Armorial porcelain of the eighteenth century / by Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig, with a foreword by Sir Henry Farnham Burke
1925, First Edition. London : The Century house. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Limited and numbered edition; 73/1000. Item #440532
Physical description; 2 p. l., vi, 136 p. col. front, illus. (incl. ports.) col. plates 30 cm. Notes; "One thousand copies only of 'Armorial porcelain of the eighteenth century' have been issued. This is copy no. 73" Includes index. Contents; Its origin -- Its date -- Its heraldry -- Its genealogical interest -- Special services -- List of Chinese services -- Porcelain of the city companies -- Worcester armorial porcelain -- List of Worcester services -- English armorial porcelain, continued -- Collectors, prices and fakes -- Mottoes on Chinese porcelain -- L'envoi -- "Dreams in Porcelain" -- General index. Subjects; 1700-1799. Heraldic porcelain. Porcelain England History 18th century. Porcelain, Chinese. Heraldry Great Britain History 18th century. Heraldry. Porcelain.
Price: €85.00