The Gilbert Collection at Somerset House
The Gilbert Collection at Somerset House

Author: Gilbert Collection

Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited

Published: 1999-10-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780856675140

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This area of the Gilbert Collection encompasses an extraordinary quality and scope: from 17th century portrait miniatures by German, French and Swiss enamelists to late 19th century examples by Henry Bone and other English artists. This scholarly book contains comprehensive information on the art of enamels in Europe and England. In addition, it examines the techniques and tools of enamelists and presents an overview of artists, patrons and sitters represented in this fine collection.

The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes
The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes

Author: Charles Truman

Publisher: Angeles County Museum of Art

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection is the most comprehensive assemblage of 18th-century gold boxes still in private hands. This volume is a catalogue of the collection, which includes 149 masterpieces, most of them snuff-boxes.