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 Dogs in English Porcelain
of the 19th Century
Cats in English Porcelain
of the 19th Century
By
Dennis G Rice
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English Porcelain from
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(not available from Amazon.com).
 Many
collectors of porcelain make their collection around a particular
subjects. Some of the most popular are animals, particularly dogs
or cats.
Dennis G Rice has
written extensively about English porcelain including these two
books, one on collecting dogs and the other on collecting cats
in English porcelain.
Both books are beautifully
illustrated with colour and black and white pictures. In Dogs
in English Porcelain most of the book is divided up into types
and breeds of dogs. It is fascinating to see how some breeds have
changed over 150 to 200 years whilst others, like poodles, have
remained largely unchanged to the inexpert eye. Even the way poodles'
coats are cut if familiar. In these chapters the author doesn't
confine himself to just the porcelain models of dogs, he also
gives information on the history of some of the breeds.
At the end of the
book there is a section devoted to the various factories that
produced these dogs. He talks about the history of the factories
and how they marked their dogs.
 In
contrast Cats in English Porcelain is divided up by factory.
It has some beautiful pictures of porcelain cats while the text
gives information on the materials and methods used to make them.
The author also goes into some detail about the variety of marks
that the various factories used at different times.
Some of the most curious of the
figures were made by Samuel Alcock in the first half of the 19th
century. They feature anthropomorphic cats. One is dressed as
a nursemaid with her kitten in pyjamas. Another nursemaid cat
is pushing a wheelbarrow with her young cat charges, dressed as
Victorian children, sitting in it.
These books feature some charming
porcelain figures with a genuinely informative text making them
essential for anybody who collects dog or cat figures.
Quick Facts
Title: Dogs in English
Porcelain of the 19th Century
ISBN: 1851493905
Author: Dennis
G Rice
Publisher: Antique
Collectors Club
Number of pages: 185
Price: UK
£25
Title: Cats
in English Porcelain of the 19th Century
ISBN: 1851493891
Author: Dennis
G Rice
Publisher: Antique
Collectors Club
Number of pages: 99
Price: UK
£14.95
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