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The Pleasures of Collecting

by Gardner C. Teall

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  1. 1Dedication — Dear Reader
  2. 2Chapter I — The Pleasures of Collecting
  3. 3Chapter II — Collectors of Yesterday
  4. 4Chapter III — American Tables
  5. 5Chapter IV — Tea and Antiquity
  6. 6Chapter V — Cup-Plates
  7. 7Chapter VI — Chintz
  8. 8Chapter VII — Pewter
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Samplers
  10. 10Chapter IX — Wax Portraits
  11. 11Chapter X — Hand-Woven Coverlets
  12. 12Chapter XI — Chairs
  13. 13Chapter XII — English Drinking-Glasses
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Stuart Embroideries
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Delft
  16. 16Chapter XV — Early Desk Furniture
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Chelsea
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Wedgwood
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Saving the Pieces
  20. 20Chapter XIX — Lounging Furniture
  21. 21Chapter XX — Sheffield Plate
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Straw Marqueterie
  23. 23Chapter XXII — Consoles
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Sèvres Porcelain
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — European Enamels
  26. 26Chapter XXV — The Romance of a Potter: Bernard Palissy
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — Italian Maiolica
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — Glass of a Thousand Flowers
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — Antiques of Persia and of India
  30. 30Chapter XXIX — Chinese Porcelains
  31. 31Chapter XXX — Chinese and Japanese Lacquer
  32. 32Chapter XXXI — Chinese Snuff-Bottles
  33. 33Chapter XXXII — Cloisonné Enamels of China and Japan
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII — Japanese Sword-Guards
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV — Medallic Art
  36. 36Chapter XXXV — Engraved Gems
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI — Fraudulent Art Objects
  38. 38Bibliography

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