LUND’S BRISTOL AND EARLY WORCESTER PORCELAIN 1750-58 – The A.J. Smith Collection
by Simon Spero (with a contribution by Richard Burt), c. & J. Smith, 2006, England.
Illustrated with over 180 color captioned photographs, this scholarly book reviews the history and development of Lund’s Bristol and early Worcester Porcelain – two of the earliest viable English factories outside London.  The examples surveyed in this treatise are from the A.J. Smith Collection housed in the Bristol City Art Gallery and Museum.
This comprehensive book covers by chapter;  A.J. Smith and His Collections’ A Tale of Two Cities – Bristol and Worcester in the Mid-Eighteenth Century; The Foundation of the Bristol and Worcester Porcelain Factories; Lund’s Bristol; Blue and White Worcester; The
Indianische Blumen
Decoration; Bird Decoration; Prominent Figure Decoration; Oriental Landscapes;
Kakiemon
Decoration; European Decoration; “Pencilled” and Transfer-Printed decoration; The Post 1756 Wares; Glossary; Bibliography and Index.
”Although Lund’s china house in Bristol was short-lived, ownership of his soaprock recipe passed up the Severn to Dr. Wall’s factory in Worcester which recently celebrated over 250 years of continuous production.  In this specially commissioned ground-breaking study Simon Spero analyses for the first time the contents of this remarkable collection and presents a detailed breakdown of the different shapes and types of decoration.  Particular care  is given to the conclusions that can be drawn about the commercial strategy employed by the two enterprises in seeking to establish a niche in a fiercely competitive and volatile market.  Two chapters by Richard Burt focus upon the socio-economic and political context in which the two factories were created and the numerous historical controversies which surround this critical period of English ceramics.”
Oversize 8.7” x 12” hardback with dust cover in very good+ condition.  273 pages.
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