Haviland China: The Age of Elegance

by Nora Travis

Book Overview

From breakfast, through dinner and beyond, Nora Travis shows in over 400 color photographs the beauty of Haviland China as it graced the dining table in the Age of Elegance and continues to do so... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764301004
• ISBN13: 9780764301001
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10

Customer Reviews

ANOTHER Great Book by Schiffer!!

Nora Travis is one of the leading experts on Haviland. I love the quality of her books, and have found the photographs professional, and the content informative and interesting. While researching my book: LIVING WITH LIMOGES by Debby DuBay, I again sought out Nora Travis' work for information on Haviland Limoges. She is an expert in the field of Haviland and I recommend this book to all who need information on the subject or for those who enjoy beautiful coffee table books.

Good for all levels of interest

I don't consider myself a collector of Haviland; I bought this book to get a toehold in this world while searching for replacements for my mother's turn-of-the-century pattern.This book is organized in such a way that someone new to this area can understand the basics types of pieces, identify the various markings and get some idea of reasonable values. Did I mention that it also looks good on the coffee table?

Comprehensive Photos/Values of Haviland Porcelain

Nora Travis' book includes photographs of the usual and unusual pieces of Haviland porcelain which makes it a well rounded book for the amateur and serious collectors. It contains many beautiful "art" pieces, and the values are right on target. A lot of work went into this book, and it shows. The photos are really great as well. We, Keith and Thomas Waterbrook-Clyde, are the authors of a book on Limoges porcelain, The Decorative Art of Limoges Porcelain and Boxes.

A must have for the avid collector!

Haviland China, one of the most collected Limoges producing companies, comes to life in this very informative book. Not only does Ms. Travis includes a Haviland family tree in this book, but also a history of this wonderful family legacy.Beautiful color photographs enable us to enjoy some of the very rare pieces produced beginning in 1895. The price guide for these pieces are right on the money, and the signature guide makes piece identification easy!As a serious Haviland collector, I never go to an antique store or show without it!