- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Francis Joseph Publications; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Feb 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1870703790
- ISBN-13: 978-1870703796
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 17.2 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 320,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a detailed price guide and listing to all that is collectable from the Beswick Pottery. There are numerous extra pictures in this third edition and a history of the pottery is included.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Harvey May:-the Anti-Christ of ceramics? was going to be the tentative title for anything written about him. Before this book all dealers in ceramics were content with the word 'Mark; he coined the word "backstamp" and some dealers in ceramics despise him for this. I personally dont because if I hear anybody using the term about non-Beswick,non-Royal Doulton or non-Royal Albert figures I know that the speaker has gleaned their knowledge from tv programs and can be discarded as a serious competitor for choice ceramics. Other more cynical dealers when hearing the term used in the same circumstances view the speaker as prey who need to be removed from their money. But that is the view of us old-timers.
The book is perfectly researched the way a good journalist would; boots on ground, eyewitnesses and factory records and any other viable source. The patience required just to sort out all the variations of horses,the research need to differentiate the different types of cattle without being a stockman would exhaust most people, and without the pictures I would never be able to tell one from another.
Previously neglected in book form this is truly a magnus opus and collectors of the subject regard the book in such high esteem that they attend auctions and sales with a copy left in their car.
The most helpful determinant for prices is the production run and consequent availability, so the book shows its real strength when it lists years of production. I can remember dealers who sold the figures who immediately raised the prices as soon as the figure went out of production. They also charged more if the figure had its original box, but I could imagine that scenario sliding down the same slippery slope of boom and bust that occurred with Mint and Boxed with Dinky Toys.
As there was such a large range and appeal to different sectors of the collectable ceramics market, this book filled a niche that was empty for so long.
The book is perfectly researched the way a good journalist would; boots on ground, eyewitnesses and factory records and any other viable source. The patience required just to sort out all the variations of horses,the research need to differentiate the different types of cattle without being a stockman would exhaust most people, and without the pictures I would never be able to tell one from another.
Previously neglected in book form this is truly a magnus opus and collectors of the subject regard the book in such high esteem that they attend auctions and sales with a copy left in their car.
The most helpful determinant for prices is the production run and consequent availability, so the book shows its real strength when it lists years of production. I can remember dealers who sold the figures who immediately raised the prices as soon as the figure went out of production. They also charged more if the figure had its original box, but I could imagine that scenario sliding down the same slippery slope of boom and bust that occurred with Mint and Boxed with Dinky Toys.
As there was such a large range and appeal to different sectors of the collectable ceramics market, this book filled a niche that was empty for so long.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A useful guide if you know what you're looking for...
17 Sep 2001
Format:Paperback
This is a very well put together and compact book which provides a comprehensive listing of a variety of Beswick pieces and their values. If you know the name of the piece you are trying to find, this book is useful. However, it does not photographically catalogue all pieces, which makes it difficult to look up a piece if you aren't certain what it is.
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