(8) Reference Books on Ceramics and Porcelain. 

Collection of reference books primarily focused on antique ceramics, porcelain, and pottery, with a particular emphasis on historic English and Chinese wares. The assortment is composed of hardcovers that serve as comprehensive guides for identifying regional styles, manufacturer histories, and design trajectories.

Included in this lot are Out of China's Earth: Archaeological Discoveries in the People's Republic of China by Qian Hao et al., Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum by William R. Sargent, Staffordshire Porcelain edited by Geoffrey Godden, Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840 by John and Griselda Lewis, Coloured Worcester Porcelain of the First Period by H. Rissik Marshall, Minton: The First Two Hundred Years of Design & Production by Joan Jones, English Delftware in the Bristol Collection by Frank Britton, and Nineteenth-Century European Porcelain by Antoinette Fay-Halle and Barbara Mundt.

Size: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

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