Antique British Porcelain - Makers Types Marks Dates Etc. / Illustrated Book

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BRITISH PORCELAIN – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
by Geoffrey A. Godden, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., NY, 1974.
This detailed text, arranged alphabetically by factories, and sumptuously illustrated with nearly 600 plates in color and black-and-white, effectively organizes antique British porcelain manufactured from the 1740’s to the present day.
”This new volume will extend and enrich one’s appreciation of British ceramics.  The author offers much help for the collector.  He lays great emphasis on the characteristic shapes as a means of attribution, and suggests that pattern alone is of little help.  Pattern numbers, however, can often be related to a specific factory and Mr. Godden lists the basic numbering systems used by the main porcelain firms.  He also discusses marks briefly and differing methods of manufacture, especially press-molding and slip-casting.  Detailed captions support the main text and point out the distinguishing feature of each sample.  References to specialist works are given in each section and there is an extensive bibliography to aid further study.
This comprehensive text covers by chapter:  Alcock; Belleek; Bevington; Bourne; Bow; Bristol; Caughley; Chamberlain-Worcester; Chelsea; Chelsea-Derby; Coalport; Copeland & Garrett and Copeland; Daniel; Davenport; Derby; Derby-King Street Works; Derby-Royal Crown Derby; Doulton-Burslem; ‘Girls in a Swing’ Class; Goss; Grainger-Worcester; Herculaneum-Liverpool; Liverpool; Longton Hall; Lowestoft; Masons; Minton; Nantgarw; New Hall; Parian China; Pate-sur-pate; Pinxton; Plymouth; Ridgway; Rockingham; Spode; Swansea; Wedgwood; Enoch Wood; and Worcester.  “Over forth factories are discussed with a short history of each firm, details of the major artists employed; and the influence of their styles on the work of others.  This is an invaluable book, which belongs, in the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of early English pottery and porcelain.
7.5” x 9.9” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  451 pages.
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