Rookwood Pottery (Schiffer Book for Collectors (Hardcover))

About this book

Established in 1880 in Cincinnati Ohio Rookwood Pottery remained a leader in the ceramic art pottery movement through 1967. Illustrated with over 800 beautiful color photographs of vases urns candlesticks and plates the book includes stunning examples of hand-painted decoration (many depicting the natural world) by well-known masters including Albert R. and Anna Marie Valentien Matt Daly William Hentschel Kate C. Matchette Mary Nourse and Kataro Shirayamadani. The text provides a history of the company a survey of artist signed pieces from 1880-1930 a detailed bibliography and an index. All who are fascinated by the ceramic arts will want to own this book.