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EX27) A Dictionary of CERAMIC ARTISTS by Vega Wilkinson 240 pages. 200 b/w illustrations & 32 pages of colour plates. Hardback..      Price £ 45.00 Following on from her book on Spode-Copeland Vega Wikinson provides us with what many in the past have suggested and requested; a work on ceramic artists in dictionary format. Vega has had access to the Minton archives for some time, and a lot of important information was gleaned from this source along with information on artists from Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester, Coalport etc. etc. etc. The 90 or so entries for artists from her earlier work on Copeland obviously appear here but in many cases these entries are both enlarged and updated. The section on Outside Decorators and Retailers is particularly welcome and has its own introduction ,as does the section on Artists and Book Illustrators Used as Source Material by ceramic painters. This new title provides a wealth of new information particularly on artists, gilders and modellers of the 1830 to 1930 period. The illustrations are fresh and again mostly of the later periods and the author thankfully does not tread the well worn path of providing illustrations of the famous few artists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The section on Outside Decorators and Retailers is particularly welcome and has its own introduction as does the section on artists and Book Illustrators Used as Source Material by ceramic painters.

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EX30) PRESTONPANS POTTERY. A Definitive Study of Scotland's Heritage - Cruickshank G. 2007.290 pages. 260 colour illustrations & 131 black & white. Hardback. In dust wrapper. In stock.       £ 29.95 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. provides fresh documentary evidence throughout this important contribution to Scottish pottery and its history

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EX31) SLIPWARE In The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery- Stoke. 2007. 192 pages. 300 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w. Arriving 6th Nov.    £ 30.00 The collection of Staffordshire slipware at Stoke has been formed over a period of almost two hundred years. It reflects the differing tastes and interests of collectors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and of the museum curators who have cultivated them. The collection and this publication contains not only18th century slipware but smaller sections on factory made wares of the 19th century and studio examples of slipware decoration from the 20th century. The traditional slipware forms such as Posset pots, Fuddling cups, Jugs and Puzzle jugs are illustrated and described in over 140 pages of the book whilst the factory made and studio wares take up some 40 pages. Nearly 400 examples are illustrated with a 20 page forward to the collection and information on recent discoveries. IN STOCK

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EX28) The Origin and Devolpment of BOW PORCELAIN 1730-1747 including the Participation of the Roal Society, Andrew Duche and the American Contribution- Daniels P. 2007. 364 pages. 48 colour & 51 b/w illust. Hardback.d/w. Only 350 copies printed. £ 50.00 Evidence gathered for this book and used alongside scientific analysis has enabled the author to identify a number of things including the following :- 1) The creation of the Bow Factory as part of a wider scheme conceived in 1727 2) The people responsible for the sophisticated technology essential to the development of the various porcelain recipes at Bow. 3) The manufacturing periods of the different types including the "A" marked group. 4) The part played by fellows of the Royal Society 5) The forty year career of Andrew Duche as agent/supplier of Cherokee china clay to Bow, Bovey Tracey and Bonnin and Morris 6) Personalities modelled in Bow porcelain prior to 1747 and the source of the artistic input. Pat Daniels has been studying 18th century porcelain for over 40 years and traded as Parkside Antiques, a well known Melbourne firm of porcelain specialists. She returned to England in 1996 to study and research the early years of Bow porcelain production. The book reveals and proposes much more than mentioned above and makes for both thought provoking and enjoyable reading and undoubtedly leads the way for further argument and research.

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EX29) The Simpson Collection of 18th CENTURY ENGLISH BLUE & WHITE MINIATURE PORCELAIN . SIMON SPERO - Simon Spero, a selling Exhibition 10th to 29th March 2003. 52 pages. 68 colour illustrating 132 items. Small Hardback. d/w. £ 14.00 The collection formed by the Simpsons through Simon Spero from 1976 to 1996 when the polychrome wares were sold. These blue and white wares are mainly from Bow, Worcester, Liverpool, Lowestoft and Caughley but include odd examples of Derby, Vauxhall and a Chinese teapot.

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EX1) BUY THIS BOOK         -       GET THIS BOOK FREE  + FOR DETAILS OF THE CONTENTS OF THESE 2 BOOKS GO HERE Buy one get one free & free 48 Hour delivery U.K. and reduced overseas full air shipping of only £ 5.00

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EX17) COMPENDIUM OF BRITISH CUPS by Michael Berthoud 260 pages. 1,500 b/w illustrations & 48 colour illust.d/w. Hardback. Price £ 25.00 The standard work on identifying cups from 1740 to 1930. Mostly covering 1760 to 1900. For a full illustrated review of this book follow this link :-     Compendium of Cups  Buy Now

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EX18) A CABINET OF BRITISH CREAMERS Berthoud M. 1999. 210 pages. 1,100 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w. Following on from his COMPENDIUM OF BRITISH CUPS. Michael Berthoud produced this all colour guide to the creamers or cream jugs of 18th century and 19th century British ceramics. With 1, 116 jugs all illustrated in colour and listed by shape and style. The Cabinet of Creamers ( or cream / milk jugs ) illustrates and describes creamers from a multitude of factories and although numerous pottery examples are included, the majority are porcelain (including some sauce boats) and most are within the period 1765 to 1845. Price £ 39.00

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EX20) PEOPLE, PASSIONS, PASTIMES, and PLEASURES : STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES 1810 -1835 - Myrna Schkolne, 2006. 324 pages. Over 400 colour illustrations. 40 black & white illustrations. 332 figures illustrated. Hardback d/w. 1st & only edition of 1,000 copies worldwide. The first comprehensive collectors' reference book devoted exclusively to early nineteenth-century enamel-painted Staffordshire figures. The book's stars are 332 figures owned by private collectors and museums worldwide. Thirty-five chapters explore events as diverse as The Red Barn Murder and The Death of Munrow, and tell of the Battle for the Breeches, Tithing, Bull baiting, Boxing, Menageries, Performing Animals, Farm Animals, and a host of other customs and circumstances captured in Staffordshire clay. Price  normally  £ 75.00 Due to recent U.S. exchange rate  changes current stock held in the U.K.  will be priced at £ 65.00

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EX21) DIRECTORY of BRITISH TEAPOTS - Berthoud M. & Maskell R. 2006.384 pages. Over 2000 colour illustrations. Hardback.d/w. The new all colour teapot book that will inspire and stimulate collectors, collections and dealers around the world. Teapots from the late 17th century to the end of the 19th century in 48 sections divided by general shapes. All types of earthenware and porcelain are covered representing 233 manufacturers. With appendixes dealing with finial types, strainers and some continental teapots which offer traps for the unwary. Similar in style to the earlier anthology of teapots but with new illustrations and over 2000 in colour.  Buy it now for £ 50.00 Illustrations and further information HERE

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EX3) JAMES HADLEY & SONS. Artist Potters Worcester - Woodger P. 2003. Forward by Wendy Cook, Curator of the Museum of Worcester Porcelain. 255 pages. 515 colour illustrations and 155 black & white Hardback, laminated covers. The fine range of Hadley's designs of vases, bowls, ewers, plaques, figures and others wares are easily located and well illustrated. Illustrations from the author's own vast collection, other collectors and the Museum of Worcester porcelain archives. Peter Woodger has researched extensively for this work and provides practically every answer required by collectors and dealers of these Worcester ceramics who will now be able to accurately date, identify artists and pieces and understand the rarity of those wares in their possession. Illustrations & More Information HERE Price £ 30.00

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EX4) 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. Produced to accompany the loan exhibition at Stockspring Antiques on behalf of the English Ceramic Circle in June this illustrated colour mongraphs is now available. 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) contains sections on the figures, delftware and brown saltglaze wares.  Price £ 30.00

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EX27) H. & R. DANIEL. 1822-1846. 148 pages 140 black & white illustrations & 8 colour plates.Hardback. Dust wrapper. The standard work on these important and highly decorative Daniel porcelains with detailed information on the patterns and artists. This book links together three major strands, namely the surviving Daniel manuscripts ( in private hands ) a surviving design book of ornamental wares and collections of Daniel porcelain both in private hands and in national museums. The chapter on decoration pays particular attention to the recipes, colour and techniques employed at the Daniel porcelain works and reveals a great deal about decoration and gilding of the period in general. Price £ 25.00

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EX26) PAINTED in BLUE. Underglaze Blue Painted Earthenwares 1775 to 1810 - Roberts L. N.C.S. 2006. 170 pages. 410 colour illustrations. Softback. The numerous creamware and pearlware underglaze blue painted wares are examined in detail and grouped together for identification. The attributed wares by known producers are followed by the examination of unattributed marks and the unattributed groups of wares and an analysis of their pattern detail such as variations of Long Eliza, Pagoda and Fence etc. Excellent resource for both pottery and porcelain analysis. Price £ 25.00.

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EX22) LUND'S BRISTOL AND EARLY WORCESTER PORCELAIN 1750-58. The A.J. Smith Collection - Spero S. ( with a contribution by Richard Burt) . 240 pages. 150 colour plates. Hardback. One of the finest and most extensive collections in the world. In this specially commissioned study Simon Spero analyses for the first time the contents of this remarkable collection and presents a detailed breakdown of the different shapes and types of decoration. Two chapters by Richard Burt focus on the socioeconomic, political and historical background to the factories and period of English ceramics. Price £ 40.00

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EX23) Godden's Guide to ENGLISH BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN - Godden G.A. 2004. 600 pages. 153 colour illustrations & 711 b/w illustrations. Hardback. d/w. large format. Bringing together and updating current information on blue and white porcelain not only from the 18th century but also the 19th century. Each section concludes with an indication of expected values for certain items such as teapots, creamers and teabowls. The book ends with chapters on unattributed groups and problems, fakes and reproductions. It is without question an astounding and definitive publication on this vast subject. It has been far too long since Geoffery Godden provided us with a major work on British ceramics and he remains undisputed champion of British ceramic research and authorship. Price £ 65.00.

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EX13) THE LEEDS POTTERY 1770-1881 - Griffin J.D. 2005. 2 volumes. 640 pages. 1,134 colour plates. 186 colour illustrations. 2 volumes Hardback Dustwrappers. Weighing 6kg when packed. An astounding achievement by the author John Griffin and a major landmark in ceramic publications of this or any century. Using previously undiscovered archive material John Griffin has completely rewritten and corrected the history of the Leeds pottery and its wares,The publication contains, for the first time , the shape, pattern and design books and in particular the enamelled teaware and tableware pattern books all in colour.There are also superb colour photographs of creamware, basalt, pearlware stoneware, and later porcelain, of which 97% are marked examples Price £ 75.00

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EX14)The Illustrated Guide to 19TH CENTURY COALPORT "COALBROOKDALE" Floral Encrusted Porcelain - 2006. Gordon Bushnell 2006. A privately published edition. Forward by Geoffrey Godden. 76 pages. 206 colour illustrations. Soft colour covers. The first book devoted to the floral encrusted wares of Coalport produced between c. 1827 and 1845. Includes 37 shapes from a factory design book recently obtained by Geoffrey Godden. This work illustrates over 160 Coalport shapes most of which have not been illustrated before. The book also illustrates 23 shapes from other factories such as Alcock and Minton with some direct comarisons to Coalport examples. The excellent quality illustrations include some close ups of particular features to aid in identification. Pieces from this publications will be on display in an exhibition of Coalport this year at the Ironbridge museum from the 3rd of April until the end of September 2006. Price £ 28.00

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EX11) HILDITCH PORCELAIN. A Collectors Guide - Margaret Hewat & June M. Owen 2003. 138 pages. 500 colour photographs. Soft covers. The book commences with an introduction by Peter Helm and brief history of the family and factory at Longton in Staffordshire between 1820 and 1860. Part one follows the development of shapes at Hilditch and provides illustrations not only of handles but also spouts, strainers within the teapots, saucer rim mouldings, creamer shapes, various plate and dish shapes etc. Then follows the all colour section of factory and retailers marks. Part 3 covers the patterns themselves commencing with a list of descriptions and then illustrations of designs separated into type such as Chinoiserie, simple patterns, quality patterns etc. and a very welcome section on gilded designs on borders, combinations of gilding and polychrome motifs, gilding to cup rims etc..    Price £ 20.00

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EX8) A CATALOGUE OF CHINA. CHIEFLY DERBY.... THE PROPERTY OF J. HASLEM. With Added Commentary by JOHN TWITCHETT. Haslem J Reference Works. 1988. Reprint of the 1879 edition. Ltd ed. of 250 numbered copies.in hardback & 500 in softback. 76 pages. 6 b/w plates. Colour d/w. Reprint of this very scarce early documentary material. The 6 full page b/w plates illustrate 80 examples of Derby & Pinxton porcelain. Part of this collection is held by the City Museum in Derby. Hardback £ 15.00 Softback   £ 10.00

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EX9) An Illustrated Guide to BROWNFIELD PORCELAIN and MAJOLICA 1871-1900. Vol.2- Tim H. Peake. 2004. 64 pages. 900 small colour illustrations.Soft. Focusing on the porcelain and majolica wares of Brownfield produced between 1871-1900 adding new illustrations and research. The first volume published in 1995 covered mostly the relief moulded jugs, stone-china and pottery tableware and only had a small chapter on the porcelain and Majolica. Much of the Majolica wares were unmarked and are often attributed to other factories such as Minton. For certain periods such as 1871 to 1878 many of the porcelain wares were unmarked except for a pattern number. With a 16 pages of text followed by the colour guide to the patterns and shapes. Price £ 10.00

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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. Price £ 35.00

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EX15) RATHBONE. China Manufacturers Tunstall, Staffordshire1808-1843 - Harvey I. 2005. Forward by Phillip Miller. Privately published.150 pages. 308 colour illustrations. Illustrations of marks. Maps. Hardback. Dust wrapper. It is a pleasure to see published a detailed illustrated history of one of the lesser known but nevertheless important manufacturers of porcelain from the first half of the 19th century. The wares are often highly decorated with rich gilding or transfer decoration such as the chinoiserie designs. Many of us own examples of unknown porcelain particularly of London shape and of good quality decoration, a number of us, like myself will now be able attribute examples to Rathbone rather than possibly Coalport etc. A ltogether a well researched publication with large illustrations of good quality which is to be commended. Price £ 45.00

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EX16)WELSH CERAMICS IN CONTEXT. Part 2 - 2005. 380 pages. 510 illustrations, 90% in colour. Soft & hardback. Articles include - 18th Century Creamware - Gaye Blake Roberts // The Cambrian Pottery under Coles & Haynes - Jonathan Gray // British Ceramics in 18th C. America - Leslie Grigsby // The Bristol Pottery 1785 to 1835 - Karin Walton // Billingsley & his china artists 1796 to 1835 - Roger Edmundson // Development of Welsh Porcelain Bodies - Maurice Hillis // Later Careers of David Evans, Henry Morris and William Pollard - Andrew Renton // London and its importance in the Ceramic World - Geoffrey Godden and many other fine articles. Price Softback £ 39.50

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Eighteenth-Century English Porcelain A selection from the Godden Reference Collection Geoffrey Godden 1985. 432 pages. 358 black & white illustrations and 32 full page colour plates.d/w. A unique tutorial for 18th C. English porcelain. Covering 33 factories or decorators. 3 pieces from each factory are examined in detail. Every item illustrated in colour and several times in b/w. The accepted standard work for understanding & recognising the factories & decorators of 18th century porcelain. Supplied boxed as new. With 2003 printed update by the author. Published price £ 60.00 our price £ 30.00 or see top of this page for special offer.

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EX12) FANTASTIC ORIGINAL DESIGNS & CHINOISERIES /FLEURS OISEAUX ET FANTAISIES PAR J. PILLEMENT 1797-1808 - Pillement J. 1969. reprint of the 18th century original coloured engravings of jean Pillement.. 40 folio sheets in paper folder wrappers and single printed title sheet. Average page size 11" x 8", with 1" border all round. Jean Pillement was a French designer who worked in London in the 18th Century a collection of designs including his was first published sometime in 1759. The 175 illustrations here are a mixture of fantastic birds, flora & fauna, large human figures and chinoiseries. Reproduced , as were the originals, for copying, tracing or cutting out and laying down as decoration on various surfaces. Designs such as these were used by engravers & decorators on British Porcelain and Pottery and a variety of other materials such as textiles and silver and often only using small portions of various designs. Found on Worcester, Liverpool and Bow porcelain, Delftware and Creamware and many other forms and factories in the 18th and early 19th century. Price £ 40.00

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EX25)  DUDSON STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES C.1815-1865 - Dudson A. & Morgan A. 2006. 146 pages. Over 200 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w. Few people associate the Dudson factory with the manufacturer of Staffordshire figures but the authors' research into the Dudson archives and years of excavations on the original factory site have led to this publication. New attributions of bocage figures and later flat backs are included in the 200 photographs with an appendice of almost 500 figures compiled from the Dudson records. Price £ 25.00

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EX19) THE TWO QUAIL PATTERN 300 Years of Design on Porcelain.  A History of the Pattern and a Catalogue of Porcelain Factories from the East and West. 2004 Dr. Chris Girton. Forward by Geoffrey Godden 112 Pages. 130 Colour Illustrations. Soft colour covers. Over 200 items illustrated. Only 500 copies published. Price £ 17.50   FOR AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF THIS TITLE GO HERE

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Pate-sur-Pate. 1849-1992 Bernard Bumpus Published price £ 75.00 1992. 320 pages 150 black & white illustrations & 38 colour plates. d/w. Hardback. This important volume covers every aspect of pate-sur-pate decoration up to the 1990's. Includes the factories of Berlin, Meissen, Minton, Paris & Sevres. Many individual artists are examined in detail such as Birks. 445 items of ceramics and related material of the 18th,19th and 20th centuries. Please be aware that the lowest price for this title from any source worldwide as of the 15th January 2007 was £ 85.00 excluding shipping charges.  Price £ 35.00

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The COMEDIANS of Franz Antony Bustelly by Michael Newman 76 pages. 13 full page colour plates. 5 full page b/w plates.43 other b/w illustrations Soft covers.This edition strictly limited to 200 copies only. The German porcelain figures of Bustelli (his signature reads as Bustelly) from the Commedia Dell' Arte series. Michael Newman provides a complete analysis of the man, his figures and the Italian Comedy itself. Ltd. edition of 200 copies only. Price £ 18.00

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