French Quimper Art Pottery - Types Marks Dates Values / In-Depth Book

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Lavishly illustrated with over 500 color photographs, this comprehensive book provides an in-depth scholarly survey of French Quimper pottery including origins, styles, and values.
QUIMPER POTTERY – A Guide to Origins, styles and Values
by Adela Meadows, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., PA, 1998.
”The book begins with a thorough briefing of the background and traditions that make each piece so unique.  Then, in a special section, over 100 superb full-color photographs are arranged chronologically, forming a virtual photo album of Quimper pottery’s development from ordinary to extraordinaire.  Other sections profile the individual artists responsible for creating many of the designs and offer invaluable, detailed advice on how to care for and enjoy a collection of art pottery.  With over 500 photographs, [this comprehensive text] is an outstanding and enjoyable work of reference for the collector, the antique dealer, the ceramist, and all others interested in the decorative arts.”
8.8” x 11.3” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  224 pages.
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