A Collectors Guide to Art Deco

You may be looking at a figurine that evokes the giddy twenties, but how do you know if it is really bronze and ivory and not plastic or "ivorine"? How can you tell if the base really belongs to the piece, and if the signature is genuine? The Miller's Art Deco Checklist answers all such questions with its analysis of the major collecting categories in England, the United States and continental Europe, including furniture, glass, ceramics, sculpture, prints and posters, metalwork, silver, jewellery and textiles. Each double-page "spread" shows how to identify and date a piece using the question and answer process unique to the Checklists, and then examines stylistic variations, fakes, contemporary and modern copies and condition, as well as discussing other wares from the same craftsman or factory and, where appropriate, similar items from rival firms. For those with a limited budget, special sections look at the works of lesser-known or anonymous craftsmen which may be equally attractive but are more affordable.

Author: Eric Knowles
Publisher: Millers
Extra Details: Hardback + jacket, 5 x 8 inches tall, Lavishly illustrated with Colour photos throughout