Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain 1850 to Present
You may be the owner of a valuable piece of porcelain or pottery, but the cryptic symbol on the underside of the piece may be your only clue to its value. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: 1850 to the Present will help you identify your pieces.\ Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks provides the quickest and easiest way for professional and amateur collectors to identify more than 3,500 American, European, and Oriental marks. The perfect companion to the Kovels' original best-seller, Kovels'...
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You may be the owner of a valuable piece of porcelain or pottery, but the cryptic symbol on the underside of the piece may be your only clue to its value. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: 1850 to the Present will help you identify your pieces.Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks provides the quickest and easiest way for professional and amateur collectors to identify more than 3,500 American, European, and Oriental marks. The perfect companion to the Kovels' original best-seller, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery and Porcelain: 1650 to 1850 (still in print after more than 42 years and 41 printings), Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks is the most comprehensive reference for nineteenth- and twentieth-century marks. Together, the two volumes are an indispensable guide to porcelain and pottery marks of the last four centuries.Also available from Three Rivers Press, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks--Pottery & Porcelain: 1650 to 1850
How to Use This Book: An IntroductionxAnchor1Animals, Fish & Insects4Arrows16Banners18Birds22Bowl & Urn27Building & Tower29Cartouches33Circle--Oval38Crescent79Crown79Crown & Circle or Oval99Crown & Shield110Fleur de Lis & Prince of Wales Feathers117Flower & Tree118Foreign Alphabets124Humans & Body Parts126Lines129Miscellaneous133Musical Instruments138Shield139Square, Rectangle & Other Geometric Shapes146Star & Sun153Triangle & Heart154
\ From the Publisher"As millions already know, any book carrying the Kovel byline will be as reliable, informative, and fact-filled as any collector could wish."\ —American Country Collectibles\ "What the Kovels don't know about antiques isn't worth knowing."\ —House Beautiful\ "The Kovels are arguably the authorities on antiques and collectibles in this country."\ —Los Angeles Times\ \ \
