Staffordshire Pottery Animal Figures - Types Dates / Illustrated Book + Values

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STAFFORDSHIRE ANIMALS – A Collector’s Guide to History, Styles, and Values
by Adele Kenny, Schiffer Books, PA, 1998.
Whether a collector of animal china figures or English Staffordshire figurines, this lavishly illustrated book is an invaluable reference.  This unique reference focuses exclusively on Staffordshire animals, popular Victorian Era ceramic figures produced in Staffordshire, England from circa 1840 through the turn of the century.   Covered are domestic animals and rural wildlife, horses, circus-type animals, fish and fowl, novelty animals and more.   The text places Staffordshire animals into historical context and includes background on the Staffordshire potteries and statuary, molding processes, decorating techniques, animal types and sizes, reproduction, tips for collectors, and a helpful glossary.  Informative captions offer descriptions, sizes, dates of manufacture, and current retail values [see date of publication].”
8.8” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good.  192 pages.
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