Miller's Collecting Glass: The Facts at Your Fingertips (Miller's Collector's Guides) [Hardcover]

Sarah Yates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2006 | Series: Miller's Collector's Guides

Glass is one of the most popular items for collecting enthusiasts and the range of available antique glassware is tremendous. Miller’s Collecting Glass: The Facts At Your Fingertips concentrates on glass for the table, primarily from the 16th to the first half of the 20th century. More than 360 Items are divided by type, and then geographically, covering the United Kingdom, Ireland, continental Europe, and the US. Key features of different periods, manufacturers and techniques receive attention, and throughout fact boxes present tips and information on what to look for, how to assess condition and value and how to spot fakes. There’s important information on collecting trends and each item has a price range.

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About the Author

Sarah Yates is a freelance writer, specializing in antiques and collectables, architecture and design. She has worked on a wide range of titles, including Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia, Miller's Collecting Silver: The Facts At Your Fingertips and Miller's Smoking Accessories: A Collector's Guide. Special consultant Mark West is a BADA (British Antique Dealers' Association) glass dealer based in London. He has collected glass for more than 20 years, focusing particularly on 18th- and 19th-century English and continental glassware, and has written articles for specialist publications. He is the author of Miller's Glass Checklist and was a consultant on the Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia. Special consultant David McCarron, North American consultant, is a Senior Appraiser and Auctioneer with the Frank H. Boos Gallery in Michigan, USA and has over 20 years experience at auction houses in New England, New York and the Midwest. He makes regular appearances on The Antiques Roadshow in the USA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Octopus; First Edition edition (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840001917
• ISBN-13: 978-1840001914
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #989,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome edition to my glass library., May 2, 2010

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This review is from: Miller's Collecting Glass: The Facts at Your Fingertips (Miller's Collector's Guides) (Hardcover)

With only the Product Description to go on, I ordered the book from the library. I am not a collector- I wanted some nice color photos of European glass from 1600-1850. I have books focusing on etched glass so I was looking for enameled, Bohemian, multi-colored, stemware, gilded, and painted pieces. This book has that and more. Some photos show several pieces from the same maker, style, or era. Heavy shiny photographic paper is used. It is not a large book but it has good sized, distinct photos with the details so you can enjoy turning the pages. I also bought the Antique Collector's Club "Starting to Collect Antique Glass" by John Sandon. Both cover similar glass but the authors' choice for what to show as examples differs. Between the two I ended up with a wonderful reference set with many examples from the same maker, style, or era. There are lots of differences between the books so I can not say that one is better than the other. Both describe the various styles and history of glass manufacture. Each author offers tips on buying antique glass and pricing. It would have helped if Amazon's Look Inside feature were available for both so that a person searching for something specific could decide if one book is more appropriate. If you are looking for a glass cross section these two books beat my other choice of Judith Miller's 20th Century Glass.