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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. IN STOCK 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
JW15) AN ANTHOLOGY OF BRITISH TEAPOTS. Miller P. & Berthoud M. 1985. 386 pages. Illustrating 2,268 examples in black & white. Hardback.d/w. The original teapot book. Although the 2,268 teapots are in black and white it does include the Miller collection before its sale to the Norwich Museum. Many examples were not repeated in the more recent Directory of British Teapots which is all in colour at £ 50.00. See B999 listed below. Wile stocks last at £ 15.00.	£ 16.00 Special offer
EX10) THE DON POTTERY 1801 - 1893 - Griffin J.D. 2001. 240 pages. 290 colour illustrations. 14 black & white. Plus the 1807 design book in b/w illustrating 296 items. Hardback. d/w. This is the first published work on one of Yorkshire's largest potteries operating during the 19th century producing wares which included creamware, pearlware, basalt, transfer ware etc. Until this publication little was known or had been written about the pottery. Illustrated here we have pages of fine botanical painting and other floral decoration on Creamware, blue transfer ware, bat printed wares, special glazes and bodies such as the Orange Body wares and even fresh ideas on porcelain. Published with grant assisted funds and allowing a low retail price, the volume throws new light on this Yorkshire pottery.	£ 16.00 Special offer
RS1102) CHAMBERLAIN WORCESTER PORCELAIN 1788-1852 - Godden G. 1994 2nd edition. 375 pages. 441 b/w illust. & 25 colour plates. Hardback. d/w. Very good. Over 60 years of porcelain production and decoration, that included Caughley wares decorated by Chamberlain. The usual high standard of research by Geoffrey Godden that also includes the alphabetical list of ornamental forms and the pattern book listing from 1 to 5019.	£ 45.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1103) WORCESTER BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN 1751-1790 - Branyan, French & Sandon. Second 1990 revised edition. 423 pages. 465 black & white illustrations, 134 line drawings & 166 border designs. Hardback. d/w. Very good copy. The standard work for the recognition of the painted and transfer blue & white designs on Worcester porcelain . With guides to rarity of patterns, border designs. Each item illustrated with indication of shapes found with each pattern, illustrations of internal designs on bowls etc. Remains one of the most sought after publications on Worcester porcelain.This second edition contained 50 new patterns and some border designs compared to the first edition	£ 140.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1104) Exhibition Catalogue. The KLEPSER COLLECTION of EARLY WORCESTER PORCELAIN of the Dr. Wall Period and Its Antecedents - Seattle Art Museum 1955. With a 6 page introduction by Leonard Crow. 42 pages. 22 b/w illustrations + cover illustration. Soft. Good. With an inserted typed and signed letter from the legendary ceramic dealer Leonard Crow on his headed notepaper and dated 14th May 1955 and signed by him. The original Klepser exhibition held in Seattle Washington in 1956. The enclosed letter from Leonard Crowe is addressed to Capt. Tyre along with this copy of the catalogue. He explains that this is just half of the Klepsers current collection and also explains the amount they spent with him over the years. He also discusses some pieces of Worcester porcelain including an Eloping Bride cup and saucer quoting current and earlier prices. He ends with " As for myself, I think you know that both my legs are now completely missing, and sundry other abdominal operations have turned me into a very decrepit old crow - more or less a physical wreck, though I manage to keep smiling."	£ 60.00
RS1105) Sale. The Well Known Collection of BOW PORCELAIN. Property of John Ainslie - Sotheby 7th March 1961. 186 lots. 45 lots illustrated. Soft. Prices penned in. very good and clean copy. The famous collection that includes documentary and rare items. When the "Target" bowl ( dated 1754 and exhibited in the British Museum exhibition) was bought for £100.00 and the Martin bowl dated 1850 fetched £110.00. Both purchased by Winifred Williams.	£ 25.00
RS1106) LOWESTOFT PORCELAIN - Godden G. 1985. 2nd revised & enlarged edition. 259 pages. 250 b/w illustrations & 12 colour plates.d/w. Good clean copy. Destined to remain the standard work on Lowestoft porcelain and the definitive reference book on these 18th century, predominately blue & white, porcelains.	SOLD
RS1107) AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ENGLISH JUGS. From Medieval Times to The Twentieth Century - Henrywood R.K. 1997. 272 pages. 200 b/w illustrations. & 38 colour plates . Hardback.d/w. 80% of the jugs are between 1800 and 1900. Very good copy. With over 800 examples illustrated in large format and covering predominately pottery jugs but also including a chapter on porcelain examples, transfer wares etc. Some 80% of the jugs date between 1800 and 1900. Other chapters include lustre, brown stoneware, sprig moulded, stone china,hand painting, pratt ware, puzzle jugs and tobies.	£ 40.00
N1) 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
RS1094) THE F.S. MACKENNA COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN. PART 1 CHELSEA / PART 2 WORCESTER / PART 3 PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL - Mackenna F.S. 3 Volumes complete. 1972/1973/1975 Ltd to 500 sets. Total of 193 pages of text and 284 pages of black & white plates. Original blue & gilt covers. Minor wear. Good to very good set. With a printed page from the Antique Collector about Mackenna & boldly signed and dated by him. The 3 volume set on this famous collection of 18th century British ceramics produced in an edition of 500 copies only. Part 1 contains a selection of wares from all 3 periods of Chelsea production and includes items not illustrated in the previous Chelsea volumes by Mr. Mackenna. Part 2 contains the author's collection of Worcester which was dispersed prior to this publication, 43 items were sold at Sotheby's in 1957 as part of the then collection. Part 3 contains 110 items of Plymouth and Bristol and includes a transcript of Mr. Mackenna's address given at the opening ceremony of the Bi-Centenary Exhibition of Bristol on May 4th. 1970.	£ 120.00
RS1095) Exhibition. OLD ENGLISH PORCELAIN - Stoner & Evans St. James's Square London. 1909. 84 pages. 33 full page black & white plates with tissue guards. Original Hardback cloth covers with gilt titles. Covers clean and good. Foxing to the tissue guards. Otherwise a good copy. The London dealers' early exhibition of mostly Chelsea, Worcester, Bow and Derby but including items from other factories such as Nantgarw, Bristol, Plymouth etc. Chelsea has the largest section with a number of figures and groups such as the "Itinerant Musician" and includes a complete tea & coffee service decorated with Aesop's fables.	£ 38.00
RS1096) THE LIFE AND WORK OF ROBERT HANCOCK. Cook C. Chapman & Hall 1948. 202 pages. plus 120 pages of b/w plates. Hardback. Cloth Good. With some typed notes from the author Geoffrey Freeman, plus copies of supplement pages . The accepted source book for designs on the early porcelains of Bow, Worcester, Caughley and other factories by the engraver Robert Hancock (1731-1817).	SOLD
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
RS1098)ENGLISH DELFTWARE POTTERY in the Robert Hall Warren Collection - Ray A. 1968. 352 pages. 302 black & white illustrations & 8 colour plates. Hardback. d/w. Very good. The Warren collection catalogued, analysed and described by Anthony Ray. There are 204 items of Bristol, Brislington, London, Liverpool and others. The book commences with chapters on production and on the various delft factories. The collection is then separated into decoration forms such as landscapes and figures and each piece is thoroughly discussed. Includes a marks section and useful interpretation of under rim decoration.	£ 50.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
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
RS1100)  Exhibition. 18th Century FRENCH PORCELAIN. Vincennes, Sevres, St. Cloud, Chantilly & Mennecy - Winifred Williams July 1978. 28 pages. 46 b/w illustration & 12 colour. Soft. Fine. With printed condition and price list. Most items were for sale but included loan items from private collections. With 55 items of Vincennes and Sevres and 31 items of St. Cloud, Chantilly and Mennecy. Tablewares, figures and cabinet items.	£ 28.00
RS1101) Sale. The Imortant Collection of ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN. Property of Simon Goldblatt - Sotheby & co. 1956 1st-2nd May. 263 lots. With 164 items illustrated in b/w. Soft. price list. Good. The Goldblatt collection of rare figures & groups from Ansbach, Fulda, Furstenberg, Hochst, Meissen, Mennecy, Niderviller, Nymphenburg, Vincennes, Zurich etc. Plus figures from Bow, Chelsea, Derby and Plymouth. Other wares from Meissen, Vienna, St. Cloud, Chantilly.	£ 22.00
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
P1006) The FRANK P. and HARRIET C. BURNAP Collection of English Pottery - Nelson-Atkins Gallery USA 1953. 128 pages. 979 items. 368 items illustrated in b/w & 5 colour plates. Soft.d/w. very good. The first edition of this amazing collection in nine sections Slip Ware, English Delft, Salt Glaze, Astbury, Agate Ware, Whieldon Ware, Ralph Wood, Wedgwood and Lustre.	£ 28.00
P1011) Godden's Guide to MASON'S CHINA AND THE IRONSTONE WARES - A.C.C. Godden G. 1991 316pages. 360 black & white illustrations & 54 colour plates.Hardback. d/w. Very good copy. The first 100 pages cover the porcelain production and the remainder of the book is devoted to the Ironstone wares. Includes alphabetical lists of the 1818, 1822 & 1826 sales by shape. There are 218 b/w illustrations in the Ironstone section. This the enlarged, revised and sought after final edition with extra colour plates.	£ 50.00
B1070) Bicentenary Exhibition. BILLINGSLEY MANSFIELD 1799-1999 - Deverill I. & Sheppard B. Mansfield 1999. 74 pages. 126 colour & 14 b/w illustrations. Hardback edition. Very good. The bicentenary exhibition celebrating the forming of William Billingsley's decorating establishment at Mansfield and tracing his career from Derby through Pinxton, Mansfield, Torksey, Barr at Worcester, Nantgarw, Swansea, back to Nantgarw then to Coalport. With specimens of his work from numerous private and museum collections.	£ 48.00
B1078) A GUIDE TO NEW HALL PORCELAIN PATTERNS. De Saye Hutton A. 1990. 240 pages. 326 b/w & 16 colour plates.d/w. Hardback. Very good . The book that inspired and formed the basis for the recent New Hall Pattern Book by Pat Preller. With descriptions of over 900 patterns, many illustrated ,and its cross referencing to illustrations in other publications such as New Hall by Holgate, Teapots by Miller etc. The first publication on a factory's patterns that led to many more. This title will always remain somewhat of a rarity due to the pulping of stock of this and other titles in the early 1990's by the new owners of the publishing firm.	£ 55.00
B1076) CATALOGUE of THE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN in the BRITISH MUSEUM - Hobson R.L. 1905. 186 pages of text, plus 40 pages of plates of which 3 are in colour. Plus 103 items illustrated in black & white within the text. Original hardback. Good copy. The large format 1905 publication on the British Museum porcelain collection that describes 78 items of Bow, 316 items of Chelsea, 38 of Derby, 13 of Longton Hall, 90 of Worcester, 12 of Salopian, 11 of Plymouth, 59 of Bristol, 9 of Nantgarw & Swansea, 14 of Liverpool, 53 of Lowestoft, and 40 others including 2 items of Isleworth. Of the 735 items described 220 are illustrated in the plates.	£ 75.00
RS1091) SIMON SPERO EXHIBITION 2008. The Faith and Dewayne Collection of Early English Porcelain 1745-1758 - Spero S. 7th - 18th October 2008. 72 pages. 50 items. 55 colour illustrations. Soft. Fine. With a 15 page introduction to this fine collection rare items from Chelsea (15 items), Bow (9), Worcester (19) plus a few items from Derby, Lunds bristol and a Longton Hall figure.	£ 12.00
RS1093) THE HISTORY OF THE WEST CUMBERLAND POTTERIES Volume II - Florence Sibson. November 2008. Limited edition of 750 copies. All numbered and signed by the author. 232 pages. 346 colour illustrations. 30 black & white illustrations & 43 maps & documents. Hard covers. In 1991Florence Sibson published her first book on the West Cumberland Potteries. When asked if she would allow a reprint a few years later Mrs. Sibson, thankfully for all concerned, decided to produce a second volume instead. With the earlier book in great demand and virtually unobtainable she continued her research and collaboration with various individuals and societies and now provides us with a magnificent and detailed examination of the Whitehaven and other West Cumberland Potteries. This new work greatly expands and revises the earlier publication and is based on further research by herself and others and on discoveries such as the creamware & saltglazing kiln (behind Whitehaven Market Place) and the documents and local newspapers that provide cargoes and destinations of Whitehaven pottery that was being shipped world wide during 1819 to 1820. The book is a wonderful celebration of the pots and the people of West Cumberland and provides a vast amount of detailed research based on documentary evidence, excavations of sites and the resulting shards and pots. The colour illustrations are mostly of the wares or the transfer or painted designs and show the early slipware, saltglaze and creamware pieces followed by the 19th century transfer decorated and painted wares, later slipware and even some porcelain. Focusing on the wares of Whitehaven but including numerous other potteries such as Clifton, Dearham and Dearham Village, Fox House and others.	£ 30.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
JW1) Loan exhibition. OUT OF THE BLUE. 18th Century Scottish Porcelain - Museum of Edinburgh/ George Haggerty 2008. 60 pages. 91 colour illustrations plus illustrations of marks. Soft. In stock An important exhibition and publication regarding William Littler and West Pans porcelain. Pieces from two Scottish museums and private collections are shown, many for the first time. The introduction by George Haggerty explains recent and future research including analysis of the cobalt used to decorate both Littler's Longton Hall wares and those at West Pans. This publication accompanies a 2008 Edinburgh Festival loan exhibition of West Pans Porcelain from Scottish collections at the Museum of Edinburgh from June 27th through to 23rd August 2008 Mon.-Sat.10am to 4.45pm.	£ 17.50  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
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
JW13) Historical Guide to DELFTWARE and VICTORIAN OINTMENT POTS - Houghton R.J. & Priestley M.R. 2006. 148 pages. 278 colour illustrations & 10 b/w. Soft colour covers. Large format. A survey and history of these ointment pots from 1750 to around 1930. Illustrating over 200 pieces with some 55 being of the rare and earlier delft examples. The Victorian and Edwardian pots contained creams and ointments some being genuine cures and others offering instant cure-all remedies from tumours to ringworm. Each item has been well researched and general guide to value is also given.	£ 20.00
JW14) British Ceramic TOAST RACKS for Collectors -Crumpton P.&M. 72 pages. 93 colour illustrations & 85 black & white., Soft. Fine. Illustrating more than 1,000 ceramic toast racks from the 18th century to recent times. With a fine 16 page introduction describing Britains love affair with toast, breakfast and afternoon tea and the various rack designs and shapes that were produced. The 1,000 toast racks are shown in colour and there is a detailed, illustrated, index of manufacturers and retailers.	£ 18.00
JW23) IN SEARCH of JAMES GILES - Coke G. 1983. 290 pages. 169 black & white illustrations and 24 colour plates. Hardback. d/w. Good copy. Minor wear to wrapper and indents to corners. The differences between factory decorated wares and those from the decorating studio of James Giles are examined and explained in great detail. An extremely important piece of well documented ceramic research with large and clear illustrations and numerous indicators to recognising Giles wares. The London decorating studio of James Giles decorated large quantities of Worcester, Caughley & other porcelain between 1760 and 1774. Two later publications have added to the research on Giles but this remains the standard and pioneer work on this subject.	£ 49.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
JW9) THE EARLY JAMES GILES and his Contemporary London Decorators - Hanscombe S. With a contribution by Geoffrey Godden. 2008. 163 pages. 140 colour illustrations and a further 123 smaller colour illustrations of decorative motifs and designs. Softback. In this new publication by Stephen Hanscombe the earlier work of James Giles and other decorators of the period are examined rather than the later decoration from the 1760's on Worcester and other English porcelain. Research has shown that the Giles workshop was in operation for some 30 years not 13 as previously assumed and was decorating Chinese porcelain from around 1743. This publication examines some 160 items of mostly Chinese porcelain, but also including a few items of Vauxhall, Liverpool and other factories. An indication if decoration is by Giles, probably by Giles or possibly by Giles is given for each item. The details of a further seven London china painting workshops are named that were known to be working between 1740 and 1780 and a further probable decorator is given by Geoffey Godden as J.F. Knight to whom a pair of signed plaques are attributed. A chapter by Geoffrey Godden on Transfer Printed Decoration on Chinese Porcelain examines in some detail the designs, engravers and probable studios that produced these transfer designs between 1750 and 1760.	£ 30.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
EX32) MACHIN. PORCELAIN & EARTHENWARES. Including a Partial Reconstruction of the Machin Pattern Book - Bill Thom & Philip Miller. Privately printed. May 2008. 179 pages. 980 colour illustrations. Hardback. Wrapper. Another gem of a publication produced by authors and following in the footsteps of Hilditch Porcelain and the Directory of Teapots. Michael Berthoud gave us the first gilmpse of the quality and range of wares produced by Joseph Machin in Burslem in his bulletin and now comes a full story of Machin and their products following the many years research by Philip Miller & Bill Thom. The wares dating mostly from the early 1800's to 1830's are shown in great detail and comparisons are made between similar shapes and patterns from other major manufactures of the time such as Minton, Spode, Daniel, New Hall etc. Very few pieces during the Joseph Machin period were marked and thus the shape comparisons and reconstruction of the pattern book, which illustrates nearly 450 patterns, is so important. An essential and unmissable book for anyone interested in ceramics of the period 1800 to 1840. In stock now.	£ 30.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
EX35) NEW HALL PATTERN BOOK. Supplemement No.1. Including a Comprehensive Shapes Guide - Preller P. May 2008. Privately printed. 119 pages. 998 colour illustrations. Softback colour covers. A further 450 patterns discovered since the publication of the book below in 2003. Illustrations of the new patterns sometimes on more than one shapes along with amendments to her earlier work. With a new section on virtually all the shapes in teawares and dessert wares and another on bone china ale jugs including the applied sprig patterns. Almost a second volume in the style of volume 1 and of the same high quality. In stock now.	£ 35.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
EX34) NEW HALL PATTERN BOOK. A Partial Reconstruction of the . - Preller. P. 2003. Privately printed by the author. 200 pages. 1,780 colour illustrations. Now available in a softback edition may 2008. Over 1,800 illustrations of every known pattern in clear and sharp illustrations, including unidentified patterns. Also includes pages of painted pattern numbers, decorators' tally marks, retailers' inscriptions and factory marks. Hardback still available at £ 75.00.	£ 45.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
TL01) PEOPLE & POTS - Lockett T. Published 18th April 2008. IN STOCK. Limited to 250 copies. 240 pages. 61 colour & 5 b/w illustrations. Softback. Only available from us and no other source Worldwide. Terry's book has now arrived and it provides a refreshing examination of his life in the ceramic world and elsewhere. Although there is much to learn regarding pottery and porcelain from the book, in following Terry's career there is much to enjoy and entertain such as the interview by Simon Spero in 1987 in "Desert Island Pots". In the style of Desert Island Discs Terry is asked to choose 8 pots to take to the island ( all illustrated here) and then Simon posed numerous questions similar to the Roy Plumley radio show. Terry's lecture at Keele in August 1988 "The Next 25 Years" I found particularly stimulating and should not be missed. A book to educate, entertain and maybe rethink your opinions on some areas of the ceramic world. Chapters are :- COLLECTING ­DELIGHT or DISEASE // THE NORTH COUNTRYMAN // UNIVERSITY OF KEELE CERAMIC SUMMER SCHOOL // I COULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT THAT // THE SIGN OF A GOOD BOOK CERAMIC SEMINARS :- University of Manchester ­ Holly Royde Seminars / The Antique Collectors' Club Porcelain Seminars / The Geoffrey Godden Seminars / The Wedgwood International Seminar / Country House Seminars/ CERAMIC SOCIETIES // THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW // HAVE SLIDES WILL TRAVEL //ALL AT SEA // DOWN UNDER // Index UK post and packing will be £ 4.75 and overseas U.S.A. £ 6.80 and Australia £ 7.80 by airmail depending on final destination.	£ 19.90  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
JW55) Sale. Bleier Collection of Wedgwood. EUROPEAN FURNITURE, DECORATIVE ARTS, SILVER & FINE CERAMICS - Skinner Boston U.S.A. 25th&26th April 2003. 1,348 lots. Approx. 650 lots in b/w & 203 in colour. Soft. Fine. The Lloyd J. Bleier collection of Wedgwood comprising a massive 486 lots. 166 of these are in colour and another 300 illustrated in black & white. A museum like collection with numerous items of early tortoishell glazes on through every period to the Fairyland wares of the 20th century.	£ 16.00
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
X034) AMATEUR POTTERY & GLASS PAINTER with Directions for Gilding, Chasing, Bronzing and Groundlaying - E. Campbell Hancock. 2nd edition c. 1880. 230 pages. 3 colour plates. 100 b/w engravings of designs & implements. An appendix to this second edition contains information on recent exhibitions of painting on china, naming artists and illustrating 10 items. Original gilt embossed cloth. Very good condition, spotting to edges. Descriptions of types of ceramic painting, implements and materials, enamel colours, processes including gilding, silvering, use of platinum and burnishing, Majolica painting, instructions on flower painting etc. etc. With an appendix on Pottery and Porcelain from the Science & Art Museum, South Kensington.	£ 55.00
RS1078) PRESTONPANS POTTERY. A Definitive Study of Scotland's Heritage - Cruikshank G. 2007. 290 pages. 260 colour illustrations & 131 black & white. Hardback. In dust wrapper. In stock . A new and well researched work on the various Potteries, Potters and their families and the wares produced during the 18th,19th and 20th centuries. Prestonpans was the pre-eminent manufacturer of pottery in Scotland under the leadership of the Cadells, Gordons and Watsons. It was the town's major employer. These traditions continued with Charles Belfield & Sons right up until the 1930s, and lived again in the late 20th century with Dorothy Clyde. Graham Cruickshank a respected authority on Scottish pottery has produced a detailed and well illustrated work on the history of these potteries and the creamware, saltglazed, tortoise-shell, majolica, transfer printed and other wares produced in the Prestonpans area. He also examines the earlier standard on scottish pottery by Fleming and the chapters therein relating to Prestonpans and provides fresh documentary evidence throughout this important contribution to Scottish pottery and its history	£ 29.95  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
RS1083) VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES 1835-1875. Second addendum: Book Four - Harding A.&N. 2007. 320 pages. 1090 colour illustrations. Price guides. Hardback.d/w. This is the fifth book by the same authors on these Victorian figures and is cross-referenced to the first 3 volumes the other being the first addendum. Providing newly discovered figures or variants spread across all subjects. The price guides should prove interesting as values need adjustment since the publication of earlier volumes between 1998 and 2003.	£ 75.00
B999) A DIRECTORY OF BRITISH TEAPOTS - Berthoud M. & Maskell R. 2006 . 384 pages. Over 2000 colour illustrations. Hardback.d/w. Having used my copy of British Teapots on a regular basis ,and recently removed the dust wrapper as it was starting to wear with use, I was reminded of Michael Berthoud's comments regarding his books in the preface of this title:- " - they should not be treated with undue respect; they should be used, corrected, annotated, dog-eared. Like spaniels, walnut trees and other earthly delights, they should not be cosseted and preserved in pristine condition; constant attention can only improve them." I'm sure many of us have subjected various essential reference books to prolonged use on return from an auction or while browsing the internet. I find the Teapot book is one of those I refer to as often for identifying a pattern as for the teapot shapes themselves. Also the appendix of finial shapes get a regular visit along with that of strainer types and shapes. When you do see a teapot marked Staffordshire the odds are you will be able to identify it with the Teapot book or if not at least place it as one of the "Flags of Convenience" factories, currently being researched, and listed at the front of the book. The £50.00 asking price for 2,106 illustrations of teapots works out at 421 quality colour illustrations of teapot shapes, patterns, makers names and often pattern numbers for each £10.00 spent. So as I scribble a pencil note in the margin next to the Samuel Alcock pattern I have just located I can at least know I have one of the author's blessings for my endeavours. Buy one today you will never regret it. Illustrations and further information HERE	£ 50.00  Buy it now in our Shop  BUY NOW
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
RS1016) THE CERAMICS OF VAUXHALL. 18th century Pottery and Porcelain - Massey R., Marno F. & Spero S. June 2007. 108 pages. 258 colour illustrations and 29 black & white. Soft colour covers. IN STOCK The porcelains of Vauxhall were mostly attributed to William Ball of Liverpool prior the the late 1980's until Bernard Watney revealed in his English Ceramic Circle paper the wasters found near the factory site at Vauxhall. Some still refused to accept the Vauxhall attribution even though Maurice Hillis as early as 1984 had stated there was no real evidence to support a Liverpool attribution. This new and important publication shows for the first time the wide range of porcelain and pottery wares produced at Vauxhall Produced to accompany the loan exhibition at Stockspring Antiques on behalf of the English Ceramic Circle in June this illustrated colour mongraph is very welcome . 181 items illustrated and described with a 14 page introduction and short introductions to each section of the publication. Apart from the Polychrome (50 items) and blue and white porcelain (101 items) it contains sections on the figures, delftware and brown saltglaze wares.	£ 30 .00  BUY NOW Buy it now in our Shop
RS1053) 35mm colour slides. MARTIN BROTHERS - Ceramic Arts U.S.A. Circa 1990's. 12 mounted colour slides in folder with single printed sheet describing the Martin brothers not the slides. Very good. Suitable for viewing or scanning to computer. Slides of pairs of Martin Brothers grotesque birds, animals, spoon warmer and other items no descriptions of pieces but high quality images..	£ 22.00  Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
RS1060) Sale. LES ANNEES FOLLES. An Important private Collection of Art Nouveau Sculpture - Christie's 26th october 1998. 100 pages. 119 items all illustrated in colour, 1 folding plate and b/w illustrations of source material and extra views of pieces. Soft. Fine. The figures of Bronze, Ivory, onynx etc. and elaborately decorated in gold, silver and other materials. Figures from Preiss, Ciparus, Le Faguays, Philippe and others. A collection of extraordinary beauty especially the Chiparus figures and groups. With a 6 page illustrated introduction to the figures and their makers.	£ 18.00
RS1013) Sale. CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS -Bonhams 13th-14th July. 1994. 396 lots. 234 lots illustrated in colour and 162 lots in b/w. Soft. Fine. Another fine sale containing the personal collection of Norah Braden of 33 items chosen and kept by her. Nora Braden ceased potting in 1950 due to rheumatoid arthritis and her work is very rare, at the time of this sale she was 93 and in a retirement home. Plus 28 important items from Lucie Rie many illustrated in full page colour plates. Items from Cardew including an important bread crock. Items from Leach, Staite Murray, and important Hans Coper pieces.	£ 17.50 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
B761) GREEK POTTERY in the BRONZE AGE - Lacy A.D. 1967. 303 pages. 115 pages of b/w plates & 3 of colour. Hardback. Wrapper torn to edges. Good. A detailed account of the Minoan and Mycenean eras with numerous illustrations of shapes and the decoration used.	£ 15.00
RS739) Exhibition & sale. PILKINGTON's Royal Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles - R. Dennis June 1980. Photostated typed sheets. 1 illustration. 518 items. 20 single sided pages. Soft, Stapled. With separate price list. The original exhibition prior to publication of the book .Items listed by artist and with inserted printed price list. Some items (named) were on loan and were not for sale as indicated in the price list.	£ 7.00

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