Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates: Nineteenth Century to the Present

by Richard Rendall

Overview

Elegant, hand-painted porcelain plates were popularly produced as decorative fine arts during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Created by some of the most influential potteries and decorating houses in England and Europe, examples here include plates from Brown-Westhead, Moore & Company*TM, Davenport*TM, Doulton*TM, Feuillet*TM, Camille Le Tallec*TM, Meissen*TM, Minton*TM, Se*\vres*TM, and Wedgwood*TM. Over 675 beautiful full color images display lovely portraits, romantic landscapes and city scenes, still-life paintings, and floral arrangements. The engaging text provides concise histories of the factories, decorating studios, the artisans with the marks employed by each, an extensive bibliography, and an index. Current values are found in the captions. This book will be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates fine art and will inspire artists, collectors, and designers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764316920
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	02/10/2003
Series:	A Schiffer Book for Collectors Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

Richard Rendall has been collecting, researching, and dealing in English and Continental porcelains for decades. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Elise Abrams collects and deals in porcelain at her shop, Elise Abrams Antiques, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.