3 comments about Scandinavian Art Pottery: Denmark and Sweden.

1. This is the best available introduction to Danish and Swedish pottery that I know of. Especially the chapters on "Royal Copenhagen", "Saxbo" and "Arne Bang" are excellent. The material on Swedish pottery are not at all that good but still O.K.



2. I'll begin by stating that I am an avid collector with extensive knowledge of Scandinavian studio art pottery. And while I don't consider myself necessarily and authority on the topic, I'm not writing a book on it either. I found Hecht's book informative on some levels and largely misinformative or under-informative on others. The information gathered here filled a gap in collector's books that was long overdue. It is unfortunate, however, that this book is littered with very poor and inaccurate references to its topic. It contains either false, nebulous or no reference at all to some pottery marks and their meanings & rarity. Some of the most significant factories and artists are often barely touched on or left out completely while several pages will be devoted to others that are comparatively far less significant. I also found that of those artists featured, many have no reference to their most representative work. Not to mention, 3/4 of the book is devoted to Danish work, with the last afterthought 1/4 to Sweden, which is, in my opinion, diametrically allocated. And as for values, I don't know where these came from -- some are strangely through the roof while the very few absolute hottest collectible artists will be strangely undervalued. I hate to think that the author is providing this to help sell her own collection at terribly inflated values alongside her Fleetwood Mac albums and tour buttons on eBay while picking up the best pieces at lower prices. Some of us are not fooled.



3. I'm not a collector of pottery of any kind. I saw this book at a friend's and started reading it. The history of the pottery houses and different genres are very well explained here and it's a compelling read. I was able to even see styles and artists that matched my sensibilities. Overall, I learned something new and saw many pieces of art pottery that I enjoy. I understand why Scandinavian art pottery is so collectable now.

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1. THIS BOOK IS A MUST HAVE even if you just admire the Imperial Russian or Lomonosov Porcelain! Terrific photographs, listing of markings since 1744 is a must-have! You'll be able to tell the difference between $100,000 and $10 piece!

1 comments about Welsh Pottery : The Shire Book.

1. I used this book during my teaching practice, with girls aged 11 to 13. Most of the exercises were good to use but I had to adapt others to fit the circumstance and the age that the girls are in. However, I found it useful and will continue using it. I am still on the lookout for other books to make my lessons more varied and interesting. Keep it up!

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1 comments about Beswick Animals: A Charlton Standard Catalogue, Seventh Edition (Charlton Standard Catalogue).

1. I recently purchased the 9th Edition(use it for the horse section mainly), having sold my 8th Edition. Bad mistake: I (perhaps naively)didn't realise that the coloured photo plates of the figurines would vary between the editions. Now wish I'd retained the 8th Ed. For some reason the paper quality doesn't feel quite as high quality, but I could be mistaken(!) Some of the black and white photos are not as clear as in the 8th Edition. Disappointed that there doesn't seem to be any new information in the horse section, and some of the mistakes are repeated. (eg Pg 232 the Appaloosa Stallion Colorway No.2 a.Original Issue is listed as 'cream hooves', but there are plenty of these with striped hooves in fact).
   In summary: I think it is worth buying for the new figurines depicted in the colour plates.

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