Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1835-1875: Book Three: Portraits, Military, Theatrical, Religious, Hunters, Pastoral, Occupations, Children, Animals, Cottages, Sports & Miscellaneous

by A. & N. Harding

Overview

This beautiful and informative volume continues where the authors' two-volume set, Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1835-1875**, ended, expanding on these works. Over 1,100 mid-nineteenth century British historical ceramic figures are shown here in over 860 beautiful color photographs organized and numbered to coincide with the previous set, allowing this volume to merge seamlessly with it. Also included are sound advice on collecting Victorian Staffordshire figures, histories of the people represented, numerous source listings, relevant bibliographical details, and a thorough guide to current market prices in both British pounds and U.S. dollars. This book will delight everyone interested in nineteenth-century Staffordshire ceramics and history, earthenware figures, and folk art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764311192
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	06/30/2000
Series:	A Schiffer Book for Collectors Ser.
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Adrian and Nicholas Harding, father and son, are dealers and collectors of Victorian Staffordshire figures and carry a stock of over two hundred figures at their Antique Centre in the Pantiles at Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Both write and lecture on the subject, and through their collecting and dealing have been "immersed" in the subject for over twenty-five years.