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This illustrated handbook surveys European and Oriental ceramics from the Renaissance through the mid-nineteenth century, presenting representative examples of maiolica, continental faience and porcelain, British earthenware and porcelain, and Eastern pottery. Each regional section pairs plates and objects with concise histories of manufactories, descriptions of forms and decoration, and cross-references to marks and monograms to aid dating and attribution. The selection emphasizes characteristic types and decorative motifs, with edited illustrations integrated with text for easier reference. Practical guidance for collectors on identifying unmarked pieces and distinguishing regional styles accompanies a catalog-like sequence organized by country and factory.

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Title: The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods

Author: William Chaffers

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK TO KERAMICS OF THE RENAISSANCE AND MODERN PERIODS ***

 

 

 

 

The Complete Work from which this Handbook is extracted

The Keramic Gallery

BY

WILLIAM CHAFFERS

Containing several hundred illustrations, some in colour, of rare,
curious, and choice examples of Pottery and Porcelain from the
earliest times to the beginning of the nineteenth century

 

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND EDITED BY
H. M. CUNDALL, I.S.O., F.S.A.

 

Royal 8vo, cloth extra, top edge gilt, to range with the same author’s
“Marks and Monograms on Pottery”


This important book, which was long out of print and scarce, is not reprinted because of its rarity, but because it is an indispensable companion to the same author’s “Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain.”

As originally published in two volumes at 4 guineas, with the examples reproduced by the Woodbury process, it was an inconvenient book for reference, the examples being separated from the text. In this edition the illustrations are all printed in the letterpress, and are seen in conjunction with the history and description of the different potteries.

The book is not a bare reprint, but has been thoroughly edited, in many cases new or additional specimen pieces given, and the references made to the latest edition of the “Marks and Monograms,” so that the book is of the utmost use for the present day.

This work was undertaken by Mr. H. M. Cundall, I.S.O., F.S.A., and no pains have been spared to make it worthy to be in the hands of every collector as well as every library.

 

 

 

HANDBOOK TO KERAMICS

 

 

Chelsea Statuette, “Melpomene”

 

 

 

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK

TO

Keramics

Of the Renaissance and Modern Periods

 

SELECTED FROM HIS LARGER WORK, ENTITLED

“The Keramic Gallery”

 

WITH 350 ILLUSTRATIONS

 

BY

WILLIAM CHAFFERS

AUTHOR OF “MARKS AND MONOGRAMS ON POTTERY AND PORCELAIN”
“HALL MARKS ON GOLD AND SILVER PLATE,” ETC. ETC.

 

 

LONDON
GIBBINGS AND COMPANY, LIMITED
NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1909

 

 

 

Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh

 

 

PREFACE

As “The Keramic Gallery” by the late William Chaffers forms a pictorial supplement to his book “Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain,” so likewise this work, “Handbook to Keramics,” which is an abridged edition of “The Keramic Gallery,” is intended to form a companion volume of illustrations to “The Collector’s Handbook of Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain.”

Whilst it has been found necessary on account of their size to omit some of the larger illustrations, which appear in the second edition of “The Keramic Gallery,” care has been taken to give representations, as far as possible, of each individual kind of pottery and porcelain, which have been produced in the various foreign and English manufactories from the Renaissance period down to the middle of the nineteenth century.

Brief accounts, extracted from the larger volume, of the various manufactories are also given, with a view to help in establishing the period to which any specimen may belong.

It is hoped that this little work may prove to be of assistance to the Collector in identifying those specimens of Keramics bearing no marks, which may, from time to time, be brought under his notice.

H. M. C.

 

 

CONTENTS

  PAGE
MAIOLICA—
Italy 1
Spain 41
 
CONTINENTAL FAYENCE—
France 50
Germany 84
Holland and Luxemburg 100
Russia and Sweden 107
 
CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN— 110
Italy 112
Spain 127
Germany 130
Austria 160
Switzerland 168
Holland 170
Belgium and Luxemburg 175
Russia 179
Sweden 184
Denmark 185
France 187
 
GREAT BRITAIN—
Pottery 216
Porcelain 255
 
ORIENTAL POTTERY AND PORCELAIN—
China 285
Japan 295
Persia, Syria, and Turkey 304
 
INDEX 313

 

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Chelsea Statuette, “Melpomene”Frontispiece
 
 MAIOLICA
 
 ITALY
FIG. PAGE
1. Urbino—Plateau. Marriage of Alexander and Roxana 2
2. "Plateau, with Leda and the Swan in the centre 3
3. "Plateau. By Alfonso Patanazzi, 1606 4
4. "Vase. Apollo and Daphne. Circa 1580 5
5. "Cruet. Circa 1570 6
6. "Plate. “The Stream of Life;” signed Mo. Giorgio 7
7. "Vase, with Shield of Arms, by Mo. Giorgio. 16th century 7
8. Pesaro—Drug Vase, inscribed “Sir di Cedro.” 17th century 9
9. "Bowl, Cover, and Dish, 18th century 10
10. Castel Durante—Vase. Circa 1560 11
11. "Plate. Circa 1530 11
12. Faenza—Plaque; inscribed “Andrea di Bono, 1491” 12
13. "Plate, with motto “En Piu.” 15th century 13
14. "Plaque. Joseph Sold by His Brethren. 16th century 14
15. "Plate, with Arms and Arabesques, 16th century 15
16. Diruta—Plate. Circa 1520 16
17. "Plate; inscribed “Sura Fiore.” Circa 1520 16
18. Forlì—Plate. Christ among the Doctors. 16th century 17
19. Viterbo—Plateau. Diana and Actæon. Dated 1544 18
20. Cafaggiolo—Plateau. St. George. Circa 1520 19
21. Siena—Plate. By Mo. Benedetto. Circa 1520 21
22. "Plate. Woman and Two Peacocks. 18th century 22
23. "Plate. Vintage; signed “Ferdinando Ma. Campani, 1747” 22
24. "Plate. Galatea. Early 18th century 23
25. Venice—Plate. Architectural Subject. Circa 1700 24
26. Nove—Tureen and Cover. 18th century 25
27. Florence—Cup and Saucer 26
28. Padua—Plate. Myrrha Fleeing from her Father 27
29. Castelli—Bowl and Cover. 18th century 28
30. "Ewer and Basin. 18th century 29
31. Monte Lupo—Plate. Three Cavaliers 31
32. Milan—Écuelle and Dish. 18th century 32
33. "Ewer and Dish. 18th century 32
34. "Cup and Plate. 18th century 32
35. Turin—Dish with pierced Border. Dated 1577 33
36. Ferrara—Plateau. Triumph of Bacchus. First half of 18th century 34
37. Genoa—Bottle. 18th century 35
38. Savona—Basket. 18th century 36
39. Loreto—Two Bowls 37
40. Sgraffiato or Incised Ware—Bowl. About 1460 38
41. ""Plate. About 1540 38
42. ""Basket. 19th century 39
 
 SPAIN
43. Hispano-Moresque—Vase. 15th century 40
44. "Azulejo. 14th century 41
45. "Plateau. 15th or 16th century 43
46. "Plateau. 15th or 16th century 44
47. Valencia—Dish 45
48. Manises—Vase 46
49. Triana—Bottle in Form of a Lady 47
50. "Dish. Dated 1774 47
51. Alcora—Plaque with Rococo Frame 48
52. Talavera—Bowl 49
 
 CONTINENTAL FAYENCE
 
 FRANCE
53. Saint Porchaire—Candlestick 51
54. "Biberon 52
55. Apt—Vase 53
56. Blois—Candlestick 54
57. Avignon—Ewer. About 1600 55
58. Palissy Ware—Dish, with Reptiles, Fish, &c. 16th century 56
59. Nevers—Pilgrim’s Bottle. Second half of 17th century 57
60. "Ewer. Second half of 17th century 58
61. "Pilgrim’s Bottle 59
62. Rouen—Ewer 60
63. "Ewer 61
64. "Plate 61
65. "Compotier 62
66. "Compotier 62
67. Strassburg—Fountain 63
68. "Clock and Bracket 64
69. Moustiers—Plateau 65
70. "Compotier 66
71. "Plate 67
72. "Barber’s Basin 67
73. Varages—Plate 68
74. Marseilles—Tureen 69
75. Sinceny—Bowl and Cover 71
76. Lunéville—Pair of Rustic Figures 73
77. "Dish 73
78. Aprey—Plate 74
79. Manerbe—Finial 75
80. St. Clément—Écuelle 76
81. Niderviller—Plate 77
82. St. Armand-les-Eaux—Inkstand 79
83. Sceaux Penthièvre—Plate 80
84. Creil—Plate 81
85. Lille—Dish 82
 
 GERMANY
86. Nuremberg—Jug. 15th century 85
87. "Dish 86
88. Bayreuth—Coffee-pot 88
89. Limburg—Cruche 90
90. Raeren—Cruche 90
91. Seigburg—Canette 91
92. Grenzhausen—Jug 92
93. "Fountain 93
94. Kreussen—Tankard 94
95. Harburg—Cruche 95
96. Dresden—Böttcher Coffee-pot 97
97. Teinitz—Plate 98
98. Kiel—Bishop Mitre Bowl 99
 
 HOLLAND
99. Delft—Cruche 101
100. "Teapot 102
101. "Vase 103
102. "Plate 103
103. Amsterdam—Dish 105
 
 SWEDEN
104. Rörstrand—Butterboat 108
105. Marieberg—Vase and Cover 108
106. "Plate 109
 
 
 CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN
 
 ITALY
107. Florence—Cruet 112
108. "Bowl 113
109. Doccia—Teapot 113
110. "Basin 114
111. Naples—Capo di Monte—Vase 115
112. ""Saucer 115
113. ""Cup and Saucer 116
114. ""Coffee-pot 116
115. Treviso—Écuelle 117
116. "Cup and Saucer 118
117. Turin, Vinovo—Écuelle 118
118. Venice—Vase and Cover 120
119. "Vase 121
120. Nove—Jardinière 123
121. "Vase 124
122. "Vase 125
123. "Milk-pot 125
 
 SPAIN
124. Madrid—Buen Retiro—Group 127
125. ""Vase 128
126. ""Vase 128
127. Alcora—Plaque 129
 
 GERMANY
128. Dresden—Vase 131
129. "Sucrier, Cup, and Saucer 132
130. "Cup and Saucer 132
131. "Vase and Cover 133
132. "Bust of a Girl 134
133. "Teapot and Saucer 134
134. Berlin—Group 135
135. "Group 136
136. "Milk-pot, Cup, and Saucer 137
137. Höchst—Lamp-stand 138
138. "Tray and Sucrier 139
139. Frankenthal—Plate 140
140. "Déjeuner Service 141
141. Nymphenburg—Tankard 142
142. "Cup and Saucer 143
143. Anspach—Cup and Saucer 143
144. Bayreuth—Cup 144
145. Kelsterbach—Harlequin 145
146. Thuringia—Cup and Saucer 146
147. Closter Veilsdorf—Teapot 146
148. "Tray 147
149. Rudolstadt—Milk-pot, Cup, and Saucer 147
150. Fulda—A Peasant 148
151. "A Peasant 148
152. "Cup and Saucer 149
153. "Coffee-pot 149
154. Fürstenberg—Bust of Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick 150
155. "Medallions 150
156. Ludwigsburg—Chocolate-pot 151
157. "Coffee-pot 152
158. Regensburg—Cup and Saucer 153
159. Grossbreitenbach—Milk-pot 153
160. Limbach—Sucrier, Cover, and Stand 154
161. Gera—Sugar Basin 155
162. "Cup, Cover, and Saucer 156
163. Gotha—Figure of Bacchus 157
164. Rauenstein—Cup and Saucer 158
165. Wallendorf—Vase 159
 
 AUSTRIA
166. Vienna—Cabaret 161
167. "Milk-pot 162
168. "Plate 163
169. "Cup and Saucer 164
170. Schlaggenwald—Cup and Saucer 166
171. Herend—Cabaret, portion of a 167
 
 SWITZERLAND
172. Nyon—Cup and Saucer 168
173. "" 169
174. Zurich—Group 169
 
 HOLLAND
175. Weesp—Ewer 170
176. "Coffee-pot 170
177. Oude Loosdrecht—Vase 171
178. ""Panel 172
179. Amsterdam—Pair of Bottles 172
180. Oude Amstel—Teapot and Sucrier 173
181. ""Sucrier 173
182. The Hague—Plate 174
 
 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBURG
183. Tournai—Cup and Saucer 175
184. "Plate 176
185. "Salt-cellar 176
186. Brussels—Milk Jug 177
187. "Teapot 177
188. Luxemburg—Two figures of “The Seasons” 178
 
 RUSSIA
189. St. Petersburg—Cup and Saucer 179
190. ""Verrière 179
191. Moscow—Statuette 180
192. "Cup and Saucer 181
193. Korzec—Cup and Saucer 182
194. Baranowka—Milk Jug 183
 
 SWEDEN
195. Marieberg—Custard Cup and Cover 184
 
 DENMARK
196. Copenhagen—Cabaret 185
197. "Cabaret 186
 
 FRANCE
198. St. Cloud—Jug 187
199. "Statuette 188
200. Chantilly—Dish 189
201. "Pair of Figures 190
202. Mennecy-Villeroy—Sugar Basin and Stand 191
203. "Group 192
204. Sceaux Penthièvre—Cup and Saucer 193
205. ""Milk-pot 193
206. Arras—Sceau 193
207. Boulogne-sur-Mer—Plaque 194
208. ""Sucrier 194
209. Étiolles—Cup and Saucer 195
210. Lille—Cup and Saucer 195
211. Bourg-la-Reine—Custard Pot 196
212. Clignancourt—Milk-pot and Cover 197
213. "Cup and Dish 197
214. "Milk Jug 197
215. Orleans—Bowl, Cover, and Stand 199
216. Niderviller—Milk-pot and Cover 200
217. Boissette—Teapot 201
218. Caen—Cup and Saucer 201
219. Valenciennes—Cup and Saucer 202
220. Strassburg—Cup and Saucer 203
221. Paris: Rue Thiroux—Sucrier 204
222. "Rue de Bondy—Ewer and Basin 204
223. "Rue Fontaine au Roi—Part of a Tea Service 205
224. "Faubourg St. Honoré—Teapot 206
225. "Pont-aux-Choux—Teapot 206
226. "Rue de Crussol—Cup 207
227. "Belleville—Watch-stand 207
228. "Vincennes—Cup and Saucer 208
229. ""(Royal Factory)—Vase 210
230. """Cup and Saucer 211
231. Sèvres—Vase 212
232. "Écuelle 213
233. "Group 214
 
 
 GREAT BRITAIN
 
 POTTERY
234. Staffordshire—Tyg 218
235. "Mug 218
236. "Plateau 219
237. Etruria—Wedgwood Vase 220
238. """ 222
239. ""The Portland Vase 223
240. ""Teapot, Caddy, and Plate 224
241. ""Six Jasper Cameos 225
242. ""Vase 225
243. ""Ewer 225
244. Burslem—Obelisk, by Ralph Wood, and Tea Set, by Aaron Wood 226
245. "Statuette of Chaucer, by Ralph Wood 227
246. "Vase, by Moses Steel 228
247. Shelton—Bowl, by S. Hollins 229
248. "Basin, by T. & J. Hollins 229
249. New Hall China Works—Cup and Saucer 230
250. Bradwell—Teapot, by Elers 231
251. Hanley—Barrel, by Miles 231
252. "Vase, by Elijah Mayer 232
253. "Jardinière 233
254. "Vase 233
255. Tunstall—Jug, by W. Adams 234
256. Lane End—Sugar Basin 235
257. "Teapot 235
258. Longport—Cup, Cover, and Saucer 235
259. "Dish 235
260. Lane Delph—Cup, Cover, and Saucer 236
261. Liverpool—Mug 237
262. "Punch Bowl 238
263. "Tiles, by J. Sadler 239
264. "Teapot 239
265. Jackfield—Teapot 241
266. Fulham—“Lydia Dwight” 242
267. Lambeth—Dish 243
268. Don Pottery—Tea-caddy 245
269. Leeds—Chestnut Bowl and Cover 246
270. Castleford—Teapot 246
271. Swinton—Teapot 247
272. Newcastle-on-Tyne—Dish 248
273. "Mug 248
274. St. Anthony’s—Jug 249
275. Nottingham—Mug 249
276. "Jug in the form of a Bear 250
277. Great Yarmouth—Plate 250
278. Lowesby—Garden Pot 251
279. "Vase 251
280. Bristol—Tiles 252
281. Cadborough—Vessel in the form of a Pig 253
282. Swansea—Dish 254
 
 PORCELAIN
283. Worcester—A Cup and Saucer 256
284. "Portion of a Tea Service (Japan pattern) 258
285. """(with coloured transfer) 258
286. Rockingham—Plate 259
287. "Vase 259
288. Derby—Group. Chelsea-Derby 260
289. "Pair of Vases" 261
290. "Plate, by Billingsley 261
291. "Cup, Cover, and Saucer. Crown-Derby 262
292. "Scent Vase" 262
293. "Cup, Cover, and Saucer" 263
294. Burton-on-Trent—Comport 264
295. Wirksworth—Cup and Cover 264
296. Pinxton—Jardinière 265
297. "Sugar Bowl and Cover 265
298. Plymouth—Coffee-pot 266
299. "Beaker and Cover 266
300. "Centrepiece 267
301. "A Shepherdess 268
302. "A Shepherd 268
303. Bristol—Bowl and Cover 269
304. "Dish 269
305. Caughley—Mug 270
306. "Plate 270
307. Coalport—Dish 271
308. Stoke-on-Trent—Spode Cup, Cover, and Saucer 272
309. """Vase 273
310. ""Minton Bowl 274
311. Longton Hall—Vase 275
312. Bow—Teapot 274
313. "Bowl 276
314. "Plate 276
315. "Statuette, “Flora” 277
316. "Bust of King George II. 278
317. "Group, “A Tea Party” 279
318. Chelsea—Statuette, Marshal Conway 280
319. ""“Shepherd” 280
320. Chelsea—Vase 281
321. Swansea—Plate 282
322. "Plate 282
323. Nantgarw—Plate 283
324. "Cup and Saucer 283
325. "Vase 284
 
 ORIENTAL
326. China—Stoneware Vase 286
327. """ 287
328. "Porcelain Vase 288
329. ""Ewer 289
330. "Bottle 290
331. "Jar 291
332. "Plate. Eggshell porcelain 292
333. """" 293
334. Japan—Vase. Hizen ware 296
335. "Figure of Fukurokuji 297
336. "Saké Cup and Stand 298
337. "Jar. Ôto ware 299
338. "Vase. Kishin ware 300
339. "Candlestick. Tozan porcelain 300
340. "Flask. Satsuma ware 301
341. "Incense Burner. Imari porcelain 302
342. Persia—Wall Tile. 13th century 305
343. "Water-bottle. With metallic lustre 306
344. "Dish for Rice 307
345. "Rose water Sprinkler 308
346. """ 309
347. Damascus—Plate 310
348. "Dish 311
349. Rhodian—Plate 312