Masterpieces of Glass by Robert J. Charleston, First Edition

Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops. Winter Park: Asiantiques, Inc. 1997. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 79 pp. An exhibition catalogue of C...

Christie's Auction Catalog Important European Furniture. Works of Art, Ceramics, Tapestries and Carpets. Christie's NY, May 2005. 1st Ed softcover with results. 598 lots in color. ...

‘Antiques for the Table’, A Complete Guide to dining room accessories for Collecting and Entertaining by Sheila Chefetz. Penguin Publishing Group 1993. Signed and inscribed first edition 4th printing hardcover with dust jacket. Inscribed "Enjoy our 'feast' for the eyes!" More than 200 full-color photographs. 'Antiques for the Table' presents dozens of table setting ideas for every occasion. Antiques authority Sheila Chefetz tells readers how to use, store, identify, and appreciate fine examples of 18th, 19th, and 20th century China, glass, and silver. A definitive volume on antique tableware...

China and glass in America, 1880-1980: From Table Top to TV Tray by Charles L Venable. Harry N. Abrams., NY, 2000. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. A beautifully illustrated...

World Ceramics: An Illustrated History by Robert J. Charleston. Hardcover 1975, 2nd printing.

Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass by Helen & George S. McKerian. Hardcover 1st Edition, 1950.

by Jennifer Hawkins Opis This is a comprehensive catalogue of the Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass collection at the V&A, showing comparative material from all four Scandinavian countries. The history of the many ceramics and glass factories, their artists and designers is outlined against a changing social and political background. Scandinavian design, from the 1950s to the 1970s, was a by-word for modernism. Scandinavian style was the style to which all other designers aspired during that time and the Nordic designers were awarded all the major prizes. Earlier, during the 1920s and 1930s Scandinavian designers were establishing influential design concepts, and ceramics and glass production attracted many of the key artists. Masterworks are included: from Alvar Aalto's "Savoy" vase to Tapio Wirkkala...

Rare glass objects from the latter half of the nineteenth century illustrate the beginnings of the effort to revive art glass production in Murano. Magnificent examples of murrine re...