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Collector's handbook of marks and monograms on pottery and porcelain / by William Chaffers

By: Chaffers, William, 1811-1892.
Contributor(s): Litchfield, Frederick, b. 1850.
Publisher: London : W. Reeves, 1968Edition: 4th ed. revised by Frederick Litchfield.Description: viii, 367 p. (chiefly illus.). ; 20 cm.ISBN: NO ISBN.Subject(s): Pottery -- Marks | Porcelain -- MarksDDC classification: 738.0278 Summary: In this book of marks and monograms on pottery and porcelain all the important potters' marks likely to interest collectors are assigned to the town of manufacure. Table of cyclical dates, etc., are given, and reference to any mark is faciliated by the copious index provided. This book will be of great service to collectors while travelling. The marks are selected from the larger works by Chaffers, "Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain," where in addition, historical notes on each factory will be found, together with a great deal of detailed information on the history of pottery and porcelaine making.
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In this book of marks and monograms on pottery and porcelain all the important potters' marks likely to interest collectors are assigned to the town of manufacure. Table of cyclical dates, etc., are given, and reference to any mark is faciliated by the copious index provided. This book will be of great service to collectors while travelling. The marks are selected from the larger works by Chaffers, "Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain," where in addition, historical notes on each factory will be found, together with a great deal of detailed information on the history of pottery and porcelaine making.