Collectors Guide - Antique Porcelain Boxes (Jewelry, Medicine, Snuff, More)

Description: Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. OOP-2011-9781574326376-X2 Antique Porcelain Boxes (Jewelry, Medicine, Snuff, More) by Jim & Susan Harran ISBN:9781574326376 Book Title:Antique Porcelain Boxes Author:Jim Harran, Susan Harran Binding:Hard Cover Copyright:2010 Pages:224 Size:8.5 x 11 in. Collector Bookstore Notes This ID guide features porcelain boxes, including dresser jewelry boxes, snuff, beauty, needlework, medicine, and writing boxes. Includes prices. Publishers Description: Boxes have existed from the time the first person decided to protect his precious belongings and have been made in many different materials. Some of the most desirable were boxes made of porcelain, and artists made them in all shapes and sizes and painted them with great care. This book features hundreds of these beautiful porcelain boxes which are showcased in over 600 color photographs. Historical information on early snuff, beauty, needlework, medicine, and writing boxes is discussed. The technique of making boxes is explained, and photographs illustrate a number of decorative techniques. Organized by country or geographic area, the book covers French boxes, which are probably some of the worlds finest. Also included are boxes made in Germany, other European countries, England, and Asia. There is also a chapter on contemporary Limoges boxes. Useful information to help the collector and a marks section is included. It's all in Antique Porcelain Boxes. Number of Illustrations: 791 (Categorical generated 2024-11-26) 53590d6cc1a5022fd06b15ef7375c35a

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: Leavenworth, Kansas

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