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Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 1986 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text; Paperback (stapled); 15.5 x 23 cm; 0.047 Kg; 20 pages of text, focusing on Namban Screens..

Times Newspapers Ltd., United Kingdom, 1973 Book. Fair. Soft cover. English text; Paperback.; 21 x 24 cm; 1 Kg.; 159 pages with black and white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the front cover. Good readable copy.; Foreword by Lord Trevelyan.; Catalogue from an exhibition of archaeological finds of the People's Republic of China held at the Royal Academy, London from the 29th of September 1973 to the 23rd of January 1974.; Includes: chronology, historical summary, chapter on China in the Asian context, maps and selected bibliography..

The Apple Press, London, 1994 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24.3 x 31.5 cm; 0.682 Kg; 80 pages with 200 exclusive photograps of teapots; Used with signs of wear. The interior is in good condition apart from the first few pages that show some yellowing.; The collector's guide to selecting, displaying and enjoying new and vintage teapots, mainly written for newcomers to teapot collecting. This book is illustrated with more than 200 examples from around the world, plus their associated milk jugs and sugar bowls, trays, stands, and tiles. Connoisseurs collect unusual shaped teapots made in ancient China and medieval Japan, classics by Meissen or Wedgwood, or Staffordshire cottagepots. Enthusiasts collect new, affordable, fantasy teapots shaped like storybook or film characters, animals or even food. There are favourite royal commemorative teapots, and the famous Hall China Doughnut, a Georgian silver tea kettle, and a Victorian children's tea service. The… Leer más

Rockliff, Salisbury Square, London, 1952 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15 x 22.5 cm; 1 Kg; 435 pages with 250 black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. The dust jacket has a tear on the top of the front cover and is now protected with a permanent clearcover. The interior is in very good condition. The outside text block shows some yellowing.; The wares, history and techniques of the great English porcelain factories of the 18th century are here described by a llife-long collector and student of ceramics, Chapiers are devoted to scienfific aids to attribution, including the latest developments in the use of the ultra violet lamp, and to expertise. The special characteristics, style and texture of the products of this golden age of English porcelain manufacture are discussed with authority and in detail. There is a special chapter on the enigmatic factory "X". The dramatis persona of the industy - Sprimont, Duesbury,… Leer más

Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1979 Book. Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15 x 22.5 cm; 0.8 Kg; 440 pages. with illustrations throughout; Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket showns signs of wear namely some scuffs mainly on the back cover. The interior is in very good condition.; W.B. Honey's famous book remains the standard general guide to English porcelain between 1745 and 1850. Much information has come to light from many different sources since the second edition appeared, and the third edition revised by Franklin Barrett has been eagerly awaited. The text, references, bibliography ad captions have been systematically expanded or modified where necessary to bring the book completely up to date and make it as useful and comprehensive as possible. Sixty-two new black-and-white plates and four colour plates have been added, so that the reader now has over 400 carefully chosen and typical specimens of porcelain to refer to. The new… Leer más

Cardinal edition, published by Sphere Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1973 Book. Good. Soft cover. English text; Paperback.; 15,5 x 24 cm; 1 Kg.; 256 pages with 235 black and white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear. Includes signature of previous owner and a bookseller stamp glued on front free endpaper.; New and revised edition of 'A Short History of Chinese Art, published by Faber and Faber in 1967.; The Arts of China paints a fascinating and balanced picture of the unique artistic achievements of the Chinese people from the Stone Age to the present day. Since this book appeared in 1967 under the title A Short History of Chinese Art, the pace of archaeological discovery and research has quicked and some of the most sensational findings took place at the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1966-8, when it seemed to the outside world as if China had turned her back on her cultural heritage. In this revised edition, Michael Sullivan describes these exciting… Leer más

The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Middlesex, England, 1978 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15 x 22.5 cm; 0.7 Kg; 176 pages with illustrations throughout; Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is now protected with a permanent clearcover.; This book is designed to be of practical assistance to the collector, with the needs of the new enthusiasm particularly in mind. Bernard Price explains the basic terms that anyone interested in the subject needs to know. The differences between pottery and porcelain are clearly outlined, as are the various processes that go to making the finished object. The development of the different styles in English ceramics is charted, as well as the most important foreign influences, in particular that of the Orient. The main English potteries and porcelain factories are described, together with their characteristic feature. This information is seldom so readily accessible in one book and will be of immense… Leer más

Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 17.5 x 25.5 cm; 1.3 Kg; 642 pages with illustrations throughout; Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is now protected with a permanent clearcover.; "When some twenty years ago at the instance of my dear friend Mr S.C. Hall, I began my series of papers in the Art Journal upon the various famous earthenware and porcelain works of the kingdom, but little had been done in that direction, and the information I got together from time to time had to be produced from original sources, by prolonged visits to the places themselves and by numberless applications to all sorts of people from whom even scraps of reliable matter coould be obtained. Books on the subject were not many, and the information they contained on English Ceramics was meagre in the extreme. Since then numerous workers have sprung up, and their published volumes - many of them sumptuous and truly valuable works - attest strongly to the interests and pains… Leer más

Apollo Magazine. London, 1996 Magazine. Good. Soft cover. English Text; Magazine; 23.6 x 30.3 cm; 0.7 Kg; 156 pages with colour Illustration throughout.; Used with signs of wear.; Vol. CXLIII No. 409;Several specialised articles, including, "The Gowland Collection in the British Museum: Archaeology in nineteenth-century Japan" by Victor Harris, "A landscape by Fu Baoshi: Traditional painting in modern China" by Shelagh Vainker, "The 'Jinglar' and republican politics: Drinking, dining and japonisme" by Bernard Bumpus, "Acquisition in Focus - A Japanese No robe at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery" by Ann Yonemura, "A Delacroix pastel in Russia: An Arab resting in the open air" by Lee Johnson, "Van Gogh's first sale: A self-portrait in London"' by Martin Bailey, "The O'Connell Monument in Dublin: The political and artistic context of a public sculpture" by Paula Murphy , "Robert Adam and Charles Townley: The… Leer más

Apollo Magazine. London, 1996 Magazine. Good. Soft cover. English Text; Magazine; 23.6 x 30.3 cm; 0.6 Kg; 140 pages with colour Illustration throughout.; Used with signs of wear.; Vol. Vol. CXLIII No. 412; Several specialised articles, including: "The National Galleries of Scotland at the Grosvenor House Fair" by Timothy Clifford, "Huldah solves the problem: Identifying a Mantegna subject" by Creighton Gilbert, "Domenico Ghirlandaio and northern art" by Paula Nuttall, '"Couleur" and colour in the New Sculpture' by Donald Myers, "Consul Smith's villa at Mogliano: Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli" by George Knox, "The Gentileschi Danaë in the Saint Louis Art Museum: Orazio or Artemisia?"' by Judith W. Mann,"'Georges de la Tour's St. Sebastian: Establishing a chronology" by Christopher Wright followed by sections of "Exhibition Reviews", "Exhibition Preview", "Acquisition… Leer más

Octupus Books Limited, London, 1973 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 21.2 x 24.7 cm; 0.573 Kg; 95 pages with black-and-white and colour illustrations; used book in good condition, with minor signs of wear in the dust jacket. The front cover cloth as some marks, which are only seen if the dust jacket is removed; The text is divided in four main chapters: The early wares; The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), The Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912); and Chinese Export Porcelain.; The products of the Imperial and other kilns have created one of the gentlest and most beautiful of the arts. The technical inventiveness of Chinese potters - they had discovered methods of glazing pottery by the third century BC - made possible the manufacture of wonderfully delicate materials and colours. Their versatility as artists enabled them to design new shapes, and decorate them with incised or applied motifs which have been imitated throughout the world. Anthony du Boulay traces the… Leer más

The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Middlesex, England, 1976 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 22.1 x 29.5 cm; 0.797 Kg; 128 pages with black and white and colour illustrations; Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is price clipped and shows some yellowing on the rear, which is only seen if the dust jacket is removed.; Oriental works of art, once the exclusive preserve of the elderly and, above all, the rich, are now being actively collected by young people of limited means. Of course, the very finest items will always command millionaire prices, but it is increasingly realized that there is a mass of lesser prices widely available for very modest sums. Collecting Oriental Antiques is a guide, specially written for ordinary people, to what is easily obtainable, where to get advice and how to begin a collection, with advice on dealers, auction houses, reproductions, fakes and much else that often puzzles or alarms the beginner.The book… Leer más

Apollo Magazine. London, 1997 Magazine. Good. Soft cover. English Text; Magazine; 23.6 x 30.3 cm; 0.7 Kg; 160 pages with colour Illustration throughout.; Used with signs of wear.; Vol. CXLV No. 424; Several specialised articles, including: "The Victoria and Albert Museum at the Grosvenor House Fair" by Christopher Wilk, "Michelangelo bronzista: Reflections on his mettle" by Paul Joannides, "Camille Claudel, Jessie Lipscomb and Rodin" by Odil Ayral-Clause, "Orazio Gentileschi's two version of The Finding of Moses reassessed" by Aidan Weston-Lewis, "Technical examination of Gentileschi's The Finding of Moses (ex Castle Howard)" by Nicola Christie, 'Four "Davids", a "Regault", and a "Girodet" reattributed: Female artists at the Paris salons" by Margaret Oppenheimer followed by sections of "Acquisition in focus", "Exhibition Reviews", "Book Reviews", "Round the… Leer más

Éditions Charles Massin, Paris Book. Fair. Hardcover. French text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22 x 28.5 cm; 0,811 kg; 16 pages of text plus 38 pages with black-and-white and colour plates.; Undated. ca. 1900.; Used. The dust jacket is chipped and has tears. The interior is in good condition apart one loose page. Good readable copy.; Chinese porcelain catalogue covering the periods from the Western Han to the Song Dynasty with text and illustrated images focusing on the periods: Western Han (206 BC - AD 8), Eastern Han (25-220), Six Dynasties period (220 - 589), Tang dynasty (618-907) and Song Dynasty (960 - 1279)..

Apollo Magazine. London, 1998 Magazine. Good. Soft cover. English Text; Magazine; 23.6 x 30.3 cm; 0.7 Kg; 168 pages with colour Illustration throughout.; Used with signs of wear.; Vol. CXLVII No. 436.; Several specialised articles, including: "Grosvenor House revisited: The collection of the Duke of Westminister" by David Ekserdjian, "Signac and Van Rysselbergh: The story of a friendship, 1887-1907" by Marina Ferretti Bocquillon, "A setting for Boulle furniture: The Duke of Wellington's Gallery at Stratfield Saye" by Megan Aldrich, "Poussin's A Calm and A Storm" by Denise Allen and David Jaffé, "Anti-gallicanism at Chelsea: Protestantism, protecionism and porcelain" by Hilary Young, "Romulus and Remus tapestries in the collection of Henry VIII" by Tom Campbell, "A patron for Pontormo's St. Quentin in Sansepolcro" by David Franklin followed by sections of "Exhibition Reviews", "Book Reviews",… Leer más

Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1963 Book. Fair. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16 x 25 cm; 0.8 Kg; 145 pages plus appendix with black and white images.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. The dust jacket is now protected with a permanent clearcover. The interior is in good condition, apart from a previous owner sticker on the rear of the front cover. The outside text block shows minor yellowing.; Bernard Watney has brought up to date his standard work in English blue and white porcelain of the eighteen century for this second edition. Much research has been done and many discoveries have been made since the original edition came out in 1963, and Dr Watney's revisions have been systematic and comprehensive. In particular, a complete new section on the Newcastle-under-Lyme factory has been added in chapter 4, describing the spectacular and unexpected finds made there - among which was the earliest known dated price of blue and white porcelain. The date on it was… Leer más

Apollo Magazine. London, 1993 Magazine. Good. Soft cover. English Text; Magazine; 23.6 x 30.3 cm; 0.5 Kg; 112 pages with colour Illustration throughout.; Used with signs of wear.; Vol. CXXXVIII No. 382; Beginning with an editorial "Win some, lose some" and a section of "Apollo Awards for 1993", the magazine has several specialised articles, including: "Parmigianino's Adoration of the Shepherds: The problem of nocturnal lighting" by Cecil Gould, "Samson destroying the Temple of Dagon: A rediscovered Rubens" by Michael Jaffé, "Michaelangelo's Samson and the Philistines: Conception, meaning and subsequent influence" by Angela Hass, "Two kings, their armies and some jugs: The Ashanti ewer" by Martin Bailey, "Ramon Lull, Miró and Surrealism: The link with medieval philosophy" by David Hopkins, '"In my view...Titian's reputation: The limitation of history" by Michael Rosenthal, "The Chiaramonte… Leer más

Ferndale Editions, London, 1979 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 119 pages with colour illustrations; 22 x 30.5 cm cm; 0.950 Kg; Used book with signs of wear and tears in the dustjacket. The interior shows also signs of wear, with some pages slightly yellowed, but no writing or highlighting.; Starting with the experiments that led to the discovery of porcelain in Saxony, Hugo Morley-Fletcher traces the history of the Meissen factory from its foundation in 1710. He examines in detail the early porcelain and stoneware produced by Böttger und Tschirnhaus, the development of a decorative style by the Horold and Löwenfinck. The great Baroque services modelled by Kändler in 1730s are the subject of a special chapter, while another discusses the figure and animal modelling for which he was equally famous. A further chapter is devoted to the snuff boxes and other small objects which the factory produced with such skill and profusion. The factory’s greatest… Leer más

Apollo Magazine. London, 1993 Magazine. Good. Soft cover. English Text; Magazine; 23.6 x 30.3 cm; 0.6 Kg; 128 pages with colour Illustration throughout.; Used with signs of wear.; Vol. CXXXIX No. 381.; Beginning with the editorial "All-American art: Thomas Eakins at the National Portrait Gallery"; the magazine has several specialised articles, including "Unkown Miró: Reflection on a centenary" by William Jeffett; Miró - Tracing the Origin:From Moi to the Birth of the World by David Lomas"; Miró and his critics; Early reactions 1918-27 by Victoria Combalia ; "Public Art: Miró and the arts and crafts tradition" by Duncan Macmillan ; "Theosophy and Abstraction in the Victorian era: The paintings of G. F. Watts' by David Stewart; "Paintings by Edward Edwards and William Daniell: The drawing rooms at the Mansion House" by Sally Jeffery; "William III at Hampton Court: The King's private eating room" by Susan… Leer más

The British Museum Press, A division of The British Museum Company Ltd, London, 2009 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. English text; Paperback; 21.9 x 21.7 cm; 0.377 Kg; 96 pages with 125 colour illustrations; Used with signs of wear, namely some spots on the front cover.; The British Museum is proud to host one of the finest collections of Chinese ceramics outside Asia. This outstanding group of nearly 1700 pieces acquired by Sir Percival David includes many items of imperial quality, with beautiful examples of extremely rare Ru and guan wares as well as the famous David vases. Their inscriptions date to 1351, making them an internationally acknowledged yardstick for the dating of Chinese blue and white porcelain. Here are 50 selected highlights of this world-renowned collection, all illustrated with colour photographs taken especially for this publication. The accompanying text gives brief details and draws out their most significant features. An illustrated introduction explains what made Chinese… Leer más