Rosenthal: Dining Services, Figurines, Ornaments and Art Objects (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) [Hardcover]

Dieter Struss (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Schiffer Book for Collectors | Publication Date: October 1, 1997

Since founding his firm in Selb in 1891, Philip Rosenthal Sr. endeavored with great success to join porcelain and art together. Using a variety of different design styles, Rosenthal produced porcelain service, figures, ornaments, and art pieces, each with the highest artistic quality worthy of fine collections. With over 350 beautiful pictures, this book provides a history of the Rosenthal family and company, a description of the entire porcelain production proces, artists' biographies, and tips for collectors. The stars of course are the pieces themselves. Current market values are given to help the collector.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764303848
• ISBN-13: 978-0764303845
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #989,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book to have!, August 22, 2000

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Audrey Falconer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosenthal: Dining Services, Figurines, Ornaments and Art Objects (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)

This is the best Rosenthal book available in the English language. It has many photos, explanations and a complete list of marks and model numbers. Most of the information is taken from the extremely rare German book 100 Jahre Rosenthal (100 Years of Rosenthal).

Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not quite what it needs to be, November 4, 2007

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Juliea Dumas "Julie" (DALLAS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosenthal: Dining Services, Figurines, Ornaments and Art Objects (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)

I found the book difficult to navigate.It does show many pictures but really misses the mark as far as information in regard to values and descriptions, the information was rather sketchy and incomplete in many areas.

3.0 out of 5 stars Rosenthal,Dining Services and Figurines, April 27, 2008

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G. Evgueni (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosenthal: Dining Services, Figurines, Ornaments and Art Objects (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)

The book is not bad but isn't great either.The text is ok,the system of determining the year of production according to the mark is very good,but pictures do not include the best figurines,eg The girl with pearls, etc.