Ceramics Books and Magazines

Authors: Ralph Kovel, Terry Kovel
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

33 reviews
Sales Rank: 16010

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1

ISBN: 0517559145
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.0275
UPC: 045863559142
EAN: 9780517559147

Publication Date: December 13, 1986
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An excellent reference for pottery collectors March 19, 2000
22 out of 24 found this review helpful

I find myself turning to this book over and over when presented with a piece of pottery I cannot identify by sight. The layout is great, the organization is easy to understand, the pictures are, for the most part, clear. I sympathize with the reviewer below who had trouble with some of the marks being off with regards to dates, but in my mind, that does not detract too much from the usefullness of this book as a reference. I'd recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars

Great reference for identifying pottery and dates January 30, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I've used this book over and over again to date and identify pottery. It is very well organized and informational. I wouldn't be without it!

1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time, don't bother! August 28, 1999
6 out of 20 found this review helpful

I'd extremely recommmend for you to not to read this book, total waste of time, do not know how this book got published, let alone become a bestseller, do not even consider this book.

1 out of 5 stars

Many marks dated incorrectly in Kovels' mark book! July 23, 1999
129 out of 131 found this review helpful

While the layout, date code information, and index are very well done, many marks are dated incorrectly.... some off by decades. This is very misleading and frustrating. Due to the Kovels' apparent vast experience, collectors and dealers tend to believe whatever they write... right or wrong! As an author and china mark historian, I hope the Kovels remove any unverified mark usage dates in a future edition. To list a few examples, they say mark 195L is semiporcelain, 1886-1898. The correct information according to the manufacturer (now Syracuse China, then Onondaga Pottery) is vitrified china 1897-1946. Also they indicate mark 127J is a current mark, but this backstamp was actually used 1930s - early 1950s. Then there is mark 105N listed as faience 1891+, which should be porcelain 1959-1969 according to the company. Other knowledgeable and observant collectors and dealers have noticed similar discrepancies.

5 out of 5 stars

A MUST HAVE ! July 15, 1999
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

NEW or OLD at the antique collecting or for your own collection.This is a MUST HAVE!All the books i own i revert back to this one for help on short history and year..It makes a great! gift too!!!

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