TILES - 20TH CENTURY
00002 20th CENTURY TILES £3.95
Hans van Lemmen & Chris Blanchett, Shire Pubns, 1999, 40pp, 52 colour/38 b&w illus, booklet
The first publication to specifically cover 20th century tiles in Britain. Contains a wealth of information on Art Nouveau, Art Deco and post-war tiles, many illustrated for the first time.
01076 ART NOUVEAU TILES £39.95
Sandie Fowler & Wendy Harvey, Schiffer Publishing, USA, 2002, 192pp, 689 colour illustrations, boards and dustwrapper
This is an opportunity missed - the illustrations are here, but where is the text? Apart form a short introduction which concentrates on how the authors collected and started to sell tiles, the only text is captions that state things like ‘art nouveau tile in good condition, $100-130’. There is some attempt to divide up the tiles by maker (mainly British with a few ‘Belgium’ and German tiles), but the attributions are unsupported and there are no back illustrations to help with identification.
02023 DE BELGISCHE ART NOUVEAU EN ART DECO WANDTEGELS £27.50
Mario Baeck & Bart Verbrigge, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap Afdeling Monumanten en Landschappen, Belgium, 1996, Dutch text, 224pp, fully illustrated throughout in colour, A4 paperback
The definitive work on Belgian wall (and floor) tiles from 1880 to 1940. Superbly illustrated with many examples of tiles in situ. Also includes a section on manufacturers, marks etc.
03116 A CENTURY OF CERAMICS (A Selection of 20th Century Potters and Potteries in the Isle of Wight
Lisa & Andrew Dowden & Robin Goodredge, Dowden & Goodredge, 2005, 256pp, illustrated throughout in colour with some historic b & w images, quarto
An excellent documentary record of 20th century potters on the Isle of Wight. Covers a number of tile makers including John Reilly and Molly Attrill, as well as many other craft and studio potters.
DAS18 DECORATIVE ARTS SOCIETY Journal Vol 18 £10.00
Various authors, DAS, 1994, 89pp, 124 b & w illus, A4 paperback
This issue features a long article on Conrad Dressler and the Medmenham Pottery, Marlow.
DAS21 DECORATION IN BUILDINGS, Decorative Arts Society Journal, Vol 21 £20.00
Various authors, DA S, 1998, 160pp, 165 b&w + 24 colour illus, A4 paperback
A fascinating issue of the Society Journal featuring The Watts Chapel, interior designs by Christopher Dresser, the terracotta and tiles of Queen Alexandra’s House and architectural Sculpture (including ceramic) in London as well as a range of other subjects.
DAS26 DECORATIVE ARTS SOCIETY Journal Vol 26 £17.50
Omnium Gatherum, 2003, 152pp, over 100 colour + some b & w illus, A4 paperback
This issue contains articles on Peggy Angus (tile designer for Carters), Grete Marks (potter who made tiles in the 1920s and 30s - the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery has some), and Walter Crane and W J Neatby among others. Another superb issue!
05026 EUROPEAN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY TILES £39.00
Martin Klinke, Wilhelm Klinke, Germany, 2004, English edition, 40pp, over 900 colour illustrations, wire bound, A4
A superb record of German, British and some French and Belgian Art Nouveau tiles. With minimal text, the tiles are allowed to speak for them selves. Makers are identified at the rear of the book. A rather haphazard arrangement, but with such beautiful pictures of tiles, who’s arguing!
06035 FAIENCE- EN TEGELFABRIEK WESTRAVEN, 1844-1994 £35.00
Marcel Hermans, Optima, Netherlands, 2005, Dutch text, 237pp, 304 colour + 70 b & w illus, cloth, dustwrapper
This is the catalogue of a current exhibition of the work of this 19th & 20th century Dutch tile factory and pottery. The story of the firm is traced from its beginnings as Ravesteyn, but concentrates on the tiles and pottery made at the factory, including traditional delftware designs, cloisonné tiles and tile panels. The most comprehensive guide to the company and its products so far published.
07018 GILBERT BAYES, SCULPTOR 1872-1953 £17.50
Louise Irvine & Paul Atterbury, Richard Dennis Pubns, 1998, 192pp, 54 colour + over 500 b&w illus, A4 paperback
This remarkable book documents the entire known output of one of Britain’s most influential designers and sculptors of the 20th century. Some of his best known work is the ceramic sculptures he designed for Doulton’s in the 1920s and ‘30s including the St Pancras Housing Association flats and Doulton House itself. A pictorial treat!
08021 HIGHLAND STONEWARE £35.00
Malcolm Haslam, Richard Dennis, 1999, 112pp, 379 colour + 15 b & w illus, A4, cloth, dustwrapper
A history of this very successful ‘craft pottery’ established in the Highlands of Scotland in 1974 by David Grant, the talented potter and designer. Features a catalogue raisonné of the firm’s products including some fabulous tile panels.
08022 HUNGARIAN CERAMICS FROM THE ZSOLNAY MANUFACTORY £50.00
Edited by É Csenkey & Á Steinert, Bard Graduate Center/Yale University Press, USA, 2002, 268pp, 250 colour illus + many historic monochrome illus, cloth, dustwrapper
A superb catalogue accompanying an exhibition of the work of the famous Hungarian ceramic company which made fabulous Art Nouveau architectural ceramics as well as useful wares. Excellent colour illustrations and a first rate section on the architectural work makes this a must-have!
11006 KATE MALONE: A BOOK OF POTS £40.00
L Jackson & K Malone, A & C Black, 2003, 208pp, 400 colour illus, cloth, dustwrapper
A wonderful record of the pots and architectural ceramics made by Kate Malone, one of the country’s leading modern potters. Her work based on fruit forms, is richly glazed and the recipes for a number of her glazes are included as well as illustrations from her notebooks showing where the inspiration for her work is drawn from.
13141 MARC CHAGALL: Ceramic Masterpieces £42.00
Roland Doschka, Prestel, Germany, 2003, English edition, 176pp, 12 b & w photographs, 96 colour plates, cloth, dustwrapper
Marc Chagall’s ceramics are less well-known than his paintings yet are an important and moving part of his oeuvre. This book endeavours, successfully, to re-establish Chagall’s reputation as an artist in clay and includes a number of his tiles, tile panels and plaques. The illustrations are superb and complement the well-written text.
15008 OMEGA AND AFTER, Bloomsbury and the Decorative Arts £14.95
I Anscombe, T & H, 1999, 176pp, 104 b&w + 20 colour illus, paperback
The writings of the Bloomsbury Group are well known, but their decorative arts are less so. This book features many of their decorative items, including tiled furniture and fireplaces by Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and others.
16063 POOLE POTTERY (3rd Revised and enlarged edition) £45.00
Leslie Hayward & Paul Atterbury, Richard Dennis, 2003, 240pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, A4, cloth, dustwrapper
The third edition of this definitive work on Poole Pottery brings the story right up to date including the move, late last year, to new purpose-built premises within the town. Many new ranges are included for the first time, but the tile section remains as before.
16057 POOLE POTTERY TEA-ROOM TILES BY CARTER & CO £5.00
Anon, Richard Dennis, 2002, 8pp, 16 colour + 3 b & w illustrations, booklet
A catalogue of all the tiles salvaged from the now-demolished Poole Pottery Tea-Rooms. All 40 designs are illustrated in colour, many for the first time. Most are attributed to Edward Bawden and were painted by Phyllis Butler and Emily Dinsdale in 1932. Wonderfully evocative designs!
16073 LES PERRUSSON-DESFONTAINES, Industriels Céramistes et leur Résidence d’Écuisses £19.95
Luc Dunias, Écomusée le Creusot-Montceau, France, 2004, French text, 136pp, fully illus in colour + some historic b & w images, paperback
A history and guide to the products of this famous French 19th and early 20th century manufacturer of bricks, roof tiles, faïence, terracotta, and encaustic floor tiles. Has many historic images from old publications and catalogues and photos of some of the company’s buildings which were much embellished with the firm’s products.
18041 RAVISSANT HASSELTSE BOUWKERAMIEK, 1895-1954 £24.95
Mario Baeck, Verzamelaars Unie Hasselts Keramiek, Belgium, 2005, Dutch text with French and English introduction, 191pp, hundreds of colour illustrations + some b & w, A4 Paperback
Hasselt produced some of the most influential Art Nouveau designs of their day and this extended to the manufacture of architectural ceramics and tiles. This catalogue shows as much of their range of tiles and larger pieces as possible and is excellently produced although a few of the photos have suffered in scanning but still great value!
20049 TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY TILE DESIGNS IN FULL COLOR £14.95
L François, Dover Pubns, 2002, iv pp text + 43 full page colour plates, large paperback
This is one of the best of the Dover reprints of historic books, being an almost complete full-colour facsimile of the 1905 Catalogue of Faïenceries de Sarreguemines/Utzschneider, Digoin, Vitry-le-François and Paris. It is full of fabulous Art Nouveau tiles, both single designs, dadoes and room settings, some of which seem to have been ‘copied’ from English manufacturers, including Minton!
20054 TILES TELL THE TALE £18.00
Angela & Barry Corbett, Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery Society, 2004, 94pp, 17 colour illus, 35 b & w historic images, A4 paperback
This book tells the story of the huge ceramic tile panels made by Pilkington’s for the Liverpool Museum, depicting the art of pottery through the ages. The actual panels were destroyed after bomb damage occurred during WW2, but the original cartoons by Gordon Forsyth have survived and are published here for the first time. A worthy record of superb tile art!
26002 ZSOLNAY ARCHITECTURAL CERAMICS IN JÓZSEFVÁROS £9.99
Tamás Mattyasovszky Zsolnay & Dr Esther Vécsey, privately published by the authors, Budapest, Hungary, 2003, parallel Hungarian and English texts, 48pp, 45 colour + 4 archive monochrome illus, papaerback
During the early 20th century, the Zsolnay factory in Pécs in Hungary produced a wide range of architectural ceramics, mainly in Art Nouveau style. The Józsefváros district of Budapest still has many fine examples in situ and this little book is a walking guide to some of the finest remaining sites, produced to accompany an exhibition currently taking place in the City.