19th Century Lustreware [Hardcover]

Michael Gibson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2006

Lustre is a form of decoration which can be applied to any form of ceramic body, be it earthenware or porcelain. Its popularity in the nineteenth century was immense and there was a huge export market from Britain to Europe and America. Practically every pottery in the north of England had a go at this new and exciting form of decoration. There have been surprisingly few books on lustreware and most of those that have appeared have suffered from a lack of coloured illustrations, almost an essential for a proper coverage of and understanding of the subject. With this new book the situation is redressed. Of the 300 illustrations some 150 are in colour and large numbers in both categories are of pieces, some extremely rare, that have never been seen in print before. Among these are examples from the vast but little-known Gutman collection in the United States, to which country large quantities of lustreware were exported in the nineteenth century. The author is one of the foremost authorities on lus

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist (November 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1851493069
• ISBN-13: 978-1851493067
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,762,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Typical high-quality Antique Collectors Club product, August 17, 1999

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Jonathan Rickard "mocoholic" (Connecticut River Valley, USA) - See all my reviews
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To those interested in British earthenwares but not necessarily lustreware, this work could change things. Thoughtfully structured by manufacturing region, Gibson's book shares all the positives of ACC publications and its one negative: lacklustre (sorry) design. The color is abundant, photographs good, the text readable. When compared with the comparatively poorly-produced Shiffer editions, ACC books present high value.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Reference Book on a Hard to Find Subject, October 27, 2011

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J. Windham "Book and Movie Lover" (Grand Cane, La USA) - See all my reviews
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For those people who collect lusterware, you know how hard it can be to find a reference book. This is a well done book, with some really beautiful examples. There were some patterns I had never seen before and it was a treat to be able to view them. It does seem to focus more on pink luster than the copper or silver. If I have any complaint on this book at all, I guess it's that not all of the pictures are in color - 80% of them are, but it would be great if all the photos were color. Still, for those of us who collect lusterware, especially pink luster, this book is worth every cent.