Product Description

Explore the beauty, delicacy and exquisite design of 20th-Century Glass with this sumptuous collector's guide from Judith Miller. From crackle glass to perfume bottles and paperweights - over 1,000 individually priced items, with up-to-date valuations and unique historical information, are presented by subject area. With in-depth coverage of individual designers and factories, such as Tiffany, Lalique and Whitefriars, you can't afford to buy or sell without it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #279503 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

About the Author
Judith Miller's expert knowledge and advice is regularly featured in BBC Homes & Antiques and London's Evening Standard. Her TV credits include The Antiques Trail and It's Your Bid. She has written more than 80 books on antiques and interiors, including the DK titles Antiques Price Guide 2005 and Collectables Price Guide 2005. Judith lives in North London.

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I think this may well become the standard reference guide for glass collectors. Beautifully designed, accessible and I thought very comprehensive in its coverage. Starting with blown and cased glass then pressed and moulded, iridescent, enamelled, painted, stained, engraved and finally cut glass. Each of these sections is broken down into national styles, for instance, the Scandinavian section of blown and cased glass covers Kosta Boda, Orrefors, Holmegaard, Riihimaki and Karhula-Iittala. All the glass shown has a caption that includes a dimension and price guide. The back of the book includes a glossary, dealer and museum addresses and that all-important index.

A particularly interesting chapter is the last one, contemporary and studio glass. Eighty-two artists are featured with one or two examples of their work. This is beautiful fine art glass and with some items it is hard to believe that they are made out of such a brittle substance. Predictably, there is not much in this section costing less than a thousand dollars.

I think it is worth commenting on the presentation. All the pages are very cleanly designed with typographic clarity for the main text, captions, key dates and designer information. The photos (over a 1,100) are presented as cutouts and almost jump off the page, all this glass looks just stunning.