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 Victoria Wood - Acorn Antiques. Over an hour of comical clips of the 'Acorn Antiques' mini-soap opera from the 'Victoria Wood As Seen On TV' series. Eleven sketches plus 'The Making Of...'
QUOTES: Never has there been a soap opera so warm, so genuine and so utterly hilarious.....(Australian fan). I have never laughed so much in one viewing! (a London Viewer).
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Watercolour Painting - A Practical Guide By Charles Bone. Covers a brief background history of watercolour, some technical demonstrations and the story of a complete water colour from paper making to the framed picture. Water Colour Painting is of a particular interest to those beginning to study water colour and collectors who wish to know more about the way colour is created.
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The Antique Treasure Trail A guide to car boots sales, Christie's antique fairs, markets and house sales. Includes a free booklet.
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The Best Of Treasures. Caroline with Ruth Langsford and Mike Antonucci explore the British fascination with the past, meeting those who buy, sell, restore and love antiques and collectables.
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Antiques Roundabout. Join Mike Hicks as he shares his lifetime of experience as an antiques dealer and his passion for beautifully crafted blue and white china.
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| Handbook of Pottery and Porcelain Marks by J.P. Cushion. The fifth edition of a guide to pottery and porcelain marks which was first published in 1959. The book has 20 sections covering all marks known in Britain and in the major ceramic-producing countries of Europe and the Far East.
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| Antique Trader's Doll Makers and Marks: A Guide to Identification by Dawn Herlocher. An invaluable guide for doll collectors and dealers provides a description of each manufacturer's production history, doll mold characteristics, and illustrated examples of each maker's mark. Original.
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| Wedgwood by Robin Reilly . First published in 1980, "The Dictionary of Wedgwood" established itself as the standard reference for museums, collectors, dealers and auction houses and its format was widely imitated. Now Robin Reilly has revised, corrected and enlarged this reference work after research among the Wedgwood archives and in many of the world's most important collections. He discusses the entire range of wares, the manufacturing processes, the subjects and styles of decoration, and the men and women who played such an important part in the firm's direction. This book should be of value to anyone interested in Wedgwood which aims to make it possible for all readers, whatever their previous knowledge of pottery and porcelain, to identify, and date their Wedgwood confidently and accurately.
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| The Art of Perfume by Christie Mayer Lefkowith. Comprising a detailed chronological history of the perfume bottle from around 1850 to 1950, this book contains photographs of some of the most striking designs created in those years, highlighting details of their craftsmanship. The text outlines the historical and social background to their creation, and an A-Z reference section lists over 500 major perfumers, designers and glassmakers.
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| The Dictionary of Minton. A revision of the standard reference work on Minton, its works, designers, history and its founders. In this book the authors chart the triumphs, the solid achievements, the successes and failures of this outstanding company, employers of some of the most famous names in 19th-century ceramics.
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