FIREWORKS: New England Art Pottery - Of the Arts and Crafts Movements (Schiffer Book for Collectors Series) - Hardcover

ROYKA, PAUL A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887409881 ISBN 13: 9780887409882

Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD, 1998

Synopsis

American art pottery is one of the most dynamic collecting fields, with prices soaring up to $200,000 for one piece. Paul A. Royka examines New England art pottery made from 1872 to 1928. Sold through auctions and galleries and found in attics and homes throughout the United States, the pieces illustrated here have a combined value of over one million dollars. The most comprehensive work of its kind, Fireworks examines the origins of the Arts and Crafts Movement and the influences manufacturing companies had on it. It provides help in identifying marks, evaluating, and pricing the works of Chelsea Keramic Art Works, Dedham, Low, Grueby, Hampshire, Crook, Merrimac, Walley, Marblehead, Saturday Evening Girls, and Dorchester Pottery. A beautiful book with more than 450 color photographs, it is a must for the pottery collector and a wonderful gift for any art lover.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Royka lectures at museums, colleges, and institutions across the United States. He has also written Fireworks: New England Art Pottery from the Arts & Crafts Movement, and owns Royka's Auctioneers & Appraisers in Lunenberg, Massachusetts.

Synopsis:

Illustrated with some 450 color plates. The author (with the Skinner Auction House) covers a dozen potteries from 1872 to 1928. As is usual for Schiffer guides, prices are provided. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this edition

• Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0887409881
• ISBN 13: 9780887409882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1