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 36
baskets—real gems of art—will render Nant-garw famous for ever. But it is so rare and so dear! To buy thefinest one mtist be—well, a millionaire ! The mark NANT-GARW is sometimes in red. The C.W. below the mark is saidto mean China Works. Others say it is G.W. for GeorgeWalker, Billingsleys… … Saucer, lilac and gold scale ground. If all the china which is called Lowestoft were made at thatplace, then Lowestoft must have been the greatest factory of ancient or modern times. Hard paste andLowestoft. soft paste having a certain style of decoration is called Lowestoft. Oriental Chinese is…
Pottery -- England · Collectors and collecting
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