Shape & Decoration in Japanese Export Ceramics
ISBN: 9780764316494 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ceramics, made in Japan for export in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are fascinating collectibles, possessing an almost endless variety of shape and diversity of decoration. In fact, it is rare to fine two pieces matching. Famous Satsuma, Imari, Hirado, Kutani, and other ceramic styles are explored in this new study. Important decorators are identified and their unusually fine craftsmanship is displayed in detail in over 400 color photographs. Their work may be among the finest quality ornamentation on ceramics anywhere in the world, and they are surprisingly affordable. From tea...
Ceramics, made in Japan for export in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are fascinating collectibles, possessing an almost endless variety of sh...
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236,71 zł |
Antique Majolica Around the House
ISBN: 9780764321344 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From grand jardinieres to diminutive butter pats, this book features ceramic majolica that added vibrant color to every room of the home in over 450 brilliant color photographs. Majolica wares are organized here by the rooms (library, conservatory, drawing room, boudoir ...) in which they were used, including cake stands, comports, game pie dishes, oyster plates, platters, and strawberry servers, tea sets, humidors, match holders, garden seats, umbrella stands, vases, and an elegant chandelier. The major manufacturers from Britain, Europe, and the United States, including Minton, George...
From grand jardinieres to diminutive butter pats, this book features ceramic majolica that added vibrant color to every room of the home in over 450 b...
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Mediterranean Maiolica
ISBN: 9780764338410 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The furnaces of Caltagirone (Sicily) and Deruta (Tuscany) have produced pots that are worth their weight in gold today. These and their resplendent lusterware cousins of Manises and Valencia (Spain) are in demand on the collectors' market. This book features hundreds of photos of authentic Maiolica from the high period and catalogs reproductions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, giving readers "the whole picture." Since the nineteenth century, Maiolica has been faked with a passion and naive collectors are easily beguiled. This valuable resource describes the history of the...
The furnaces of Caltagirone (Sicily) and Deruta (Tuscany) have produced pots that are worth their weight in gold today. These and their resplendent lu...
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236,71 zł |
Santa Barbara Ceramic Design: Art Pottery from America's Riviera
ISBN: 9780764338885 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With pottery production migrating to Asia in the latter part of the twentieth century, Santa Barbara Ceramic Design (SBCD) was something of an anomaly-a homegrown studio producing unique decorative and functional ceramic art. This is the story of SBCD and how a studio pottery defined by one person producing hand-thrown, hand -decorated pottery evolved into a full-blown production pottery with distinct colorways, shapes, and designs. Complete with copious primary sources and company ephemera, this profile captures the voices of the creative forces behind SBCD, its company culture, and works...
With pottery production migrating to Asia in the latter part of the twentieth century, Santa Barbara Ceramic Design (SBCD) was something of an anomaly...
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190,39 zł |
Pillin Pottery
ISBN: 9780764339226 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Described by many as Picasso-esque, Polia Pillin's works of art have gained tremendous attention in the art pottery market in recent years. With hundreds of Pillin's pieces captured in more than 700 color photos, this is a comprehensive catalog of her art pottery from the late 1940s until the late 1980s. Featured pieces, with values, include decorated and non-decorated pottery. Pillin's range of subjects are all presented here, including women, men, children, cats, nudes, equestrian scenes, circus performers, fish, birds, and creatures of unknown origin. These themes, often presented with the...
Described by many as Picasso-esque, Polia Pillin's works of art have gained tremendous attention in the art pottery market in recent years. With hundr...
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283,04 zł |
1100 Marks on Foreign Pottery and Porcelain
ISBN: 9780895380579 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most common marks found on antique ceramics, 1600s to 1900s, hand-drawn and with identification and dates used. These are the marks that appear in todays market under ordinary conditions. Includes America before 1890, Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, China.
The most common marks found on antique ceramics, 1600s to 1900s, hand-drawn and with identification and dates used. These are the marks that appear in...
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51,42 zł |
Extraordinary British Transferware: 1780-1840: 1780-1840
ISBN: 9780764339745 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings to the attention of the collecting public nearly 300 transferware items from 1780-1840, including examples of dinner ware, toilet and medical ware, and pieces for food preparation and storage. The exceptional pieces cataloged are uncommon in pattern, shape, use, or other factors interesting in terms of history of its use and/or thought provoking because its use is a mystery. Each of these very unusual, rare, and extraordinary items are presented here on its own page with multiple images showing every aspect of the piece, including source prints if available. In addition, each...
This book brings to the attention of the collecting public nearly 300 transferware items from 1780-1840, including examples of dinner ware, toilet and...
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283,04 zł |
Catalina Island Pottery and Tile, 1927-1937
ISBN: 9780764340536 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This revised and updated 2nd edition of a book now called "the bible of Catalina Pottery & Tile" focuses exclusively on vintage Island-made wares, contains an updated pricing and buying guide, newly discovered historic information gathered in the 10 years since the original edition, and includes over 40 new color images. The breathtaking ceramic artwares, tablewares, and tiles produced by the prolific Catalina Clay Products Company of Santa Catalina Island, California, from 1927 to 1936 are presented in over 590 color photographs and an eloquent text. Influenced in part by the Spanish Revival...
This revised and updated 2nd edition of a book now called "the bible of Catalina Pottery & Tile" focuses exclusively on vintage Island-made wares, con...
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190,39 zł |
A GGO Thing: A Brief History Of The Greater Greensboro Open Commemorative Decanters
ISBN: 9781434844248 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A brief history of the commemorative decanters produced to promote the Greater Greensboro Open (Wyndham Championship) from 1972 until 1982. This book details the way in which the bottles were used to market the golf tournament during the 1970's and beyond. It includes dozens of photos and interviews that bring these collectible decanters to life. A GGO Thing also details the move from Sedgefield to Forest Oaks and back again as seen through the stories told by each decanter. A must read for any golf fan.
A brief history of the commemorative decanters produced to promote the Greater Greensboro Open (Wyndham Championship) from 1972 until 1982. This book ...
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41,08 zł |
Griswold Volume 2 : Cast Iron, Porcelain, Aluminum
ISBN: 9780895380586 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Old Griswold cast iron, aluminum and porcelain cookware is highly collected today because it still does its primary job well and is prolific at antiques markets. This guide presents the forms in many of their variations with approximate values to reflect today's markets. Lists of the pattern numbers and the duplicate numbers help to identify items you may find.
Old Griswold cast iron, aluminum and porcelain cookware is highly collected today because it still does its primary job well and is prolific at antiqu...
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97,74 zł |
Freeman-McFarlin Pottery: 1951-1980
ISBN: 9780764341625 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first book devoted entirely to the vast array of wonderful animal sculptures and decorative items produced by Freeman-McFarlin Pottery, located in California from 1951 through 1980. This book contains over 480 vivid photos and vintage catalog pages, interviews with former employees, and a price guide. Learn the story of the overlapping histories of other California Potteries owned by Gerald McFarlin prior to his partnership with Maynard Anthony Freeman, including Tudor Pottery, Rio Hondo, and McFarlin Potteries. The early years are defined by cute miniature animals and...
This is the first book devoted entirely to the vast array of wonderful animal sculptures and decorative items produced by Freeman-McFarlin Pottery, lo...
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144,07 zł |
La cerámica con decoración acanalada y bruñida en el contexto pre-campaniforme del Calcolítico de la Extremadura portuguesa: Nuevos aportes a la compr
ISBN: 9781407309347 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The main objective of this work is the study of Pre Bell Beaker pottery belonging to the group known in the past as -Imported Pottery-. Items belonging to this group include those with channeled and burnished decoration such as cups, hemispherical bowls, and certain dishes that are common in the region of Estremadura (the central coastline of Portugal). This new research broadens our knowledge of these ceramics, using methods such as archaeometry and experimental archaeology, allowing not only enhanced characterization but also a redefinition of how they relate to other types of ceramics...
The main objective of this work is the study of Pre Bell Beaker pottery belonging to the group known in the past as -Imported Pottery-. Items belongin...
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663,71 zł |
Advertising A To Z Featuring The Blue Willow Pattern
ISBN: 9780473243746 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After being encouraged many times to do so, author Hugh Sykes has written this book which shows how the Blue Willow Pattern has been used to advertise and promote various products and services across the world. Containing over 250 pictures showing how the pattern has been used, the book also provides historical and background information on each piece. In this book you will see that many businesses have come and gone, one thing for sure though is that the legend of the Blue Willow Pattern remains strong and will continue to be used to advertise products for many years. This book is now held...
After being encouraged many times to do so, author Hugh Sykes has written this book which shows how the Blue Willow Pattern has been used to advertise...
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114,11 zł |
Ceramic Change and the Maya Collapse: A study of pottery technology, manufacture and consumption at Lamanai, Belize
ISBN: 9781407309637 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examines patterns of pottery production and consumption at the Maya city centre of Lamanai during the Terminal Classic to Early Postclassic period (A.D.800-A.D.1250). The central focus is on pottery that was deposited in the central precinct as part of ritual and ceremonial activities and events. Through an analytical framework that involves the detailed examination of stylistic and technological variation within the ceramic assemblage, as well as ceramic depositional patterns and the wider cultural and environmental setting within which pottery was manufactured, used and...
This study examines patterns of pottery production and consumption at the Maya city centre of Lamanai during the Terminal Classic to Early Postclassic...
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525,81 zł |
Contextos cerámicos de la Antigüedad Tardía y Alta Edad Media, siglos IV-VIII d. C., en los asentamientos rurales de la Lusitania Septentrional (Provi
ISBN: 9781407309965 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work looks at ceramic contexts from Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages (350-700), in rural settlements of Salamanca (Spain). It explores a whole series of ceramic contexts from six sites excavated in recent years, in the territory of Northern Lusitania (nowadays the province of Salamanca, Spain), covering the period between the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 8th. The chronological frame of reference for the stratigraphy has been established by information provided by coins and radiocarbon dates. The pottery of this period in the central Iberian Peninsula has remained...
This work looks at ceramic contexts from Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages (350-700), in rural settlements of Salamanca (Spain). It explores a whole...
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392,81 zł |
Ceramics in America 2013
ISBN: 9780982772225 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in its thirteenth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramics scholarship in the American context and is intended for collectors, historical archaeologists, curators, decorative arts students, social historians, and contemporary potters. Of particular note this year is an updated biography of Edgefield, South Carolina, master potter Thomas Chandler. Another Edgefield topic--the origins and cultural uses of the face vessel--will surely intrigue social historians and collectors. Presented for the first time is a...
Now in its thirteenth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramics scholarship in the American...
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313,97 zł |
The Golden Age of Karatsu Stoneware: Fourth Quarter of the Sixteenth Century to the Early Seventeeth Century
ISBN: 9780764344053 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 400 beautiful color illustrations and well-researched text reveal the historically and artistically significant Japanese Karatsu ware of its golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries. In the world of Japanese tea, there are three ceramic forms most highly valued: Raku, Hagi, and Karatsu. The austere beauty and elegant simplicity of Karatsu is everything the tea ceremony requires. Recent archaeological discoveries in the northwest area of the southern island of Kyushu cast a new light on Karatsu's origins. Explanations of the original firing and glazing techniques are provided. Discover...
Over 400 beautiful color illustrations and well-researched text reveal the historically and artistically significant Japanese Karatsu ware of its gold...
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329,36 zł |
Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate: Consuming the World
ISBN: 9780300222500 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coffee, tea, and chocolate were all the rage in Enlightenment Europe. These fashionable beverages profoundly shaped modes of sociability and patterns of consumption, yet none of the plants required for their preparation was native to the continent: coffee was imported from the Levant, tea from Asia, and chocolate from Mesoamerica. Their introduction to 17th-century Europe revolutionized drinking habits and social customs. It also spurred an insatiable demand for specialized vessels such as hot beverage services and tea canisters, coffee cups and chocolate pots.
This beautiful book... Coffee, tea, and chocolate were all the rage in Enlightenment Europe. These fashionable beverages profoundly shaped modes of sociability and patterns ...
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92,05 zł |
Staffordshire Figures 1780 to 1840 Volume 1: Manufacturers, Pastimes, & Work
ISBN: 9780764345371 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introducing a comprehensive, multi-volume work that catalogs the enormous range of enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the Staffordshire Potteries between 1780 and 1840, Volume 1 covers figures portraying people's pastimes and work. It includes over 900 brilliant color photos of pottery, as well as information about its makers and design sources and a guide to values. The attributes of all known makers' work are explored, as are those of groups of related figures whose makers remain anonymous. Some figures in this volume portray the pastimes of gardening, reading, and music, while...
Introducing a comprehensive, multi-volume work that catalogs the enormous range of enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the Staffordshire Pott...
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329,36 zł |
Torbjorn Kvasbo: Ceramics: Between the Possible and the Impossible
ISBN: 9783897903777 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first comprehensive monograph on the ceramic art of Torbjorn Kvasbo, a leading artist in this field.
The first comprehensive monograph on the ceramic art of Torbjorn Kvasbo, a leading artist in this field.
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227,56 zł |