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We thought all serious scholarship had agreed Hobbs was definitely not the manufacturer and possibly Phoenix was.

One wonders why the Durand and Imperial free-hand production are included but not the free-hand works of Fenton Art Glass when the same hands were employed at all locations? For the Heisey entry one wonders why the illustrations are both Verlys forms, not representations of the original US designs of Heisey but of French borrowed designs? Most surprising was seeing Hobbs Drape optics appearing in print one more time. However, no book is without some questioning. What a great format and how truly entertaining it is to read! For each entry there is also a set-apart boxed side story that relates to the topic, building on it and going a bit further. Yet there are short essays as well so we can explore Honesdale Decorating or Cambridge Glass and turn to Degue or Czechoslovakian Malachite, finding for each interestingly presented facts, beautiful illustrations, the short essay and punchy “need to know” check lists.

Perhaps it is the clipped presentation of information as fact bullets that appeals to this reviewer. Broken into distinct sections, with identically formatted two-page spreads for each topic, here are American and European Art Glass and a short section on Contemporary International Studio artists. Few art glass books are even close to user friendly and fewer still seem to have pondered and worked new ideas into making the information accessible, usable, and visually fun. Many books have good text and solid history, as this one does. Many books have beautiful photographs, as this one does. It literally “bravely goes where none have gone before” and seeks, successfully, to gather into one binding an overview of the immense expanse of Art Glass.

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Miller’s Art Glass: How to Compare and Value This is definitely a usable book but one you probably wouldn’t want to carry at a show or outdoor market as it is a hefty weight! It is recommended as a good over-all price guide for antiques. Color reproduction is fair, but usable in most cases.

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Outer 1/3 of each page (in color) and sometimes full pages of illustrations. Prices vary and are sometimes interesting such as a Dale ChihulyĪrrangement valued at $4888!why not $4900 or $5000? However, the book does have many good features, such as tabbed entries for easy location of topics, illustrations and descriptions on the However, there are other entries throughout the book including such topics as carnival glass, depression glass, cut glass, Consolidated, Aurene, bottles, Heisey, Imperial, Lalique, pressed glass and many other minor entries. Under the entry “Glass” is a mere 8 pages of entries listed as art, blown, Bohemian, contemporary, mid-century, and Venetian. This massive book covers the large field of antiques and collectibles, not just glass. Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List 2008 I would recommend this book to anyone as the best source on the subject. I commend the authors for a well done and complete treatment of the topic. I was pleasantly surprised to find that such a seemingly mundane subject was packed with such fascinating stories, including some intrigue that kept me captivated. Their work was fantastic in that they included the human stories and a thorough history of the various companies. Historical archaeologists would find this an interesting and valuable study as well as an excellent guide to the marbles found on sites or for collectors. It is also and primarily a well-researched cultural and material culture study. It is not simply a catalogue for collectors, although it would be an excellent resource for that, better than I've seen so far in any other book on the subject. Reviews are done by various friends of the Museumĭean Six, Susie Metzler and Michael Johnson

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