Book Description
At last a thorough guide of the most collected dinnerware. One volume could not cover every pattern or line of dinnerware, but this book provides an excellent survey of the best and most popular companies and their lines. The important California companies, including the Wallace China Company, Catalina Pottery, B.J. Brock & Co., and Gladding, McBean & Co. along with other companies nationwide including the Crooksville Art Pottery Co. Frankoma, and the Hall China Company, are just some of the many potteries represented. The contributions of famous designers such as Ben Seibel, Russel Wright, Eva Zeisel, and Sascha Brastoff are explored. Extensive research has uncovered new information on many of the companies and designers included.