1 comments about Dogs in English Porcelain of the 19th Century.

1. Very good book for those that are into procelain dogs and English dogs. Great Pictures also.

No comments about Peranakan Chinese Porcelain: Vibrant Festive Ware of the Straits Chinese.

1 comments about Shelley China (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. Great book for collectors with plenty of pictures of shapes and patterns in Shelley China as well as prices. Covers all collectors items i.e. cups, saucers, plates, vases,tea pots, coffee pots, souvenir pieces etc.etc. I would recommend this book to serious and not so serious collectors. Shows beautiful and rare pieces that I have not seen before (but would love to have) and explains how to recognize fake, repairs and flaws as well as giving you a history on Shelley China. Overall this book by Tina Skinner and Jeffrey B Snyder is an insight into everything 'Shelly' - a great buy at a great price.

No comments about Josiah Wedgwood: An Illustrated Life (Shire Library).

1 comments about Collector's Encyclopedia of R.S. Prussia: Third Series : Identification & Values.

1. this is gaston's third seris [book copyright 1994] on r.s. prussia. within these 216 pages is found much additional information not previously available. the 'preface' [2 pages]is again packed with information, followed by 1. revised historical origins of the schlegelmilch porcelain factories [6 pages]. > 2. revised chronology of reinhold schlegelmilch marks [3 pages] > 3. reinhold schlegelmilch marks and photographs [3 pages]. the entire book is full color with 583 photos, many of which contain a multipul # of items. > 4. 'r.s.prussia double marks' [4 pages], plus 1 page of 'wheellock prussia' > 5.the back of the book contains an 'r.s.prussia mold identification chart and popular names [3 pages]. > 6. gives some artists signatures, and the reinhold schlegelmilch family tree, plus 13 pages of very interesting pictures of the r.s.tillowitz factory, some schlegelmilch homes, descendants' burial sites, current successor to the reinhold schlegelmilch tillowitz factory, photographs from the 1992 exhibit celebrating schlegelmilch porcelain, lastly, there is an extensive index to all the floral decorations, and decoration themes, and objects. the price guide is the last 4 pages of the book. as with all of gaston's books on r.s.prussia, THIS is a must have addition..

5 comments about Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware.

1. I really love this book. I've used it many times to find the names of patterns I have from years of estate sales to sell on e-Bay. Great work.



2. A wonderful beautifully done book.This is a great book for looking up patterns. There are plenty of color photos which show great detail. I plan on buying the previous and subsequent volumns of this book.



3. While the book was somewhat helpful with listing the various companies, it was very short in pattern names, examples and pricing.



4. Other than the photos, there isn't much here. It's very amateurish. Whole categories are missing -- there is barely a mention of "Fiesta" at all. Makes you think the publisher had an arrangement so as not to infringe on sales of their Fiesta books. There is no mention of Metlox. Also, while there is a price guide, it only lists the specific pieces that are shown in the photos, not all the pieces in the line. This is a major shortcoming. There should be some mention of pieces not shown. The book is also poorly organized, with ads from old magazines interspersed with original writing. It reminds me of an 8th grade book report. Spend your money elsewhere.



5. The title of this book implies that it is an all-encompassing American dinnerware reference work. However, it is sadly lacking in both breadth and depth. Any collector would be well advised to look elsewhere. This work is so superficial that it is virtually useless.

No comments about Parian Ware: Copeland's Statuary Porcelain.

1 comments about Scandinavian Ceramics & Glass: 1940S to 1980s (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. I bought this book to try and identify some of my family's Scandinavian ceramics. Unfortunately, I was only able to find information on the ones I already knew. An especially helpful section would be to show more maker's marks. In many cases, I suspected an item was made for a particular factory but had to go online to identify it for sure.
   
   This book was last published in 2000 which makes the prices completely outdated. If you are looking at this for the art glass, there are other resources out there to identify Scandinavian glass (see Schiffer guides 'Smoke and Ice' and 'Fire and Sea'). This book really should have been about the pottery/ceramics/stoneware and unfortunately on that front they fell short. They only included a very small fraction of the enormous number of really beautiful Scandinavian ceramics pieces out there.

No comments about Precious Moments 1998 CollectorÕs Value Guide (Collector's Value Guides).

1 comments about The The Arts of Fire: Islamic Influences on Glass and Ceramics of the Italian Renaissance.

1. Compiled and deftly edited by Catherine Hess (Associate Curator of Sculpture, Getty Museum), The Arts Of Fire: Islamic Influences On Glass And Ceramics Of The Italian Renaissance is informationally enhanced by the contributions of George Saliba (Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science, Columbia University) and Linda Komaroff (curator of Islamic Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Graced with a map, 61 color images and 17 b/w illustrations, The Arts Of Fire showcases luxury glass and ceramic objects made by Italian artists and craftsmen during the 15th and 16th centuries -- an era considered to be a high point in Renaissance art. What's less well known is that none of these wonderful creations would have been possible without the introduction of the technological and formal advances in the art and production of glass and ceramic ware imported into Italy from contacts within the Islamic East where they were originally developed and practiced. Also available in a hardcover edition (0892367571, $65.00), The Arts Of Fire is a superb and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, professional, and academic Art History reference collections, The Arts Of Fire is a joy to simply page through and will leave the reader wondering what other treasures the Getty Museum has within its collections.