Collecting Victorian Tiles
Hardbound
1988 · Woodbridge, England;
by Lockett, Terence A.
Woodbridge, England;: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Reprinted. Hardbound. VG (Has former owner's name written at bottom of first two pages, otherwise nice and clean.). Blue cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, color illustrated dust jacket with mylar cover. illus. flyleaves, 239 pp., profusely illustrated. "This important book gives full details of the tiles of the Victorian era available to the collector. The products of the major factories, Mintons, Copeland, Wedgwood, Minton Hollins and Maws are discussed and illustrated in detail. Every known maker and mark is recorded. All known pictorial series are noted and sections of the book are devoted to floral studies, art nouveau and to the hundreds of abstract patterned designs, many from hitherto unrecorded makers. Nearly 500 tiles are illustrated together with 10 colour plates from pattern books and tile collections. A price guide and hints for collectors are also included. The full text discusses the evolution of styles, the principal designers and provides remarkable information on dating and attribution taken from factory records and archives." (dj). (Inventory #: 104962)