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The Pleasures of Collecting

Gardner C. Teall

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1. Front matter 2. DEAR READER 3. CHAPTER I THE PLEASURES OF COLLECTING 4. CHAPTER II COLLECTORS OF YESTERDAY 5. CHAPTER III AMERICAN TABLES 6. CHAPTER IV TEA AND ANTIQUITY 7. CHAPTER V CUP-PLATES 8. CHAPTER VI CHINTZ 9. CHAPTER VII PEWTER 10. CHAPTER VIII SAMPLERS 11. CHAPTER IX WAX PORTRAITS 12. CHAPTER X HAND-WOVEN COVERLETS 13. CHAPTER XI CHAIRS 14. CHAPTER XII ENGLISH DRINKING-GLASSES 15. CHAPTER XIII STUART EMBROIDERIES 16. CHAPTER XIV DELFT 17. CHAPTER XV EARLY DESK FURNITURE 18. CHAPTER XVI CHELSEA 19. CHAPTER XVII WEDGWOOD 20. CHAPTER XVIII SAVING THE PIECES 21. CHAPTER XIX LOUNGING FURNITURE 22. CHAPTER XX SHEFFIELD PLATE 23. CHAPTER XXI STRAW MARQUETERIE 24. CHAPTER XXII CONSOLES 25. CHAPTER XXIII SÈVRES PORCELAIN 26. CHAPTER XXIV EUROPEAN ENAMELS 27. CHAPTER XXV THE ROMANCE OF A POTTER: BERNARD PALISSY 28. CHAPTER XXVI ITALIAN MAIOLICA 29. CHAPTER XXVII GLASS OF A THOUSAND FLOWERS 30. CHAPTER XXVIII ANTIQUES OF PERSIA AND OF INDIA 31. CHAPTER XXIX CHINESE PORCELAINS 32. CHAPTER XXX CHINESE AND JAPANESE LACQUER 33. CHAPTER XXXI CHINESE SNUFF-BOTTLES 34. CHAPTER XXXII CLOISONNÉ ENAMELS OF CHINA AND JAPAN 35. CHAPTER XXXIII JAPANESE SWORD-GUARDS 36. CHAPTER XXXIV MEDALLIC ART 37. CHAPTER XXXV ENGRAVED GEMS 38. CHAPTER XXXVI FRAUDULENT ART OBJECTS 39. BIBLIOGRAPHY 40. INDEX

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