Czechoslovakian Boudoir Art Glass - Perfume Bottles Boxes Etc. / Book + Values

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Beautifully illustrated with over 840 color and black-and-white photographs, this comprehensive text provides an in-depth pictorial survey of
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PERFUME BOTTLES AND BOUDOIR ACCESSORIES
. By Jacquelyne Y. Jones-North, Antique Publications/ The Glass Press, OH, 1990/1999.
Superbly photographed in color is the pictorial guide to Czechoslovakian perfume bottles and vanity sets. These elegant and exciting objects are only recently gaining the appreciation they deserve. With contributions from several experts in the field, this re-issued and expanded edition also presents many pages from old catalogues, maintaining the flavor or the original advertisements in good black and white reproductions. There is information on the history of Czech glassmaking and methods of obtaining color in time-honored traditions of mixing metallic substance with molten glass. Attention is given to decoration and to types: purse, dram, and mini bottles, twin sets, atomizers, butterfly mark and Ingrid label; other marks, reproductions and to American imports. This book is an invaluable reference for the collector or dealer of antique Czechoslovakian perfume bottles and boudoir accessories.
8.4” x 10.9” softback in very good condition 128 pages.
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