Maling and other Tynside Pottery
Written by R.C. Bell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $11.95
In its centenary year of 1862 the Maling factory was producing 90 per cent of the jam jars used in England and Scotland. Thousands more were exported and they became synonymous with Rington's tea and Keillers marmalade, other uniquely British companies. With the aid of over 50 illustrations, this book traces...
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Meissen Porcelain
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $19.95
Once worth more than its weight in gold, Meissen Porcelain has graced the households of royalty and artistocracy for hundreds of years. Famed ceramic expert and Antiques Roadshow stalwart John Sandon explores the history of this precious commodity: from its mysterious discovery by an imprisoned alchemist held captive in the King...
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British Porcelain
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $19.95
Porcelain has been produced in England since the eighteenth century. Early porcelain was often produced in styles imitating imported Chinese wares but England's makers soon developed distinctive styles reflecting the fashions of the day. At one time England had dozens of porcelain makers, including such well-known names as Bow, Chelsea, Coalport...
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Worcester Porcelain
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $12.95
Worcester is the single most collected British porcelain manufacturer in the world. Produced since 1751, it is most notably renowned for several styles, which define marked periods in an illustrious career: the early blue and white porcelain, which imitated Chinese styles, and the cream-colored, highly gilded and painted ware of the...
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British Tea and Coffee Cups, 1745-1940
Written by Steve Goss
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Tea and coffee cups have been made in Britain since the middle of the eighteenth century and can be found in a vast array of decorative designs, reflecting the changing fashions of society as well as the advances made in the manufacturing process. This book charts the development of tea and...
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