The Makers of Black Basaltes
London: The Holland Press, 1910, 1967. reprint. Hardbound. Black cloth with blackish illustrated dust jacket. 400 pp., 130 or so bw plates illustrating nearly 300 pieces. VG/VG-. Item #106089
"The only full-scale study of the most beautiful and sophisticated wares in the field of ceramics. The greater part of the work is devoted to Wedgwood whose basaltes rank among his highest productions. However, it is in the pioneer investigations on the more obscure workers in the medium that the author rendered magnificent service to ceramic scholarship. John Turner of Lane End, Humphrey Palmer and Elijah Mayer of Hanley, and the minor potters of Staffordshire and the provinces are treated as to their importance and individual characteristics in the history of the ware. There is a table of the Marks, and the illsutrations are selected to show the wide range of forms. The book remains a monument to English Ceramic literature. Since its first publication in 1910, it has proved to be invaluable to collectors, curators and dealers." (dj).
Sorry, this book is not available.
Notify me when this comes back in stock.