Collecting Art Deco Ceramics: Shapes and Patterns from the 1920s and 1930s

Written by a British dealer who specializes in the pottery of the period between the two World Wars, the style commonly known as Art Deco. This guide discusses some of the many different avenues open to collectors, rather than museums. Notes on decorative techniques & methods of production are included, along with ways of identifying & dating the work of various designers. Chapters: origins of the Art Deco style; the 1925 Exhibition; starting a collection of Art Deco ceramics; the rise of collecting since the War; rules for collectors; decorating techniques; checklist of potteries' trade names & designers; pottery index; backstamps; clubs for collectors; bibliography. Color illustrations.Pat Watson is the author of 'Collecting Art Deco Ceramics: Shapes and Patterns from the 1920s and 1930s' with ISBN 9780756750220 and ISBN 0756750229.