Author: W. Chaffers
Title: Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain
Description: London, J. Davy & Sons, 1863. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this illustrated study of antique pottery and ceramics from English writer William Chaffers. First edition. Illustrated with nearly a thousand woodcuts. Intended to be for ceramics what Franz Brulliot's Dictionnaire des Monogrammes was to painting, this volume offers a detailed and comprehensive study into hallmarks and marks or monograms on ceramics, mainly pottery and porcelain. With short historical notices on each manufactory. Written by William Chaffers, an English antiquary and writer of reference works on hallmarks, and marks on ceramics. Bound in quarter crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, sound with light loss to board tips. Light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities with fading to the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: Marks Monograms Pottery Porcelain Monograms Not Stated


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