Paperweights from Great Britain
Since the 1930s, more than 1.5 million glass paperweights have been made in Britain. Here is the first comprehensive reference to identify them. Whether you have been given one paperweight as a gift and know nothing about the subject, or are a serious collector who owns hundreds of items, this book is certain to prove indispensable. For the beginner, the illustrations and listings will help in identifying your paperweight, as well as giving its value. The production of glass paperweights in Britain is due largely to the initial stimulus of one person, Paul Ysart, whose family settled in Scotland. Many Ysart paperweights never illustrated befo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7643-1074-4
- EAN: 9780764310744
- Produktnummer: 3199879
- Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H22.4 cm x B28.8 cm x D2.3 cm 1'264 g
- Abbildungen: 360 color photos
- Gewicht: 1264
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
John Simmonds has studied and collected paperweights for twenty-five years and built up a fine and varied collection of antique and modern examples. A retired technical executive in the chemical industry, he is also a qualified pianist and organist living in the South of England.
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