Fiesta, Harlequin, & Kitchen Kraft Dinnerwares
Fiesta, Harlequin, & Kitchen Kraft Dinnerwares

Author: Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780764311482

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Three of the most collectible lines of vintage dinnerware are thoroughly explored in this major work written by expert collectors. Colorful Fiesta, Harlequin, and Kitchen Kraft sets made since 1936 by The Homer Laughlin China Company are shown in 592 color photographs and detailed measured drawings along with extensive analysis of the shapes, marks, production methods, and decorations. Their enormous popularity, originally and now, has made these dinnerware lines familiar to four generations of Americans, and this reference will link them with collectors, dealers, and users long into the future.

Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware
Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware

Author: Bob Page

Publisher: Page/Frederiksen Publishing Company

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 559

ISBN-13: 9781889977133

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This book contains almost 4,000 Homer Laughlin dinnerware patterns in full color, plus hundreds of additional photographs, advertisements, pamphlets, and the history of The Homer Laughlin China Company and its dinnerware. Represented are dinnerware patterns from pre-1900 to current Fiesta? patterns and everything in between.

Warman's Fiesta
Warman's Fiesta

Author: Glen Victorey

Publisher: Krause Publications

Published: 2007-09-28

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780896895577

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This book empowers you to thoroughly enjoy and find greater success in collecting Fiesta dinnerware. Highly collectible and revolutionary for its time, Fiesta continues its reign as the ware that "turns your table into celebration" by appealing to fans of both art deco styling and pottery. Warman's Fiesta Ware presents a detailed production timeline from 1936 to the present, updated collector values, tips for spotting fakes, and a guide to: &break;&break;Vintage pieces including bowls, cups, carafes, coffeepots, comports, pitchers, platters and more &break;&break;Promotional items &break;&break;Post '86 Fiesta Commemoratives &break;&break;Fiesta Go-Alongs

China for America
China for America

Author: Herbert F. Schiffer

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Porcelain dishes made in China for 18th- and 19th- century American families from Maine to South Carolina and west to Mississippi and California are presented with family crests, initials, names, and original decorations.

Warman's Paper
Warman's Paper

Author: Norman E. Martinus

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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Collecting paper ephemers is one of the busiest and most popular areas of the antiques and collectables market. Affordable and accessible, its popularity spans many collecting categories. This all-in-one reference provides essential information for dealers, collectors, or anyone interested in paper antiques and collectables.

A Passion for Purses
A Passion for Purses

Author: Paula Higgins

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764326172

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The passionate history, art, and design of over 500 antique, vintage, and contemporary purses were chosen from private collections and from Cora Ginsburg LLC, the premier dealer of antique textiles and costume in the United States. Many have never been published before, providing a fresh resource for collectors. Chapters cover the history of purses and every major style made as well as unique and very rare examples. Each caption provides detailed descriptions and current values, and the extensive bibliography gives many resources for further reading.

French Provincial Furniture
French Provincial Furniture

Author: Robin Ruddy

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764302053

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Over 200 color and black and white photos and text to interpret French country antique furniture in fourteen separate regions of France. Explains differences in construction and decoration to enable you to identify them, and describes twenty-one different woods used. Price Guide and glossary of relevant French words and phrases also included.

Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano

Author: Malcolm Lowry

Publisher: New Amer Library

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780451132130

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Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. On the most fateful day of the consul's life--the Day of the Dead, 1938--his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one significant day unfold against an unforgettable backdrop of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical. Under the Volcano remains one of literature's most powerful and lyrical statements on the human condition, and a brilliant portrayal of one man's constant struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him.

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Fiesta, Plus Harlequin, Riviera and Kitchen Kraft
The Collector's Encyclopedia of Fiesta, Plus Harlequin, Riviera and Kitchen Kraft

Author: Bob Huxford

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781574320435

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Introduced in 1936 by the Homer Laughlin China Company, the colorful Fiesta dinnerware was redesigned in 1969, withdrawn in 1973, and reissued in 1986 in different colors. Heavily revised and updated with new finds, this new edition of an invaluable tool for collectors and dealers. Includes over 1,000 photos, many in full color, that will aid in identification.

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

Author: Gordon Campbell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-11-09

Total Pages: 1277

ISBN-13: 0195189485

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.