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THE SHACKLETON FOX ENCYCLOPAEDIA

The Shackleton Fox Encyclopaedia

An A–Z guide to antiques, decorative arts & collecting terms.
A growing reference library designed to help collectors, interior designers and antique enthusiasts better understand objects, materials, makers, periods and craftsmanship.
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Yellow Ware

Ceramics & Pottery

Yellow Ware is a utilitarian earthenware with a distinctive pale yellow body, produced widely in England and America from the early 19th century for kitchenware such as mixing bowls and jugs, often decorated with simple coloured bands.

Yew Wood

Materials

Yew Wood is a dense, fine-grained timber with warm reddish tones, traditionally used in English furniture for Windsor chair components and veneers, valued for its strength and attractive, often figured grain.

Yixing Ware

Ceramics & Pottery

Yixing Ware is unglazed Chinese stoneware, typically reddish-brown or purple, produced in the Yixing region since the Ming dynasty and best known for teapots prized by connoisseurs for the way the porous clay develops flavour and patina with use.

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