Antique Trader's American & European Decorative & Art Glass Price Guide [Paperback]

Kyle Husfloen (Editor), Louis O. St Aubin (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2000 | Series: Antique Trader's American & European Decorative & Art Glass Price Guide

All major types of American and European art and decorative glasswares produced in the 19th and 20th centuries receive comprehensive coverage in the second edition of this authoritative guide. Working with the most current sales results and assisted by material from special contributors, a compact package with a wealth of information has been compiled. Noted authority, Louis O. St. Aubin, lends his special insights and expertise to insure that this is the most current and accurate information available. Dealers, collectors and appraisers searching for a single, handy reference to this field couldn’t do better than this volume.

-240 pages of listings as well as drawings of typical glass forms, a glossary of terms and special appendices.
-Listings for 5,000 items highlighted with 500 black and white photos.
-Special sixteen-page color supplement.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 2 edition (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873418964
• ISBN-13: 978-0873418966
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #761,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great New Guidebook For Decorative and Art Glass Collectors, December 29, 2000

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Irvin Goodman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antique Trader's American & European Decorative & Art Glass Price Guide (Paperback)

This brand new year 2000 2nd edition volume contains 240 pages of useful information about this fine collectible. There are more than 500 black and white photos along with a 16-page full color section. There's plenty of text in this book including a useful introduction to the collectible, the evolution of art glass 1880 to 1930, diagrams of typical forms of baskets and bowls, cruets and decanters, pitchers and ewers, and vases. Each of these categories is diagrammed with a description of its characteristics, making identification easy. Items are clearly described, and values shown. There is a bibliography, listing of collectors clubs, and location of museum collections. A wealth of information in this handy sized (6 x 9") softbound volume that's easily carried when you antique. A very helpful publication.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book for the price!, September 24, 2001

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BRIAN SEVERN (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antique Trader's American & European Decorative & Art Glass Price Guide (Paperback)

I probably have spent over $6,000 on glass reference books, and this little gem get's used as much as any of them. For the $14 [...]charged it's a great investment, I throw it in my car and have a great little reference when I'm out and about that covers a very broad variety of glass. There are a few miss-atributions, but overall it's a good price guide, well worth the small price!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you can buy the pieces in this book, you can probably afford a nicer book, October 30, 2005

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S. Sheresh (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antique Trader's American & European Decorative & Art Glass Price Guide (Paperback)

Interestingly enough, this book doesn't have a table of contents. Fortunately, unlike the general topic Antique Trader guides, this volume does contain an index, making it much more pleasant and efficient to use. However, the content is a bit ambitious for the average collector. The average price of the pieces in this book is about a $1,000.00. If you're looking for a book to help you value moderately priced collectible glass, this isn't it. However, this is a good book for learning the various forms and styles of art glass. It also contains a decent glossary. With the advent of e-bay, the prices are also a bit out of whack. Some of them are quite low, while others are too high. However, generally speaking, this is a good book for the person who wants to learn about art glass in general and get a good synopsis of some popular styles such as Custard, Cut and Opalescent. If you can get this book for a few bucks, it's a good addition to your glass library, and it's fun to look at the pictures!