American Art Pottery - Marks Makers Dates (1500+ Photos) / In-Depth Book

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THE KOVELS' AMERICAN ART POTTERY  - The Collector's Guide to Makers, Marks, and Factory Histories
by Ralph and Terry Kovel, Crown Publishers Inc., NY, 1993.
This early text rivals the Evan’s book on American Art pottery in scope, illustrations, and content.  With “over 1,500 illustrations including full color and hundreds of marks,” this scholarly text is an invaluable reference for the collector, dealer, or historian of American art pottery.
The Kovels discuss the art pottery movement that began to sweep through America in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and spanned about seventy-five years.  Until now, only the larger and more prominent companies have been generally known through reference sources, such as Rookwood, Weller, and Hampshire, but not only does this book list
all
the art pottery firms, but it also includes heretofore unknown information on every one of them.  Their material includes pictures of pieces still extant or lost to us, as well as signatures and marks, and backgrounds of designers and all the craftsmen responsible for this exquisite art form.  Listed in alphabetical order, an additional sampling of names includes: Arequipa, Avon, Buffalo, Clewell, Cowan, Dedham, Fulper, Grueby, Lonhuda, Moravian Pottery and Tile, Newcomb, Niloak, North Dakota School of Mines, Ohr, Owens, Pewabic, Redwing, Paul Revere, Roseville, Teco, Tiffany, Weller, Van Briggle, Zanesville and many more.  This is an invaluable reference work, which belongs on the shelf of every collector, dealer, or historian of American art pottery.
8.8” x 11.3" hardback with dust cover in very good condition (previous owner's name imprinted on the bottom of the title page) .  326 pages.
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