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Volume 3 of this comprehensive, multi-volume work includes over
1100 brilliant color photographs of Staffordshire figures
portraying animals and animal entertainment, dandies, death, and
murder. Among the menagerie of animals presented are cats, dogs,
and a host of wild animals and farm animals. There is also valuable
information about the makers and design sources, along with a
values guide. This impressive series catalogs the enormous range of
enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the Staffordshire
Potteries between 1780 and 1840. Many of these figures are
hauntingly beautiful and have long been hidden from the public eye.
Fashioned in an era before photography, they give us rare glimpses
of a world that has vanished. To hold one is to touch the past.
"In Volume 4 of this all-encompassing, multi-volume set, which
catalogs the vast range of enamel-painted figures produced mostly
in the Staffordshire Potteries between 1780 and 1840, figures
portraying family, children at play, the Temperance Movement,
classical subjects, busts, and much more are covered. The text
discusses distinguishing real works from reproductions and
evaluating their quality. It includes over 1100 brilliant color
photographs, as well as information about the potters and design
sources, along with a values guide. Among the figures are
contemporary portrayals of weddings, christenings, and other family
scenes, forms emblematic of the seasons, elements, and continents,
and a multitude of characters portraying classical subjects. Many
of these pieces are hauntingly beautiful and have long been hidden
from the public eye. These impressive portrayals give us rare
glimpses of a world that has vanished long ago.
Introducing a comprehensive, multi-volume work that catalogs the
enormous range of enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the
Staffordshire Potteries between 1780 and 1840, Volume 1 covers
figures portraying people's pastimes and work. It includes over 900
brilliant color photos of pottery, as well as information about its
makers and design sources and a guide to values. The attributes of
all known makers' work are explored, as are those of groups of
related figures whose makers remain anonymous. Some figures in this
volume portray the pastimes of gardening, reading, and music, while
others depict shepherds and shepherdesses, other farm workers,
vendors, and people engaged in a host of trades and occupations.
Many of these figures are hauntingly beautiful and have long been
hidden from the public eye. Fashioned in an era before photography,
they give us rare glimpses of a world that has vanished. To hold
one is to touch the past.
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