No comments about Dutch Pottery And Porcelain.

1 comments about Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide (Antique Trader's Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide).

1. I found Limoges Antiques Shop Andover, MA, her web site www. limogesantiques .com and Debby DuBay, the author of Antique Limoges at Home and Living With Limoges thanks to this fabulous 2004 Value Guide. Wonderful book and I highly recommend the 2004 Antique Trader books!

No comments about Miniature Coloured Cottages.

No comments about Saint-Porchaire Ceramics (Studies in the History of Art Series).

No comments about Chinese Export Porcelain: From the Museum of Anastacio Goncalves, Lisbon.

No comments about Commedia Dell'Arte: Fest der Komýdianten.

No comments about Porcelain in Russia: 18th-19th Centuries, The Gardner Factory.

1 comments about Griffin: On the Route of an Indiaman.

1. It's obvious that the publisher put a lot of money into the production of this well-made book on a subject of interest to historians of the China trade and collectors of Chinese export porcelain. It's a shame they didn't use some of it to hire a better translator and proofreader. The book, which originally appeared in French, suffers from an uneven translation and the maps are still in that language. Several Amazon Marketplace sellers offer new copies for less than $40 and it's a valuable addition to your library at that price. But I would not recommend buying this book at its full retail of $220.

1 comments about Royal Bayreuth: A Collector's Guide.

1. A must for Royal Bayreuth lovers. It offers a very good price guide. The pictures in the book are very good. All the text in this book is very informative for Bayreuth lovers. As an avid Royal Bayreuth collector I highly recommend this book.

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.