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Reviews (18)

Do not recommend
I purchase books online based on the reviews so lets be honest.Debby DuBay's book Antique Limoges at Home is the book to purchase.Gaston's book has terrible photographs & just can not compare to DuBay's books.

Gaston and Dubay my favorite authors have collaborated.
Mary Frank Gaston wrote the foreword to Debby Dubay's Antique Limoges at Home and the introduction to Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain and I'm thrilled.Two experts collaborating to give collectors all of the info they require to collect successfully.Please write a book together.

Thanks to Gaston found Dubay's Collecting Hand Painted Limog
Gaston recommends Debby Dubay's trilogy: Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain Boxes to Vases and Antique Limoges at Home.She wrote the intro for Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain and the foreword for Antique Limoges at Home.She calls Dubay's shop a porcelain's paradise - and she was right.Thank you Ms Gaston for supporting author Debby Dubay! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Ceramic Arts And Crafts    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Limoges porcelain    8. Porcelain & China    9. Pottery & Ceramics    10. Reference - Price Guides    11. United States    12. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Catalogs    7. Ceramic tableware    8. Depression glass    9. Glass & Glassware    10. Glass Arts And Crafts    11. History    12. Porcelain & China    13. Pottery & Ceramics    14. United States    15. Antiques & Collectibles / Glass & Glassware   

Reviews (7)

Franciscan: An American Dinnerware Tradition
Excellent material, but I wish the colors were more vivid and true to the real colors of the pottery.I recommend the book because it has a wealth of information for anyone who enjoys learning about all the patterns and their history. It would be awonderful addition to the library of a collector or anyone interested in California pottery.

Franciscan: An American Dinnerware Tradition
Great resource.If you're a collector, BUY THIS BOOK.The pricing guide is an amazing reference for rare and uncommon pieces.

Some things lacking . . . .
The book is well written and I've learned quite a bit.However, I don't like that there isn't a photo of every piece (like the child's plate) or how to tell the difference between a casserole and a covered vegetable.I also didn't like that the price guide doesn't break down the year the item was made, just prices of American made, and made in England.Is one made in 1941 worth more than one in 1980???The book and the guide doesn't say.I also felt as though it was CLEARLY written from a SALES perspective, complete with a photo of The Replacements headquarters on the back cover! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China    3. Franciscan ware    4. Porcelain & China    5. 20th century    6. California    7. Catalogs    8. Ceramic tableware    9. Collectors and collecting    10. Pottery   

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An Invaluable Resource for Collecting Pottery & Porcelain
As a new collector of pottery and porcelain, I have been overwhelmed with the confusing array of producers, history, makers and their marks, background, etc. that surround the vast world of collecting.This is thefirst book that I have read on the subject that gives me a framework tohang all the details on... exactly what us "big picture" peopleneed to make sense of it all!Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Porcelain & China    5. Pottery & Ceramics    6. Reference - General    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Antiques & Collectables    9. Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Glass & Glassware    8. Glassware    9. History    10. Porcelain & China    11. Pottery, Scandinavian    12. Scandinavia    13. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass    14. Ceramic arts, pottery, glass    15. Northern Europe, Scandinavia   

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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Cocktail shakers    5. Cocktails    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Popular Culture    8. Porcelain & China    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    11. United States    12. Antiques & Collectables    13. Art / General    14. Other manufacturing technologies    15. Spirits & cocktails   

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ANOTHER Great Book by Schiffer!!
Nora Travis is one of the leading experts on Haviland.I love the quality of her books, and have found the photographs professional, and the content informative and interesting. While researching my book: LIVING WITH LIMOGES by Debby DuBay, I again sought out Nora Travis' work for information on Haviland Limoges.She is an expert in the field of Haviland and I recommend this book to all who need information on the subject or for those who enjoy beautiful coffee table books.

Good for all levels of interest
I don't consider myself a collector of Haviland; I bought this book to get a toehold in this world while searching for replacements for my mother's turn-of-the-century pattern. Comprehensive Photos/Values of Haviland Porcelain
Nora Travis' book includes photographs of the usual and unusual pieces of Haviland porcelain which makes it a well rounded book for the amateur and serious collectors.It contains many beautiful "art" pieces, and the values are right on target.A lot of work went into this book, and itshows.The photos are really great as well.We, Keith and ThomasWaterbrook-Clyde, are the authors of a book on Limoges porcelain, TheDecorative Art of Limoges Porcelain and Boxes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Haviland china    7. Porcelain & China   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Porcelain & China    4. Pottery & Ceramics    5. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass    6. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Ceramics    4. Design - Decorative    5. France    6. History    7. Limoges porcelain    8. Porcelain & China    9. Porcelain boxes    10. Snuff boxes and bottles    11. Antiques & Collectibles / Glass & Glassware    12. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Private    5. Porcelain & China    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Ceramics    8. England    9. History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Catalogs    4. Ceramic tableware    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Crafts / Hobbies    7. Homer Laughlin China Company    8. Newell    9. Porcelain & China    10. Pottery & Ceramics    11. United States    12. West Virginia   

Subjects:  1. 1909-1946    2. Antiques    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Catalogs    7. Ceramic Arts And Crafts    8. Collectors and collecting    9. Figurines    10. Germany    11. Hummel figurines    12. Hummel, Maria Innocentia,    13. Porcelain & China    14. Pottery & Ceramics    15. Reference - Price Guides    16. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass   

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Reviews (4)

Vague
I was not happy with all the items marked NA(not available), RI(recent issue), etc. The book, in my opinion, is not up to date & has very little value to someone who wants to price out their collection

Collector Plates Guide
This book is one of the few out there that is of any value in regards to Collector Plates. Although it doesn't always give you an indication on todays current price, it does tell you what the issue prices was, and gives a guideline as to whether the plate is now worth more than what was paid for it, the same, or less. I deal in Collector Plates personally and as a business, and I do use the book as a reference tool pretty often. I do recommend this book as a general guideline to those interested in collecting or selling plates.

A great reference for plate collectors!
This book is a great reference for plate collectors.Although an update is probably due, the book still offers information that holds in today's market.After pricing and selling some 200 collector plates, I have found the prices in the book to be "on the mark".Don't hesitate to add this to your resource collection. ... Read more

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Bohemian Decorated Porcelain A hit with China Collectors
My book describes the development of porcelain production in the Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) region of western Bohemia. Through the declining years of the Habsburg's Austro-Hungarian Empire to the rise of communism inCzechoslovakia, a history of each factory exporting ware to the UnitedStates is presented which recounts details of factory owners neverdescribed in English literature. A description of each small town orvillage in the Karlovy Vary region that manufactured porcelain is provided.Details of the methods of exporting porcelain to the United States and thehistory of import businesses and their owners gives the reader an insightinto how today's antique porcelain found its way from factory to home.Numerous advertisements of import companies illustrate the array ofBohemian porcelain sold in America during the late 1800s and early 1900s.As the demand for whiteware increased to satisfy the growing interest inamateur china painting in America in the 1880s, the Karlovy Vary areafactories expanded and their export business grew. I describe the factorymethods used to decorate "Carlsbad china", the name given to porcelainexported from this region in the late 1800s. American decoration ofimported whiteware is also presented making the book an invaluablereference for those who purchase, sell, or who have inherited pieces ofthis china. In addition, the book should be of value to those interested infamily histories of factory owners and decorators. Over 600 colorphotographs and illustrations demonstrate the rich variety of porcelainpieces exported to as well as decorated in, the United States during thistime. An extensive presentation of American export dinnerware patterns fromthe oldest producing factory is featured in one of the book's appendices.Many factory marks are illustrated in color and are presented in achronology following the description of each factory. A price guide isprovided to give a relative value of one piece to another. If you havequestions about Bohemian/Austrian porcelain please contact me and timepermitting, I'll try to help you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Bohemia    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Crafts / Hobbies    7. Czech Republic    8. Hobbies/Crafts    9. Porcelain & China    10. Porcelain, Czech    11. Pottery & Ceramics    12. Art techniques & materials    13. Ceramics    14. Handicrafts    15. Hobbies, Quizzes & Games   

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Entertaining - General    4. Europe - General    5. History    6. Tablesetting    7. Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. Art nouveau    7. Ceramic Arts And Crafts    8. Decoration and ornament    9. History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)    10. Porcelain & China    11. Porcelain, Swedish    12. Pottery & Ceramics    13. Rorstrands porslinsfabriker    14. Stockholm    15. Sweden    16. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass    17. Art collections    18. Art techniques & materials    19. Ceramics    20. Schreiber, Robert M   

Reviews (18)

Great book to stimulate your interest!
This great little reference guide is a bargain - the price and the information.It is a easy to use price guide - not a table top book - but useful anyway.I collect Limoges and love Debby DuBay's books but I can't carry them while antiquing - The Antique Trader's books give me enough info so I don't make any major mistakes while purchasing Limoges.

Love Limoges and this book is a great value but if you want
to read about the history of antique Limoges or want info on the back stamps or marks suggest Antique Limoges at Home or Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain.

Great Value Guide!Love the section on Limoges!
Thanks to the editors of the Antique Trader, I found the wonderful books by Debby DuBay, Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain, Antique Limoges at Home and Living With Limoges.Thank you!Highly recommend! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Ceramic Arts And Crafts    6. Porcelain & China    7. Pottery & Ceramics    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass    10. Ceramics