Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide (Antique Trader's Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide) [Paperback]

Kyle Husfloen (Editor), Susan N. Cox (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 406 pages
• Publisher: Antique Trader Books; 2 edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930625730
• ISBN-13: 978-0930625733
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,654,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, but..., March 31, 2000

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Annette (Tri-State Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide (Antique Trader's Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide) (Paperback)

This is a nice book, but not broad enough, very limited on pieces displayed/reviewed. Also, the known makers marks for the companies included within the book are few and far between. Not every company represented in the book marks are shown, they should be. It makes a difference when trying to figure dates of manufacture etc.

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice effort, well organized..., March 31, 2000

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This review is from: Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide (Antique Trader's Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide) (Paperback)

This is a useful book. Many people tend to reach for the Kovels guides as a first resort, and I must admit I do so sometimes myself. But some of the more general guides they do are not as well organized as they could be. This book is organized well, contains a relatively thorough listing of the more common types of pottery and porcelain (although many of the more obscure types are not listed at all). The pricing part, alas, has the same problem that so many other reference books on collectibles deal with today, that being the effect that online auctions have had on pricing. So it may not reflect prices you'd see on Ebay or Amazon's auctions. But the prices give one a baseline from which to work, and seem accurate with regards to most markets. And the book is a convenient size to slip into your bag when you go to an antique store or live auction.