- Hardcover: 80 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company (1 Aug 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316877824
- ISBN-13: 978-0316877824
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 10.8 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 760,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One of four titles in the "Christie's Collectables" gift book series, this guide to Art Deco ceramics is intended for both the avid antiques collector and the armchair enthusiast. It explores the story of the artistic and technical developments of antique and collectable art deco ceramics and particulary details the Art Deco manufacturers such as Royal Doulton and Limoges. Examples are both rare, so that readers can appreciate "the great and the good", and everyday, which for many collectors provide the starting point for an interest in owning antiques. Close-up photographs and artworks are used to pinpoint details and provide precise keys to dating, and the text is written by an expert from Christie's, providing both the novice and the serious collector with an authoritative guide to owning and collecting antiques.
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Nice, if Brief, Primer for Art Deco Enthusiasts
11 Sep 2002
Format:Hardcover
Although I'm an Art Deco enthusiast, I'm not a collector of Art Deco ceramics, and don't have any plans to become one in the near future. I therfore might not be the most appropriate person to be writing a review for this book.
Nevertheless, I thought this was a decent, if (as other reviewers have pointed out) brief primer on the artists and different manufacturers working with ceramics in the period. Although the color photographs of the pieces are excellent, I agree with fellow reviewers that a book with a larger scope might have been better suited for the subject matter, perhaps including more information and additional photos of a wider variety of pieces.
Still, I think the purpose of the book seems to be more that of a well-informed introductory guide, which is indicated by the "Tips for Collectors" section at the end of the introduction. I doubt that a book intended for more serious and experienced collectors would have needed such a list. I think, therefore, that it fulfills this purpose more than adequately.
I personally found particular enjoyment in its introduction on the Art Deco period, which I think is one of the most concise and yet also the most inclusive and accurate ones I have encountered.
Despite its brevity, I think this is a perfectly adequate starting place for anyone interested in Art Deco or in starting a collection or study of Art Deco period ceramics. I also see it as a useful reference guide for more experienced collectors.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not what I expected: Beware The Size
30 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
While this is a nice little book, and I do mean little, it is only a superficial overview of Art Deco ceramics.
The book covers 38 artists/studios for the period. You'll get a brief, and I do mean brief, history of each artist. Additionally, you'll see a tiny, and I do mean... well, you get the idea ... a tiny photo of only ONE piece by each studio is shown.
The book covers 38 artists/studios for the period. You'll get a brief, and I do mean brief, history of each artist. Additionally, you'll see a tiny, and I do mean... well, you get the idea ... a tiny photo of only ONE piece by each studio is shown.
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