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Authors: Joe Keller, Mark Gibbs
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 579642

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.8

ISBN: 0764323482
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN: 9780764323485

Publication Date: February 28, 2006
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Colorful patterns of English transferware have graced homes around the world for nearly 200 years. In the 20th century major manufacturers like Crown Ducal, Enoch Wood, Royal Staffordshire, Royal Crownford, Alfred Meakin, Spode, Johnson Brothers, and Masons produced a large variety of patterns, styles and colors that are avidly collected today. With nearly 600 beautiful color photos of 2000 pieces illustrated, this book focuses on the most actively sought-after patterns, such as Crown Ducals Bristol, Calico, Castles, Charlotte, English Chippendale, English Scenery, Friendly Village, Historic America, Italian, Liberty Blue, Old Britain Castles, Rose Chintz, Tonquin, Tower, Vista, and more. Place settings and serving pieces as well as rarer, more unusual pieces and those whose purpose was decorative are intcluded. Detailed pricing tables for major patterns and commentary of popular trends. All this and more make this an indispensible, long awaited addition to the collectors library.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

I just Love it! October 5, 2008
I checked this book out from the library before I bought it. I bought this book for my Gramie for her 73rd birthday. And to get free shipping I bought a second copy for myself. I love it!! The pictures are great, the price guides seem to be in line for what I've seen online and around antique shops. I would recommend this book for anyone who enjoys transferware.

5 out of 5 stars

Very Informative July 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have purchased two copies of this book. One for myself and one for a family member. It is very informative and deals with a number of transferware patterns.

2 out of 5 stars

An error too big to miss.... July 13, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I admit I'm used to Coysh & Henrywood's style of books on Staffordshire pottery, but I wanted a reference on modern Staffordshire. When I first opened the book, flipped through the attractive pages of photographs, noting which patterns were listed. I'm familiar with 20th century Staffordshire so it was like seeing old friends -- then a pattern and manufacturer which didn't match. There it was on page 68 --in bold letters: Liberty Blue --Royal Staffordshire.

Royal Staffordshire, which did some very nice work over the years, did not make Liberty Blue. LB was produced by Enoch Wedgwood. Not the wonderful firm founded in mid 1700s by Josiah Wedgwood that we know and love, but one started many years later by Enoch, a distant cousin. Enoch Wedgwood's quality was miles from Josiah Wedgwood's, and for that matter, from Royal Staffordshire's.

Also spotted some confusion about genealogy of the Woods potteries, but compared to Liberty Blue, it's minor. However added to the LB fiasco, there's enough to make me wonder about accuracy of reporting of other patterns.

5 out of 5 stars

A price guide packed with color photos March 18, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

English transferware holds flower and scenery patterns which look like Blue Willow: usually one-color, they can be multi-color scenes imprinted on plats, dishes, cups and saucers. ENGLISH TRANSFERWARE: POPULAR 20TH CENTURY PATTERNS surveys all the 20th century patterns and includes a price guide, offering color photos throughout to accompany gorgeous, well-detailed photos and notes on makers, marks, and more. Any who collect English pottery must have ENGLISH TRANSFERWARE is a basic reference.

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