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Staffordshire Animals
Adele Kenny
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Description for Staffordshire Animals
Num Pages: 192 pages, 415 photos & illus. BIC Classification: WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1334.
This comprehensive new reference focuses on the variety of animal figures produced in Staffordshire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Characterized by a cottage industry quaintness, Staffordshire figures were known as "image toys" and "chimney ornaments" in their day. Countless subjects were produced but the animal models comprise a Noah's Ark of some of the most charming and endearing figures. Today, Staffordshire animals are among the bestselling and most widely collected antique ceramics. Beautifully illustrated with over 400 color photographs, this book traces animal figure evolution through chapters on animals in art, British ceramics, Staffordshire potters and potteries, and production ... Read more
This comprehensive new reference focuses on the variety of animal figures produced in Staffordshire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Characterized by a cottage industry quaintness, Staffordshire figures were known as "image toys" and "chimney ornaments" in their day. Countless subjects were produced but the animal models comprise a Noah's Ark of some of the most charming and endearing figures. Today, Staffordshire animals are among the bestselling and most widely collected antique ceramics. Beautifully illustrated with over 400 color photographs, this book traces animal figure evolution through chapters on animals in art, British ceramics, Staffordshire potters and potteries, and production ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764304224
SKU
V9780764304224
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Adele Kenny
Adele Kenny is an experienced specialist collector whose ancestors lived in Staffordshire and worked in the potteries. She is the author of Staffordshire Spaniels: A Collector's Guide to History, Styles, and Values, also available from Schiffer Publishing. She currently resides in New Jersey.
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