Product Description

Ceramics are attractive, easily displayed, often affordable and consequently popular items to collect. Pieces that have survived daily use for years are now sought after by collectors. This book covers a range of pottery and porcelain objects and provices a practical reference work for new enthusiasts as well as the experienced collectors in this field. It includes more than 4000 examples of pottery and porcelain from the mid-18th century to the mid-20th century are illustrated and described, each with an up-to-date value. Special features include Clarice Cliff, pot lids, Wemyss, blue and white ware, Mason's Ironstone, Goss and Crested China, fairings and commemorative ware. There is also a special feature on American ceramics. Within each section, items are divided by type of ware (eg cups, plates etc), with information boxes containing guidance on collecting, what to be aware of when starting a collection, hints on how to avoid making expensive mistakes, and the history of many factories. A Directory of Specialists gives guidance on restorers and details of collectors' clubs are listed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #479615 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 386 pages

About the Author
Chris Spencer is a highly regarded independent dealer and valuer. A regular presenter on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, he is a member of the English Ceramics Circle and an authority on Lowestoft porcelain.

Customer Reviews

Miller's Ceramics Buyer's Guide
Not really a review- just a warning to newcomers to collecting. This book will not help you, as it gives no useful information at all. This is really to alert other newcomers to collecting that this book will not help them.
On the other hand I bought Pottery & Porcelain Marks, Gordon Lang, at the same time and it is full of useful information.
and I will now bin the former and look for a replacement hard-back to complement it.

good value
This is only meant as a guide and is a very good one. Nobody should take the guide prices seriously as the market changes all the time but to enable identification and to age items it's very good.