Teapots

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TEAPOTS
Tina M. Carter
Teapots of all shapes and types arc high on the list of collecting obsessions. This book tells the story of teapots, and of their many different styles: British and Oriental, eccentric and classic.
At the heart of the book are more than 200 exclusive photographs of an extraordinary collection of teapots from the New World and the Old, plus their associated milk jugs and sugar bowls, trays, stands, and riles. Here are some favourite royal commemorative teapots, and the famous Hall China Doughnut; a Georgian silver tea ketde, a Victorian children's tea service. The largest is a Russian samovar, and the smallest a doll's teapot just one and a half inches high.
Connoisseurs collect strangely shaped teapots made in ancient China and medieval Japan, masterpieces by Meissen or Wedgwood, or Staffordshire cottagepots. Enthusiasts collect new, affordable, fantasy teapots shaped like storybook or film characters, animals, or even food. Teapots explores the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

, I ;
TEAPOTS
Tina M. Carter
Teapots of all shapes and types arc high on the list of collecting obsessions. This book tells the story of teapots, and of their many different styles: British and Oriental, eccentric and classic.
At the heart of the book are more than 200 exclusive photographs of an extraordinary collection of teapots from the New World and the Old, plus their associated milk jugs and sugar bowls, trays, stands, and riles. Here are some favourite royal commemorative teapots, and the famous Hall China Doughnut; a Georgian silver tea ketde, a Victorian children's tea service. The largest is a Russian samovar, and the smallest a doll's teapot just one and a half inches high.
Connoisseurs collect strangely shaped teapots made in ancient China and medieval Japan, masterpieces by Meissen or Wedgwood, or Staffordshire cottagepots. Enthusiasts collect new, affordable, fantasy teapots shaped like storybook or film characters, animals, or even food. Teapots explores the background of them all: the origins of porcelain, pottery, metal, and glass teapots; the history of glazes; the techniques of floral and other decoration; shapes and styles.
Back in 1981, Tina Carter inherited a family heirloom, her great aunt's Moss Rose teapot. Her mother gave her another pot. She picked up more in antiques stores - and became a collector. She has written a book to guide fellow enthusiasts along the road to becoming collectors, explaining how to start collecting, marks and faults, and how to display a collection. For absolute beginners there is a useful guide to where to look, sources of information, and how to find out about prices.
And for everyone who loves tea and teapots, there is, of course, an essential set of instructions on how to make a Good Cup of Tea.

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