Antique English Rockingham Pottery Porcelain Identification / Rare In-Depth Book

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8 color plates and 184 black-and-white photographs with identifying captions highlight this comprehensive text on antique English Rockingham pottery and porcelain.
THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ROCKINGHAM POTTERY AND PORCELAIN
by D.G. Rice, Praeger Publishers, NY, 1971.
“Contrary to popular belief, this was a small works, and genuine examples of its output are comparatively rare. Relating the history of the Rockingham works, Dr. Rice dispels the fallacies and throws new light on what Geoffrey Godden, in his preface to the book, refers to as ‘probably the most misunderstood of all English porcelain factories.’…[This book] offers a comprehensive yardstick of known Rockingham shapes to that unmarked pieces may be measured and evaluated. The appendixes—including correspondence, accounts, and the records of a large sale of Rockingham porcelain held in 1830—combines with a detailed bibliography to complete a volume that will be welcomed by collectors and dealers alike.” Drawing from his own important and representative collection, the author provides an authoritative and informative discussion of a fascinating factory and its people, and at the same time enhances our understanding of early British porcelain.
6.25” x 10” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 194 pages.
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