Synopses & Reviews
Ceramics embrace all kinds of clay objects baked or fired in a kiln--whether they're primitive coiled pots from prehistoric times or today's elegant porcelain. Starting thousands of years ago, people throughout the world began making stoneware, translucent china, delftware, faience, majolica, as well as glazes to add considerably to their beauty. The magnificent examples selected to showcase in this volume of the "Antiques At A Glance series give a superb idea of their variety: black Chinese cases elaborately painted with pretty pink flowers and curlicues; Meissen porcelain boxes and flasks from the mid-1600s, each with delicate pastoral pictures; and an alabaster Madonna and Child from 1738.
Synopsis
Whether they're primitive coiled pots or today's elegant porcelain, ceramics are the most popular collectibles. The magnificent examples shown here give a superb idea of their variety and value: black Chinese vases elaborately painted with pretty pink flowers and curlicues; Meissen porcelain boxes and flasks from the mid-1600s, each with delicate pastoral pictures; and an alabaster Madonna and Child from 1738.
Synopsis
“Ceramic objects that have sold at Christies auction house are used as examples of delftware, majolica and faience; Oriental porcelain; European china; British pottery and porcelain; and 20th-century art and studio pottery (works by Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach and Hans Coper). Each image is accompanied by approximate date made, origin and a brief description of the work.” —
Ceramics Monthly.