California Pottery Books of Interest

Collectors Encyclopedia of California Pottery

First released in 1991, the book has been greatly expanded, with hundreds of new color photographs and new information about the beautiful work of the potters of California. Over 30 different artists and companies are represented - company histories, interesting background information, as well as marks and signatures complement the gorgeous photographs found in each section. All items featured are given collector values reflecting today's secondary market. Chipman's goal is to showcase the best the ceramic industry has to offer -the prominent and innovative studio-level produceers as well as the major manufacturers, including Batchhelder, Bauer, Kay Finch, Sascha Brastoff, Metlox, Vernon, and many others. 2005 values. AUTHORBIO: Jack Chipman has collected California ceramics, particularly Bauer pottery, for over 20 years. He has published books on Bauer Pottery and California Pottery. He is also a talented fine artist who work is in the collections of several museums. REVIEW: This book is the result of a burgeoning interest in all facets of California ceramics among collectors and dealers throughout the country. This book embraces the vividly colored earthenware dishes manufactured in the 1930s and 1940s by industrial plants in and around Los Angeles.

California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism

Pottery was for the patio, porcelain for the dinner table until the kilns of California began mass-producing and distributing imaginative, brightly colored tableware in the late 1920s. Today, the inventive forms and playful shapes of California pottery make it a much sought-after and highly prized collectible. Published to coincide with an exhibition at SF MOMA, California Pottery is the ultimate guide to the cultural forces and talented designers that shaped this movement. Their work includes not only the dishware we have come to associate with California, but also garden and agricultural pottery and iconic decorative tiles. Each piece reflects the flavor of the times--from the sober Arts and Crafts style of the '20s right through to the aerodynamic Modernist styles of the '50s. With beautiful photographs featuring hundreds of unique pieces, California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism is an exquisite gallery showcasing the beauty and originality of California pottery.


California Potteries: The Complete Book (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

From the 1930s to the 1960s numerous potteries in Southern California turned out some of the finest figural pottery ever made in America. For decades these beautiful wares lingered in obscurity, but now they have rocketed to the forefront of collectibility. They are illustrated here with over 800 color photographs covering more than 75 companies. Among them are companies such as Brayton Laguna, Kay Finch and Hedi Scoop. Lesser known companies like DeLee Art, Robert Simmons, and Walker-Renaker are represented too. Information about the potteries, tips for collectors, and a realistic price guide make this an indispensable book for collectors.


California Pottery Scrapbook: Identification and Value Guide

Attention California pottery collectors: here's the book you've been waiting for! Jack Chipman, author of two editions of Collector's Encyclopedia of California Pottery and Collector's Encyclopedia of Bauer Pottery, has produced this new volume that covers many undocumented California pottery companies, including many that are not even mentioned in his Collector's Encyclopedia of California Pottery. Dinnerware, figurines, vases, and other floral containers are featured, including the very collectible animal and bird figurines. More than 700 photographs and archival material are presented in this new format that replicates the look of a scrapbook and all the interesting images found in them. It's organized chronologically by decade, starting with the 1930s and progressing to the present, grouped according to category of ware or type of item. Dimensions and mark information are provided for all items, as well as current collector values. In addition, there is a thorough index that will aid the collector. It's the perfect addition for your bookshelf and a fabulous tribute to this unique pottery. 2005 values. AUTHORBIO: Jack Chipman has collected California ceramics, particularly Bauer pottery, for over 20 years. He has published books on Bauer Pottery and California Pottery. He is also a talented fine artist who work is in the collections of several museums.


Catalina Island Pottery and Tile Island Tr 1927-1937

The breathtaking ceramic artwares, tablewares, and tiles produced by the prolific Catalina Clay Products Company of Santa Catalina Island, California, from 1927 to 1936 are presented in over 550 color photographs and an eloquent text. Influenced in part by the Spanish Revival Movement and Depression-era Art Deco motifs, this book displays the artistry imbued in these pieces, ranging from teapots, patio pottery, and souvenirs to pictorial murals, hand painted plates, and tile tables. A history of the company, its wares and artisans, bibliography, and index are also provided. Values are included in the captions.


California Revival: Vintage Decor for Today's Homes (Schiffer Books)

The California Revival style of home design is a new movement, an indoor-outdoor design that uses vintage furnishings, art pottery, tile, paintings and decorative arts from California's Spanish Revival period of the 1920s to 1940s. Carole Coates and Annie Dietz take you inside ten "real" homes and share secrets from scores more, including top collections that demonstrate how to achieve this enlivening and color-saturated style. The book contains over 600 color images with detailed captions and an engaging text. See historic Malibu pottery, Catalina Island pottery and tile, Bauer pottery, Taylor tiles, Monterey furniture, San Jose Workshop murals from Texas, ironwork, paintings, textiles, and more. This friendly and individualized style can be adjusted to suit your personality and tastes whether your architecture is Ranch or Mexicana, Spanish Revival or Modern, Cabin or Lodge, Mission or European. You learn why this vintage California home decor is on the cutting edge with leading interior designers, museums, and collectors across the country.


California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940: Hispano-Moresque to Woolenius

For centuries handcrafted tile has been a predominant decorative surface in tropical climes from Middle East through the Gulf of Mexico to California. California tile makers excelled in their craft during the first half of the twentieth century, producing richly patterned designs for building facades, interiors, garden ornamentation, furniture, and even serving pieces. "Old California" art tile is rich in tradition and innovation. Over 1700 color images in two volumes, comprise this comprehensive collection, with essays on early California tile companies. Arranged alphabetically by company, this volume includes hundreds of tiles from: Hispano-Moresque, Kraftile, Helen Greenleaf Lane, L.A. Pressed Brick, Malibu, Markoff, Muresque, Pacific, Pomona, Poxon, Rhead, S & S, Taylor, Tropico, Tudor, Walrich, West Coast, Woolenius, and tile furnishings and crafts from Cellini-Craft, Hillside Pottery, and Monterey Furniture. A companion volume covers potteries from Acme to Handcraft. Both volumes are enriched by rarely seen archival photographs including historical site installations and have useful guides to tile terminology and techniques. This landmark publication, designed to broaden appreciation of this colorful and varied aspect of American decorative arts, will serve to inspire and guide architects, designers, collectors, and historians alike


Disneyana Collectors Guide to California Pottery

A complete collectors guide to vintage Walt Disney character ceramics produced in California from the 1930s through 1960s. Over 200 bright and vivid photographs capture the collectible works of Brayton Laguna, Vernon Kilns, American Pottery, Metlox and Hagen Renaker. Historical information on art pottery production is also included. A must have guide for thoses who specialize in Disney, art pottery, figurines or just wonderful design.


Predynastic Egyptian Pottery: In the Collection of the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, California State University, San Bernardino

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