Collectible Glass Rose Bowls: A History and Identification Guide [Paperback]

Johanna S. Billings (Author), Sean Billings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Organized by time periods, the book lists the primary bowl manufacturers along with the characteristics, folklore, and uses of their products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Antique Trader Books (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582210098
• ISBN-13: 978-1582210094
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,233,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite photography combined with delectable prose, August 3, 1999

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Frank Sereno ([e-mail]) (Morris, IL (Hens on Nest, USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collectible Glass Rose Bowls: A History and Identification Guide (Paperback)

Collectible Glass Rose Bowls is an excellent history of the glassmaking artistry of rose bowls. The book starts with a detailed explanation of rose bowls and then studies examples created in the different eras leading up today. Johanna also gives great details on the method of manufacture of the rose bowls that are pictured and a bit of history on the companies that produced each item. She explains and defines many glass terms that are useful in the study of other glass forms.

The photography is terrific. The fine workmanship in the rose bowls nearly jumps off the page. If you think rose bowls are simple and boring, you will change your mind in very short order.

Collectible Glass Rose Bowls is an excellent tutorial on the hobby of glass collecting. Even if you don't collect rose bowls, you will learn much from reading this very enjoyable book. This book is highly recommended for all glass collectors.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book about a fascinating subject, August 9, 1999

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This review is from: Collectible Glass Rose Bowls: A History and Identification Guide (Paperback)

The authors really knows their glass, and especially glass rose bowls. The material is presented in a clear, well documented manner and the pictures are just wonderful to look at. I highly recommend this book to glass lovers and glass collectors.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Book in the arena of Early American Art Glass, June 9, 2011

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This review is from: Collectible Glass Rose Bowls: A History and Identification Guide (Paperback)

This book, beautifully written, is a gem also because of the hundreds (thousands) of color photos within. The authors do a magnificent job of sorting out the many dozens styles of rose bowls and punctuate their text with a treasure trove of striking photos. Clearly great care was taken in locating a wide range of rose bowls and assisting the reader in sorting out the recognizable difference between them.

The authors had access to a number of world-class rose bowl collections and expand the field to include way beyond Early American Art Glass. The reader will come away with a heightened appreciation for this period in Art Glass history. Seeing that this book is now out of print, I secured two copies for my home library. The literature is vast in art glass but this book is the only work which covers rose bowls so thoroughly.