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Antique Porcelain in Color: Meissen
by Hugo Morley-Fletcher
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Doubleday (1971)
ISBN: B0006CFCQY
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 119 pages
SKU: LG269
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 1971, 9 x 12, 119 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket in protected mylar cover (removable). Shows some use and wear on dustjacket. Bookplate attached inside. Price area clipped from dustjacket. Book & Dustjacket are in Very Good Condition. Book is completely intact with inside pages in Very Good condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.) Fast Service. Books well packed. ( « if ( document.getElementById ) { document.writeln('less'); } )
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Dust jacket notes: "Starting with the experiments that led to the discovery of porcelain in Saxony, Hugo Morley-Fletcher traces the history of the Meissen factory from its foundation in 1710. He examines in detail the early porcelain and stoneware produced by Bottger and Tschirnhaus, the develpment of a decorative style by Horold and Lowenfinck. The great Baroque services modelled by Kandler in the 1730s are the subject of a special chapter, while another discusses the figure and animal modelling for which he was equally famous. A further chapter is devoted to the snuff boxes and other small objects which the factory produced with such skill and profusion. The factory's greatest period, from 1710 to 1760, is naturally treated in greatest depth, but the story is continued through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and a special section discusses the early wares decorated by outside enamellers, or Hausmaler. The [120] color plates mainly illustrate pieces from private collections, many of which have never been reproduced before. A fine book which will appeal not only to every lover of Meissen, but to everyone with an interest in European porcelain. The author is a director of Christie's and is a specialist in European pottery and porcelain." Hardcover in red cloth, gilt lettering, 8.75 x 12 inches, 119 pages, with dust jacket.
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