100 British Glasses at Asprey
London: Asprey & Company, 1985, circa. Softcover. Tannish ill. wraps. 64 pp. 100 color and bw ills. Illustrations of some England's finest, most elegant and rare glass ever produced. More
European Decorative Arts
100 Years of Georg Jensen: Magnificent Silver from The Rowler Collection
New York: Christie's, 2005, January 19. Softbound. Glossy color wraps. 325 pages listing, illustrating and describing 444 lots in vivid color. A vital reference on Georg Jensen silver, produced to facilitate the sale of the largest collection in private hands. More
20th Century Ceramic Designers in Britain
Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 2001. Hardcover. Blue cloth with color illustrated glossy dustjacket. 391 pp., 420+ illustrations, most of them in color. Â Focuses on British ceramics designers of the 20th century, including major female designers such as Clarice Cliff and Susie Cooper. This guide also covers those on..... More
20th Century Furniture and Decorative Arts, including Glass, Lamps, Pottery and Metalwork from the Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, and Modern Movements
Boston, Massachusetts: Skinner, Inc., 2000. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 88 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Accompanied sale 1973, held February 5, 2000.408 lots listed. More
Ars Ceramica (Periodical set, 1984-2000, incompl.) (ISSN 1043-3317)
New York: The Wedgwood Society of New York, 1984-2000. KAVE. Softbound. 11 loose issues. An incomplete but substantial run of this periodical dedicated to Wedgwood and the ceramic arts. Present are 11 vols./issues. 1-9 (1984-1992), 14 (1997/1998) and 16 (1999/2000). More
Ars Ceramica Number 26, 2010
New York: The Wedgwood Society of New York, 2014. CAVE. Softbound. White & illus. wraps. 72 pp., BW and color illus. One single issue of this periodical. Contains these articles: A Bust of Alexander the Great / Harwood A. Johnson -- Bacchus in Cambridge: Models and Copies / Nancy H...... More
Ars Ceramica Number 5, 1988
New York: The Wedgwood Society of New York, 1988. KAVE. Softbound. Colorful illus. wraps. 52 pp. Well-illustrated. Includes articles: The Earliest English Salt-Glazed Stoneware / Hugh Tait -- George Bullock's Ceramics / Alison Kelly -- Figures and Conversations / Norman Stretton -- Thomas Lakin in Staffordshire and Yorkshire / Harold..... More
THE ART OF BREGUET, An Important Collection or 204 Watches, Clocks and Wristwatches
Geneva: Habsburg, 1991. Hardbound. Green cloth with gilt title and color illustrated dustjacket. 479 pp., profusely illustrated in color. Text is in English.A luxurious catalogue packed with great essays and information on these watches and their owners. This is an auction catalogue for a sale that was held on April..... More
The Art of Patek Philippe: 300 Legendary Watches
Geneva, Switzerland: Habsburg, Feldman, 1989. Hardbound. Gilt embossed burgundy cloth with color pictorial dust jacket. 283 pp., prrofusely illustrated in color. Text is in English and Japanese. Issued in conjunction with a 1989 auction that celebrated 150 years of watchmaking by the firm of Patek Philippe. Includes a brief history..... More
The Art of Timekeeper: Masterpieces from The Winthrop Edey Bequest
New York: The Frick Collection, 2001. Softbound. Color illustrated black wraps. The Art of the Timekeeper: Masterpieces from the Winthrop Edey Bequest features a group of thirteen clocks and eight watches selected from a larger, multi-faceted gift—many of which are on view for the first time. Ranging in date from..... More
Autograph Letters and Historical Documents: Maggs 1449
London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 2011. Softbound. Burgundy/BW pictorial wraps, unpaginated; approx. 100pp, several BW illustrations. This is a catalog published by Maggs Bros. Ltd, a rare books, first editions, manuscripts and autographs specialist in London. This volume contains numerous historical documents in reference, from Rudyard Kipling to Sir Winston Churchill..... More
Bal D'Enfants
Paris: Maison Marinet / Hautecoeur, circa 1850? Hardcover. Green library buckram. 14 color plates. Bals D'Enfants may or may not be the correct title, but it was used by the library for cataloguing and place on the volume during the binding process. The book contains a series of 14 illustrations..... More
Bow Porcelain 1744-1776: A Special Exhibition of Documentary Material to commemorate the bi-centenary of the retirement of Thomas Frye
London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1959. First. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps, 55 pp., portrait frontispiece, and 55 bw illustrations. Issued in conjunction with a 1959-1960 exhibition. "The history of the Bow porcelain factory and its wares has yet to be written. The actual site of the Bow factory was..... More
Cahiers de la Ceramique du Verre et des Arts du Feu, no. 18
Sevres: Societe des Amis du Musee National de Ceramique, 1960. Softcover. White stapled wraps with cream dust jacket, color illus. laid on front, variously paginated,numerous bw illus. and color tipped-in plates. Text is in French. One single issue of this periodical. Articles: L'art de la faience a Moustiers-Sainte-Marie / Arthur-Jean..... More
Cahiers de la Ceramique du Verre et des Arts du Feu, no. 5 (Hiver 1956-1957)
Sevres: Societie des Amis du Musee National de Ceramique, 1956, 1957. Softcover. Plain, white glossy paper wraps; manila wrappers with color illus. tipped on; navy blue lettering; blue silk string binding. [55]pp. Numerous bw illus. with color plates tipped in. Text in French. Article summaries in English. Articles cover the..... More
Cahiers de la Ceramique et des Arts du Feu, no. 11
Sevres: Societe des Amis du Musee National de Ceramique, 1958. Softcover. White stapled wraps with cream dust jacket, color illus. laid on front, variously paginated,numerous bw illus. and color tipped-in plates. Text is in French. One single issue of this periodical. Article summaries in English. Articles: Influence de l'Extreme-Orient sur..... More
Cahiers de la Ceramique et des Arts du Feu, no. 6
Sevres: Societe des Amis du Musee National de Ceramique, 1957. Softcover. White stapled wraps with cream dust jacket, color illus. laid on front, variously paginated,numerous bw illus. and color tipped-in plates. Text is in French. One single issue of this quarterly periodical. Articles are: Les Schoelcher et la porcelaine: Paris..... More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #19
1960. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #20
1960. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on Mahommedan Ceramics and Reflexions Concerning a Crib in Verre File. More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #21
1961. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on Moslem Glassmaking in the 8th, 9th and 10th Centuries; Saint-Verain Blue; The Bailiwick of Amont Cradle of the Art of Earthenware in Franche-Comte in..... More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #22
1961. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on French Ceramics At Industrial Exhibitions in the First Half of The 19th Century; A New Stained Glass Window by Marc Chagall; An Exceptional Majolica..... More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #23
1961. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on Exhibitions of Irania Art in The Petit Palais and the Museum of Art and Archeology in Toulton; Strass Stones and their Inventor; Italian Earthenware..... More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #24
1961. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on The American Collection in The National Museum of Ceramics: Pre-Columbian Andean Specimens; A Fragment of Coptic Glass and two Groups of Mediaeval Glass; Effects..... More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #32
1963. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on Ancient Earthenware From Montpellier 16th - 18th Centuries; Eighteenth Century Wisniowiec Earthenware Stoves in The Chateau of Wawel; The Manufacture of Glass after Two..... More
CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE, DU VERRE ET DES ARTS DU FEU #33
1964. Softbound. Cream printed wraps with color plate tipped-on cover. Includes an English summary of the articles (which are written in French). Main articles are on The Lyons-Nevers Problem; Visit Paid by Two Chinese in 1764 to the Royal Manufactory of Sevres; The Piombino Carafe II - IV Centuries AD..... More