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Authors: Ralph Kovel, Terry Kovel
Publisher: Random House Reference
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 554878

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9 x 1

ISBN: 0517580128
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.30973
EAN: 9780517580127

Publication Date: October 26, 1993
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Ralph and Terry Kovel are proud to present the most authoritative and current art pottery book on the market, Kovels' American Art Pottery: The Collector's Guide to Makers, Marks, and Factory Histories.

After the Kovels began collecting American art pottery in the 1960s, they decided to research and write their first book on the subject, The Kovels' Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery (Crown, 1974). Since that time, art pottery has become one of the most important and popular areas of collecting in this country. Today, many pieces are still very affordable, and collectors everywhere are searching for art pottery treasures. Many other pieces are represented in museum collections, and some pieces are selling for thousands of dollars.

The Kovels have never stopped researching the history of art pottery factories and products, and have been continuously gathering new or previ-ously unpublished information from rediscovered catalogs and records, archaeological digs, and family histories. And now, they offer the most com-plete and up-to-date pottery book available, Kovels'American Art Pottery.

Written with the collector in mind, this book emphasizes all the information needed for an under-standing of art pottery factories and their wares. The Kovels list large and small art pottery firms and include a general history of each one. Makers, artists and their backgrounds, artists' and factory marks, dates, and lines of pottery are all described in detail. The Kovels discuss the well-known factories such as Rookwood, Weller, and Grueby, as well as the lesser-known or recently recognized potteries such as Avon, Radford, and Zanesville. More than 215 potteries are listed here from A to Z.There is also a full section on tile factories following the art pottery portion of the book.

Kovels' American Art Pottery is extensively illustrated with more than 700 beautiful color and black-and-white photographs of art pottery pieces. Also included are fascinating historical photographs and more than 1,000 illustrations of actual artist and factory marks. The thorough range of photographs and illustrations will enable any collector to identify a piece of art pottery by its decoration, shape, color, or identifying mark. And to complete this valuable reference, a bibliography is provided for all those who wish further information about the historical aspects of a pottery.

Kovels' American Art Pottery is an indispensable book for all collectors, dealers, museums, or antiques enthusiasts who wish to know all they can about this exquisite art form.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant, Comprehensive, and Well-Illustrated October 31, 2008
I recognize that this book dates from 1993. Still, this remains one of the most authoritative guides to art pottery and tile.

Organized alphabetically by factory, the Kovels have pulled together a zillion potter's marks and lots of insider information. And they don't adopt a lowest common denominator "price guide" approach. They're interested in the pieces themselves, as art, as decor, and as historical artifacts.

The scholarship is laudable, as well -- a bibliography with over 500 entries, books and catalogues, of course, but also ephermera and letters.

Hardback with dustcover, 326 pp, something like 400+ black and white and color illustrations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Art Potteries (pp 1-274)
Tile Companies (pp 275-305)
Additional Tile Companies (pp 306-308)

Bibliography
Index

5 out of 5 stars

Invaluable guide to potter marks April 7, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

If you've ever wondered if your "find" is indeeed authentic, this book will resolve the majority of your questions.
In addition, it is a beautifully designed book with many luminous photographs and closeup details. I'm proud to display it on my table and carry it while antique shopping. It has always been met with a knowledgeable nod.

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