A guide to the knowledge of pottery, porcelain, and other objects of vertu : comprising an illustrated catalogue of the Bernal collection of works of art, with the prices at which they were sold by auction, and the names of the present possessors : to which are added an introductory essay on pottery and porcelain, and an engraved list of marks and monograms
A guide to pottery, porcelain and objects of vertu, published in London in 1857 by Henry G. Bohn, cataloguing the Bernal collection with auction prices and later owners for collectors and dealers. Its hand-coloured plates show numbered ceramic, glass, metal and ornate objects, including a blue Ghent-style jug, Dresden porcelain clock, Venetian glass bottles, a Bohemian spoon and gilt keys, offering a designer clear silhouettes and decorative detail for historical ornament.
