Collecting Head Vases

by David Barron

• ISBN13: 9781574323573
• ISBN10: 1574323571
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-15
• Publisher: Collector Books

Summary

Experienced collector and author David Barron has produced this much-needed book on head vases. Featuring several thousand head vases in more than 1,500 color photographs, many never before seen in any publication, the book contains primarily lady heads but also features other types of miscellaneous head vases - clowns, animals, children, Madonna figures, and others. Tips and hints for collectors, information on how to make repairs and remove crazing, and how to spot reproductions and fakes are among the special sections in the book. A chapter on the annual head vase convention with information and photographs is included, as well as a quick reference guide to the numbers on the bottoms of the vases. 2004 values.

Table of Contents

Dedication	4	(1)
Acknowledgments	4	(1)
Introduction	5	(1)
A Brief History of Head Vases	6	(1)
Mostly Sets	7	(20)
Mostly Hats	27	(46)
Hair Pieces	73	(1)
Bows	74	(14)
Flowers	88	(4)
Various Ladies	92	(27)
Costume Ladies	119	(2)
Teens	121	(12)
Mod Ladies	133	(4)
Glamour	137	(7)
Art Deco	144	(10)
Convention Heads	154	(4)
Cameo Girls	158	(2)
Christmas	160	(12)
Betty Lou Nichols	172	(14)
Celebrities	186	(15)
Miscellaneous	201	(24)
Umbrella Girls	225	(9)
Smalls	234	(9)
Wall Pockets	243	(40)
Whimsical	283	(6)
New	289	(6)
Animals	295	(3)
Dark Heads	298	(18)
Clowns	316	(7)
Couples/Men	323	(9)
Children	332	(41)
Cleaning and Repair	373	(5)
Websites	378	(2)
Convention/Newsletter	380	(1)
Collectors/Dealers	381	(1)
Bibliography	382	(1)
Index	383