Wedgwood catalogue of bodies, glazes and shapes current for 1940-1950 Wedgwood and Sons Etruria Staffordshire 28cm English and Spanish
Catalogue published at the end of 1939 after the outbreak of the Second World War this catalogue was a reduced range from the pre-war period as far as I can understand. Sought after for the line drawings of the Keith Murray shape range including Basalt and Celadon as well as the plain glazes plus his disputed design work with Tom Wedgwood on the annular range of table wares. 19 colour and 13 black and white and 2156 line drawings. Includes Bone China, Queensware, Majolica as well.
Condition: About ten pages on Jasper and basalt cut out. Otherwise a very clean copy see images.
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