Author: FERGUSON, PATRICIA F.
Title: Cobalt Treasures: The Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Description: Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0969938640). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback ; 21.2 x 27.9 cm; 0.377 Kg; 80 pages with 142 catalogue entries, 66 with colour illustrations, caption and text and 76 with caption and black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear, namely edge wear and wear signs on the front, spine and back cover. Minor chip on the spine, near the title. Interior in very good condition.; The collection formed by Robert Murray Bell, Q.C. (1931-98) and his wife, Ann Walker Bell, documents the fascinating history of Chinese blue and white porcelain. China's cobalt-blue painted porcelain has not only dominated ceramic manufacture in Asia, but also influenced and altered ceramic history throughout the world. With the installation of the Bell Collection near the display of porcelain from Meissen - the first European factory to successfully manufacture "true" or hard-paste porcelain - the Gardiner Museum is now more fully able to present the story of porcelain in Europe. Good/No Jacket.

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