The Official Identification and Price Guide to American Arts and Crafts |
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| Author:
| Rago, David
Johnson, Bruce E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-609-80989-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Random House, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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The Official® Price Guide to American Arts & Crafts is the one-volume encyclopedia to help you identify and evaluate your entire Arts & Crafts collection. Written by David Rago and Bruce Johnson, two of the most respected experts in the Arts & Crafts field, this indispensable book is packed with: • Period names like Gustav Stickley, Limbert, George Ohr, Grueby, Fulper, Rookwood, Dirk Van Erp, Roycroft, Gustave Baumann, and many, many more. • Detailed descriptions, price...
More DescriptionThe Official® Price Guide to American Arts & Crafts is the one-volume encyclopedia to help you identify and evaluate your entire Arts & Crafts collection. Written by David Rago and Bruce Johnson, two of the most respected experts in the Arts & Crafts field, this indispensable book is packed with: • Period names like Gustav Stickley, Limbert, George Ohr, Grueby, Fulper, Rookwood, Dirk Van Erp, Roycroft, Gustave Baumann, and many, many more. • Detailed descriptions, price listings, and brief histories of every kind of object, artist, and major manufacturer of furniture, pottery, metalware, lighting, textiles, and color woodblock prints. • Crucial information on how to easily identify and date hundreds of Arts & Crafts pieces. • Insider tips on how to buy, sell, and care for your collection as well as how to detect reproductions and clever fakes • Hundreds of photographs and manufacturers' shop marks.