Van Briggle Pottery Dating Shapes Design Numbers / Signed Book + Value Guide

Description

This scarce out-of-print book provides a comprehensive history of the Van Briggle Pottery firm including information on pottery shapes, dates, and designers. Of particular value is the
Catalog of Van Briggle Designs
by Robert Wyman Newton.  “This Catalogue presents 766 authenticated Van Briggle designs from the period 1900 to 1912.  It includes dates and designs numbers from one through 904” including dimensions and designer.  The book also contains an in-depth dating guide.
A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO VAN BRIGGLE POTTERY
by Scott H. Nelson, Lois K. Crouch, Euphemia B. Demmin, and Robert Wyman Newton.  A.G. Halldin Publishing Co., Inc., PA, 1986.
Also includes rare 9-page 1986 Price Guide Supplement.
This in-depth text covers by chapter:
The History of the Van Briggle Pottery
: Artus Van Briggle, 1869-1904; The Anne Van Briggle Period, 1904-1912; The Influence of Maria Storer; The Later Years: The Curtis Era, 1912-1915; The Lansing Years, 1915-1920; and The Post 1920 Years.
Color Plates
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Characteristics of Van Briggle Pottery
: Introduction; Botom Markings of Van Briggle Pottery (Logo, Dates, Design Numbers, and Other Markings); Van Briggle Glazes and Colors; Van Briggle Designs and Designers; Tiles; Plates; Specialty Items; Van Briggle Pottery in Collections; Value of Van Briggle Pottery.
Appendix A
: Bottom Markings of Van Briggle Pottery;
Appendix B
: Summary of Van Briggle Pottery Characteristics;
Appendix C
: Production Estimates;
Appendix D
: Van Briggle Pottery – 1901 Newspaper Reprint Article; and
The Catalog
.  Whether a novice or advanced collector of American art pottery, one will want to add this text to their permanent reference library.  Please go to our eBay store for a large selection of out-of-print reference books on antique Mission Arts and Crafts pottery by such makers as Rookwood, Pewabic, Newcomb, and more.
8.5” x 11” softback in good condition.   178 pages.
Signed by the author.
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