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Extracts from a recent review:
“….the book is beautifully produced, with high quality reproductions and clear, informative captions. Panes writes with a clarity that respects both the scholarly reader and the enthusiastic collector, striking a balance between erudition and accessibility. Whether your interest lies in portrait miniatures, decorative arts, or the technical evolution of ceramics and enamelling, Henry Bone R.A (1755-1834) The Kings’ Enameller is a deeply rewarding read.” Patricia Halfpenny, Northern Ceramic Society Newsletter 212.
The book has 277 Illustrations, providing a core work of reference for collectors, auctioneers and antique dealers to enable potential identification of Bone’s work. His life and career and life are examined, detailing the challenges he faced and overcame to become the only enameller to achieve full membership of the Royal Academy and appointed as enameller to George III, George IV, and William IV.
The book is in hard-back format, 224pp and the price is £40.00 including UK post and packing. When you press the ordering link you will be able to select postage to other territories.
Two Book Offer
There is a deep discount for ordering the Henry Bone publication with my book about his employer in Bristol, Richard Champion. Both books can be purchased for an additional £16.00 over and above the price of the Kings’ Enameller (including postage). Richard Champion was a complex man, on one hand intelligent, politically astute, and enterprising, on the other hand financially irresponsible when the American independence struggle destroyed his business activities. It was his business failure that led directly to Henry Bone changing course and moving on to a stellar career to London.
Read about Richard Champion here
Postage inclusive prices for the Kings’ Enameller are: UK £40.00, EU £50.00, USA/Can £65.00, Rest of World £68.00. For multiple copies please contact me for a combined postage quote here. Prices on the ordering pages include postage. On the order page please select your location from the drop-down menu before proceeding with your purchase. Payment is accepted by credit/debit card or by Paypal.
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A selection of pages from the Kings’ Enameller are illustrated below.
