Collector S Guide To Buying Antique Pottery Porcelain

Aimed at the experienced collector and amateur alike, Collector's Guide to Buying Antique Pottery & Porcelain is a handbook to show quickly and clearly the difference between pottery and porcelain.

This all-new edition of the most authoritative and respected guide to collectible pottery and porcelain provides the detailed, accurate and up-to-date information needed to make informed decisions in buying or selling these always-popular collectibles. This expanded volume, drawing on the expertise and resources of the highly respected Antique Trader Weekly, covers the full range of ceramic products produced in the US, England and Europe from the Eighteenth century through the mid-Twentieth century. Collectors -- both novice and experienced -- will find the book's convenient format, comprehensive listings and numerous photographs make it easy to locate and identify individual makers and their items. More than just an identification and price guide, this volume also provides historical information and a variety of useful collecting tips that make it an indispensable reference.

Excerpt from Pottery and Porcelain: A Guide to Collectors The majority of these are from photographs of examples in public and private collections, others are from blocks and water-colour drawings kindly lent by the Committee of the Council on Education, to whom the author wishes to record his thanks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.