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The Two Quail Pattern. 300 Years of Design on Porcelain. Dr Chris Girton.
A catalogue of the exhibition held at Stocksprings Antiques and The Museum of Worcester Porcelain in 2004
featuring the history and developments of the famout "two quails" pattern on both Oriental and European porcelain
from 18th - 21st century. With over 100 photos, all in colour, of pieces from most major English and European factories
including Bow, Worcester, Longton Hall, Chelsea, Lowestoft, Vauxhall, Meissen, Chantilly,Tournai, etc etc, plus Oriental porcelain
from both Japan and China. A very valuable reference work and fascinating story of the development of a pattern.
Condition. New.
Our Price - £15.
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Old Derby Porcelain and it's Artist - Workmen. Frank Hurlbutt.
Published in 1925, this book was considered the standard work on Derby in it's day and is still referred
to today by students of Derby porcelain. It has almost 200 pages of text followed by 59 black and white plates
of Nottingham Road pieces. With chapters on Modellers and Figure-Makers, Flower Painters, Figure Subject Painters, Landscape
Painters and Bird and Fruit Painters, most aspects of the history of the factory as known in 1925 are covered. A fascinating
and informative antique book.
Condition. No dust jacket, a little battered on the outside,
but otherwise a sound, intact copy.
Our price - Sold.
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Worcester Porcelain and Lunds Bristol. Franklin A. Barrett.
A hardback first edition, published in 1966. It concentates on the early years of porcelain manufacture in
Worcester, beginning with the take over of the Bristol factory of Benjamin Lund, production in those early years and the effects
of the closure of the Chelsea factory, before moving on to look at transfer printing, underglaze blue and figures. It
finishes with a brief look at the Flight and Barr periods and summary of the marks during the period in question. There
are a large number of photos, mostly in black and white but with a few in colour. A fascinating and useful reference
book.
Condition. In excellent used
condition.
Our price -
21.00
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Derby Porcelain 1748-1848 An Illustrated Guide. John Twitchett.
This hardback book, published in 2002, is considered the standard work on the Derby porcelain factory during the Nottingham
Road period. It's author, John Twitchett, was Curator of the Royal Crown Derby Museum for 25 years from 1972 - 1997
and his knowledge on the subject is second to none. Featuring chapters on the history, people, marks, patterns, shapes
etc, this book is a must for all collectors and students of Derby porcelain from this period. Original cover price £45.
Condition. New.
Our price - Currently
out of stock.
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Chelsea Porcelain.
Elizabeth Adams.
This latest edition, published in 2001, is packed with information and photographs of this wonderful
early factory right through to and including it's take-over by Derby and the wares produced during the Chelsea Derby period.
This is a wonderful hardback book considered by many to be the standard work on this famous factory. Original price
£60.
Condition. New (cellophane wrapped)
Our price - 19.50
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Spode-Copeland-Spode: The Works and it's People 1770-1970.
Vega Wilkinson
Published in 2002, this hardback book is the story of a manufactury, two families, generations of artists,
gilder, modellers and their products. It contains previously unpublished research from the Copeland family archive and
new research on the artists and gilders. Around 300 illustrations/photos with over half in colour. A fabulous
and important book.
Condition. New
Our price - £25
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Chelsea and Derby China.
John
Beresford.
Published in 1967, this small yet informative hardback book gives a history of the two factories
and how they came to unite. There are photos in both colour and black and white.
Condition.
- In very good used condition.
Our price - Sold.
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