American Art Pottery : How to Compare and Value

by Rago, David; Perrault, Suzanne

• ISBN13: 9781840003826
• ISBN10: 1840003820
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-20
• Publisher: Octopus Pub Group

Summary

This successful series offers clear, accessible, easy-to-follow information to help the collector develop an appraiser's eye and a connoisseur's knowledge. At the heart of each book approximately 50 to 60 pairs of related objects are analyzed, compared, and evaluated to discover why one item is more valuable than the other. The factors involved may be age, rarity, intricacy of design, make, marks, provenance, or restoration. A veritable master class in appraising art pottery, this authoritative guide includes an introduction to the subject, covering such topics as buying and selling, materials, decorations, periods, and styles. All the key studios of American art pottery are featured including Paul Revere, Rookwood Grueby Faience, Dedham, Volkmar, and Taco.

Table of Contents

Introduction
How to Use This Book	8	(2)
Understanding the Pottery Market	10	(6)
Caring for Pottery	16	(2)
Displaying Art Pottery	18	(4)
An American Art Potteries Primer	22	(18)
American Art Pottery
American Encaustic Tiling Co	40	(2)
Arequipa	42	(2)
Batchelder Tiles	44	(2)
Brouwer Pottery	46	(2)
California Faience Tiles	48	(2)
Chelsea Keramic Art Works Co	50	(2)
Claycraft Tiles	52	(2)
Clifton Pottery	54	(2)
Dedham Pottery	56	(2)
Franklin Tiles	58	(2)
Fulper Pottery	60	(4)
Grand Feu Pottery	64	(2)
Grueby Faience Co	66	(4)
Grueby Tiles	70	(2)
Hampshire Pottery	72	(2)
Jervis Pottery	74	(2)
Losanti Ware	76	(2)
Low Art Tiles	78	(2)
Marblehead Pottery	80	(4)
Marblehead Tiles	84	(2)
Merrimac Pottery	86	(2)
Moravian Pottery Tiles	88	(2)
Mosaic Tiles	90	(2)
Mueller Mosaic Tile Co	92	(2)
Newcomb College Pottery	94	(8)
George E. Ohr	102	(8)
J.B. Owens/Empire Tiles	110	(2)
Pewabic Pottery	112	(4)
Pewabic Pottery Tiles	116	(2)
Rhead Pottery	118	(2)
Robineau Pottery	120	(2)
Rookwood Pottery	122	(10)
Rookwood Pottery Tiles	132	(2)
Roseville Pottery	134	(4)
Saturday Evening Girls' Club	138	(2)
Teco Pottery	140	(4)
Tiffany Pottery	144	(2)
Van Briggle Pottery	146	(4)
Van Briggle Pottery Tiles	150	(2)
W.J. Walley	152	(2)
Weller Pottery	154	(4)
Wheatley Pottery Co	158	(2)
Wheatley Tiles	160	(10)
Sources & References
Where to See and Buy Art Pottery	164	(3)
Other Sources of Information	167	(3)
Glossary of Terms	170	(2)
Index	172	(4)
Acknowledgments	176