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Identifier: americanhomesga101913newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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A dish of this rare ware was sold in London as late as
June 2, 1902, for seventy-nine pounds, sixteen shillings, or
about four hundred dollars. This special piece had al-
ways remained in the possession of the same family until
the time of its sale, and is mentioned in Macaulay’s History
of England, as figuring at the dinner which was given to
Lord Favesham, by the Bridges of Western Zoyland
Bridgewater, previous to Mon-
mouth's defeat.
In beauty of finish and design
nothing can compare with the Span-
ish and Italian ware. The latter
are indebted to the Saracens for
their shapes and styles as well as
their coloring. The most graceful
and famous of these emanated from
the city of Gubbio, where dwelt the
master of the art, one Georgio An-
dreoli. His masterpieces were in
the ruby tints, brilliant and gleam-
ing like a polished gem, and shad-
ing from ruby to claret. On the
silver, however, he was able to pro-
duce effects that resembled moon-
light effects on the water, while the
golden shades and green were un-

180 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS May, 1913
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Lustre-Ware pitchers, purple and pink decoration

rivaled. Signed pieces by this artist date back to 15 19-1537.
Among the present day lustre, the rarest is the silver
tinted, though the Rose-spotted Sunderland is a close sec-
ond and brings a larger price. Even in England the silver
lustre, which was at one time extensively manufactured,
brings a high sum of money, and is exceedingly scarce. It
has been superseded by a cheaper process which gives more
durable results. Dealers and collectors in vain hunt for
choice pieces, although willing to give prices which would
have astonished the original makers of this ware. The body
is earthenware, brown or white, covered with a solution of
platinum. This mineral was discovered in 1741, being
used by the Staffordshire potters and more largely still by
the craftsmen in the extensive pot-works at Preston-Pans.
Originally the silver class
was simply a cheap and glit-
tering imitation of that metal
and silvered both inside and
out to hide the deception of
its extreme limit.

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