1100 Marks on Foreign Pottery & Porcelain [Paperback]

L W Publishing (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A guide depicting all major (and many smaller) pottery manufacturers throughout the European region provides quite an incentive to avoid many hours scouring through countless identification references. All pottery dealers and enthusiasts will benefit from this handy volume, as it is indexed by the country of manufacture with all marks clearly shown and detailed with dates and city of origin. Presented in its original form from 1937, it has been updated to fit the needs of the modern collector. -- Book Description

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: L W Publishing & Book Sales; 1 edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895380579
• ISBN-13: 978-0895380579
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,453,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile for older markings, June 14, 2000

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"jaclain" (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1100 Marks on Foreign Pottery & Porcelain (Paperback)

This book has a terrific layout. The right page has 50 or more markings while the left page lists easily referenced details. Unfortunately, the details can be sketchy. For example, (one listing) Paris, some factory, Charles Phillipe or (another listing) Sceaux? or Bourg la Reine? Doubtful.

I bought this book to accompany me on my European flea market travels. It is a reprint of a book originally published in 1937. So all of the markings are for things that are much older than I'm likely to find in our local flea markets. However, should I come across one, I'll be ready for it. :)

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Reference Book, September 22, 2003

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Steven D. Olson (Morgan Hill, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1100 Marks on Foreign Pottery & Porcelain (Paperback)

This book is a wast of time. There are marks with no explanations and explanations with no marks. The book skips sequences almost like there are pages missing. Trying to use this book in dating a piece is hopeless.

Please save your money and don't buy this book.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 1100 Marks on foreign pottery & porcelain, March 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: 1100 Marks on Foreign Pottery & Porcelain (Paperback)

Very good if your looking for very old marks