated volumes, scholars of international standing present the distinctive style and the exciting history of Du Paquier porcelain in the context of Baroque Vienna. The first comprehensive publication on this important porcelain factory, this work has been made possible through a five-year research programme conducted by the Melinda and Paul Sullivan Foundation for the Decorative Arts. The objects shown, many of them for the first time, are in major public and private collections. * Please note these volumes weigh 12kg when packed.	£ 195.00
RS1133) TYNESIDE POTTERY - Bell R.C. 152 pages. 140 b/w & 11 colour illust. plus 130 base marks. Hardback.d/w. Good. A catalogue of all known pottery firms and partnerships in the Tyneside area including Maling. With details on registration marks, decoration and designs and marks. Includes the 1863 description of pottery manufacture in Tyneside by Collingwood Bruce. Illustrations, many from the author's collection, are of mostly transfer designs with some later art pottery.	£ 28.00
RS1140) MEIJI CERAMICS. The art of Japanese Export Porcelain and Satsuma ware 1868 - 1912 - Gisela Jahn. 2005. 360 pages. 230 colour illustrations & 23 black & white. Plus 84 illustrations of base marks. Large hardback. in dust wrapper. Very good. Slipcase. A very well researched publication that examines the history of Japanese Export porcelain in the Meiji era covering all aspects but with an emphasis on the stylistic influence from the west. Includes ceramic production of Arita, Kutani, Kyoto, Satsuma, Seto and Tokyo by artist-craftsmen such as Ito Tozan, Kanzan Denshichi, Kinkozan Sobei, Miyagawa Kozan, Siefu Yohei and others. With wonderful archive photographs of painters and potters at work in the late 19th century and some displays from exhibitions, but mostly fine illustrations of the wares themselves.	£ 75.00
RS1142) Exhibition. TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF CHINESE PORCELAIN 1522-1722 - Marchant & Son. London 1998. 88 pages. 82 colour Illustrations plus base marks.. Hardback. d/w. Very good. With a forward by D.S, Freeman and introduction by J. Ayres. All 65 items in colour.	£ 26.00
RS1143) THE POWELL COTTON COLLECTION of CHINESE CERAMICS - Lang. G. 1988. 152 pages. 40 full page colour plates. 62 b/w illustrations. Soft card covers. Good clean copy. The collection of two groups of porcelain of mostly 18th and 19th centuries. The first part is of Export wares and the second of Imperial or Chinese taste wares. Nearly 100 items are illustrated in the colour plates and all are illustrated in the black & white section of 124 items.	£ 34.00
RS1148) DICTIONARY OF MARKS AND MONOGRAMS OF DELFT POTTERY - Professor Jean Justice. 1930. 1st & only edition. 171 pages. 1,400 marks. Hardback. Wrapper. Very good + copy. The only book to cover Dutch delftware pottery marks as a single subject. The 1,400 marks are accompanied by details of the potter, factory or artist involved. Also provides details of the years in production and details of the potters work elsewhere, family connection and other information.	£ 75.00
RS1137) Exhibition. The Splendour of DUTCH DELFTWARE - Stodel L. London May 1993. 80 pages. 62 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w. Very good. A fine exhibition from Antique dealer Jacob Stodel whose speciality was Dutch Delft. With a 10 page introduction by Jan Daniel Van Dam curator of ceramics at the Rijksmuseum.	£ 28.00
RS1120) ENGLISH SALTGLAZED EARTHENWARE - Luxmoore C.F.C. 1969 reprint of the 1924 original . 180 pages. 85 full page black & white plates & 4 colour plates. d/w. Original cloth & gilt.Large format. Hardback. Good. No wrapper. The first full publication on this subject with over 420 fine examples illustrated and with a good range of shapes and polychrome decorated items. Includes the collation and illustration of the original saltglaze moulds and blocks, some initialled or signed from London, Stoke & Liverpool museums. This is the facsimile edition of 1969.	£ 60.00
RS1121) SHIPWRECKS and MARRIAGES. Dated and Documentary Ceramics - Editors Massey R. & Marno F. E.C.C. 2009. 64 pages. 132 colour illustrations. Soft colour covers. Fine. The publication to accompany the June exhibition of the English Ceramic Circle at the Haughton Gallery in London. The exhibition and this catalogue are the first phase of a project to record a comprehensive listing of dated and documentary ceramics. The authors quote Hodgkin's early work as an example and perhaps the most complete example of the approach Dated English Delftware by Lipski & Archer. Apart from illustrations of examples of delftware, Saltglaze, Creamware, Porcelain etc. several authors provide lists of known examples of Bow, Dated Saltglaze and Caughley.	£ 25.00
RS1128) Sale. THE GARBISCH COLLECTION. Volume 2. Important French Furnitures, European Porcelain, Vertu. - Sotheby Parke Bernet New York. May 17th 1980. 341 lots. 150 in colour & 184 in black & white. Hardback in wrapper. price lists. Good. The ceramics comprise the first 208 lots followed by 46 lots of enamel boxes. Some 100 of the lots comprise fruit & vegetable tureens, fruit shaped dishes, scent bottles, Tulip holders etc. from Meissen, Derby, Spode, Worcester etc. Some 25 Worcester Blind Earl pieces, Bow , Chelsea & Meissen Figures, Mennecy & Vincennes items, Meissen & Faience Birds & Tureens Etc. The enamel boxes are mostly English & German with fine examples in colour.	£ 18.00
EX42) BRITISH PORCELAIN SAUCEBOATS of the 18th CENTURY - Panes N. June 2009. Forward by Geoffrey Godden. 280 pages. Over 650 colour illustrations. Hardback.d/w. Nicholas Panes provides a true identification guide to 18th century porcelain sauceboats. Based on his own collection but with added examples from auction houses, museums, dealers and private collections the book illustrates and describes 414 sauceboats. With introductory chapters on the history and design influences on British sauceboats, such as Silver and Chinese porcelain, followed by the main part of the book dealing with the manufacturers. The front and back covers illustrate 2 fine examples from the Bow factory who produced some of the more distinctive designs of sauceboats. Numerous examples are shown from Chelsea, Bow, Worcester, Limehouse, Derby, Bristol, Longton Hall, Vauxhall, Lowestoft, Liverpool, West Pans, Caughley etc. Beautifully illustrated and with a thumbnail guide to the bases and numerous shapes this is a welcome addition to the other standard publications on shape and factory recognition such as those by Michael Berthoud.	£ 45.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1129) COPYHOLD POTWORKS and HOUSING in the STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES 1700-1832 - Peter Roden 2008. 445 pages. Numerous contemporary maps. 1 b/w photograph. Large softback. Painstaking research over a period of 15 years by the author into the Manorial records held at the National Archives in Kew has culminated in this publication which provides an immensely valuable research tool for everyone associated with Staffordshire pottery and area history. The central part of this book narrates the stories of all the Potworks which are mentioned in the manor court's copyhold records for this period. Many of these potworks, or their operators, have not previously been recorded in the ceramic literature, although a few are already well documented.	£ 25.00
RS1097) Exhibition. BRISTOL PORCELAIN Bicentenary Exhibition 1770-1970 - Bristol May 1970. 40 pages. 317 items. 22 b/w & 4 colour illust. Soft. Fine. £ 20.00 A loan exhibition of 317 items from various private collections as well as the Bristol Art Gallery collection.	£ 20.00
RS1099) Exhibition. FAIR AS CHINA DISHES. English Delftware - Archer M. & Morgan B. 1977. 128 pages. 96 black and white & 5 colour plates. Soft colour covers. Large A4 format. Good copy. The Morgan collection exhibited in the USA and dispersed at auction in the early 1980's. 90 items, most with 1/2 or full page illustrations. With a 4 page introduction and descriptions by Michael Archer. Includes marks & drawings of dish & plate shapes & sizes.	£ 22.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
A407) ROYAL DOULTON 1815-1965. The Rise and Expansion of the Royal Doulton Potteries - Eyles D. 1965. 208 pages. 23 b/w & 20 colour illust. Original cloth. Good copy, in taped dust wrapper. The 1965 work that examines 150 years of Doulton production and includes a large chapter entitled' Art Wares & Tablewares 1900 -1965'. Appendices of artists monograms & signatures, marks & backstamps.	£ 58.00
JW11) The STORY of BOOTHS and WILLOW PATTERN and Catalogue of the ENTWISTLE Collection of BOOTHS REAL OLD WILLOW - Pye A.&E. 2008. 124 pages. 248 colour illustrations. 6 b/w illustrations. Plus 48 base marks in colour, Softback. A first real attempt to catalogue and date all the variations of Willow Patterns and shapes of Booths based on one large collection formed over a 30 year period. Some fresh research provides background for the history of the firm that commenced in 1864 and examines the variations of willow patterns, border designs, factory marks and pattern numbers etc. The catalogue of some 200 items all illustrated contains numerous less common shapes such as pen holders, inkstands, chambersticks, tea cannisters etc. Altogether a well thought out and informative publication from Andrew and Olwyn Pye	£ 17.95  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
M16) ENGLISH CHINA - Geoffrey Godden 1985. 362 pages 509 black & white illustrations. & 11 colour plates. Hardback.d/w. Fine. With signed dedication from the author to his personal assistant. With chapters on Caughley, Chamberlain, Coalport, Lowestoft, Minton,Ridgway, etc. Also chapters on Types of British Ceramics, Blue & White Porcelains, Chinese Porcelain decorated in England. With updates and comments on the earlier full publications by the same author. Long out of print.	£ 36.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1075) EUROPEAN CREAMWARE - Kybalova Jan. 1989. 240 pages. 122 b/w & 66 colour plates.Hardback.d/w. Very good. An excellent work on English, French, Dutch,German,Spanish, Polish, Russian & other creamware and its English roots and expansion across Europe in the early 19th century. Well researched and illustrated including impressed and other marks etc.	£ 28.00 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now

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