Moorcraft is among the most esteemed English potteries and this resource featuring the history of Moorcroft from its early years through today is invaluable. It also provides detailed listings and pricing. Collectors will appreciate the shape and rarity guide.

Moorcraft is among the most esteemed English potteries and this valuable reference is the best resource collectors will find on the market today. Features the history of Moorcroft from its early years through the present day, while also providing detailed listings and accurate pricing. Collectors will also appreciate the shape and rarity guide, as well as the 200 color photographs that bring the book to life.

assistants creating his designs in raised slip and then laying on the carefully prepared colours that set his work apart from his rivals. --

Personal account of the Moorcroft pottery firm from 1986 to the present.

Pottery and Porcelain Restoration is a practical guide for amateurs to the craft of the professional restorer. With over 360 photographs, it explains the simplest, safest and ethical techniques that are recommended today and - essentially - do not further damage your pieces. Written with clear practical detail, it explains the full process and gives unique insight into the delicate job of the ceramic restorer. This new book introduces the history of pottery and porcelain, and gives an account of the methods and ethics of ceramic restoration; it gives a complete list and details of materials and equipment, and particularly advises on the best choice of glues; it describes the full restoration process, from preparation and cleaning to gluing and modelling, and finally to painting and gilding and provides step-by-step instructions for gluing multiple breaks, filling chips and large missing areas, as well as making lids, teapot spouts, hands, leaves, fingers and handles. Restoration examples are illustrated such as making Beswick horse legs, replacing missing handles on a Chinese jug and painting a Clarice Cliff jug and, finally, vital tricks of the trade are shared throughout and useful tips to setting up a workshop are given.