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The ABC of collecting old English china, giving short history of the English factories, and showing how to apply tests for unmarked china before 1800 (1908)

Blacker, J. F · London : London Opinion Curio Club · leaf 17

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in a delicate and masterly style. The 8 OLD CHINA flowers are those of the English gardens, and though both theChinese pieces and the Bristol are hard paste, the character ofthe decoration will be a sufficient guide. The rose is the chiefflower used in English decoration, whilst the lotus would… … Biscuit Porcelain—Derby.Charles James Fox. ness of its surface. The figures and groups modelled by Spenglerreach an eminence which has never been attained by any otherEnglish factory. They diflfer just as much from the ordinaryso-called biscuit, which is only china left white and undecorated,as…

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