Description
| Product ID: | 9780764326998 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Vaseline Glassware |
| Subtitle: | Fascinating Fluorescent Beauty |
| Authors: | Author: Barrie Skelcher |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Antiques, vintage and collectables: ceramics, glass and other related items, Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass |
| Description: | Beautiful glassware colored with uranium, popularly called Vaseline glass, was made primarily in Great Britain in the late 19the and early 20th centuries, but also in America and Europe. Collectors look for examples by a particular factory or type of product, such as paperweights or tablewares. This book is a mandatory reference for collectors, containing well-researched, up-to-date discussions, 35 comparative charts, and over 400 color photos in 49 chapters covering known makers, their marks, and specific design groups of houseware, tableware, and jewelry. The captions include full descriptions, date, size, and current values. The author's expertise is a gift of scholarship and passion carefully compiled here for a tool of incomparable value. This is a companion to the author's previous book from Schiffer Publishing, The Big Book of Vaseline Glass. Beautiful glassware colored with uranium, popularly called Vaseline glass, was made primarily in Great Britain in the late 19the and early 20th centuries, but also in America and Europe. Collectors look for examples by a particular factory or type of product, such as paperweights or tablewares. This book is a mandatory reference for collectors, containing well-researched, up-to-date discussions, 35 comparative charts, and over 400 color photos in 49 chapters covering known makers, their marks, and specific design groups of houseware, tableware, and jewelry. The captions include full descriptions, date, size, and current values. The author''s expertise is a gift of scholarship and passion carefully compiled here for a tool of incomparable value. This is a companion to the author''s previous book from Schiffer Publishing, The Big Book of Vaseline Glass. |
| Imprint Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-10-19 |