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OverviewColorful patterns of English transferware have graced homes around the world for nearly 200 years. In the 20th century major manufacturers like Crown Ducal, Enoch Wood, Royal Staffordshire, Royal Crownford, Alfred Meakin, Spode, Johnson Brothers, and Mason's produced a large variety of patterns, styles and colors that are avidly collected today. With nearly 600 beautiful color photos of 2000 pieces illustrated, this book focuses on the most actively sought-after patterns, such as Crown Ducal's ""Bristol,"" ""Calico,"" ""Castles,"" ""Charlotte,"" ""English Chippendale,"" ""English Scenery,"" ""Friendly Village,"" ""Historic America,"" ""Italian,"" ""Liberty Blue,"" ""Old Britain Castles,"" ""Rose Chintz,"" ""Tonquin,"" ""Tower,"" Vista,"" and more. Place settings and serving pieces as well as rarer, more unusual pieces and those whose purpose was decorative are intcluded. Detailed pricing tables for major patterns and commentary of popular trends. _x000D_All this and more make this an indispensible, long awaited addition to the collector's library. AUTHOR: Joe Keller is the author of many books on kitchen wares. Mark Gibbs is an authority on and dealer in English transferware. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joe Keller , Mark GibbsPublisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Weight: 0.953kg ISBN: 9780764323485ISBN 10: 0764323482 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 09 November 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJoe Keller is the author of many books on kitchen wares. Mark Gibbs is an authority on and dealer in English transferware. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |