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6 reviews
Sales Rank: 662742

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.6

ISBN: 0891455191
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.30978856
EAN: 9780891455196

Publication Date: November 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Van Briggle art pottery, produced in Colorado in the early 1900s, includes some of the most beautiful pottery collected today. In full color are more than 800 pieces from 1901 to the present. Features company history, the production process, identification and dating, and company material. 2004 values. REVIEW:This book provides the most comprehensive pictorial review of pottery produced by the Van Briggle Art Pottery Company. Previous publications have produced a relatively small sample of photos and have focused on more select items. This book appeal to both the serious collector and the general collecting pubic, as all items produced by the company are represented.

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5 out of 5 stars

Good starting point for collecting VanBriggle January 6, 2009
We see a lot of VanBriggle pottery but didn't know enough about it to make an informed purchase. This book gives an excellent overview of the history of the company and how to date pieces. It also has a fairly up-to-date price list of the featured pieces.
Some of the ways to date a piece are difficult to see, such as subtle differences in glaze shading, but I don't think that's a fault of the book.
This is a great book if you are interested in learning about or collecting VanBriggle pottery.

3 out of 5 stars

Maybe July 13, 2007
I really thought I was getting more of a descriptive guidebook, rather than a photo book. Lots of pics but nothing to say about them.

3 out of 5 stars

Van Biggle Art Pottery May 15, 2007
A liitle hard to use and slightly out of date. But a very good resource to start valueing your Van Briggle.

5 out of 5 stars

Top Notch Guide August 22, 2000
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

This book is fabulous. I can't begin to say how many times I have read it and flipped through the pages for information. It is clearly written and the information is presented in such a way that even the novice collector can easily find details from glaze color and dating to prices. Price guide being located in the back is rather annoying (rather than the value being listed directly with the photo) but this a small price to pay for such a fabulous resource. For the more advanced collector, I recommend Scott Nelson's "A Collector's Guide to Van Briggle Pottery".

5 out of 5 stars

An excellent reference for the collector of this art pottery April 1, 2000
25 out of 25 found this review helpful

This is a great book. It contains just about everything a collector of van Briggle might need to know, with the exception of a truly accurate price guide. Online auctions have rendered price guides in most reference books of this type obsolete, so this isn't really a flaw. It gives one a jumping-off point, but be aware current values online are often less than those listed here.

That being said, this book is very effective at providing information about this wonderful art pottery. The authors provide us a history of the potter and his work, with a number of historical photos. There is an extremely useful section showing various marks (backstamps) used, allowing one to identify and date pieces. There are hundreds of well shot photos of pieces, giving examples of techniques and glazes used. All in all an excellent value and sure to please.

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