The Paris Salons, 1895-1914: Objets d'art & metalware
The Paris Salons, 1895-1914: Objets d'art & metalware

Author: Alastair Duncan

Publisher: ACC Distribution

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13:

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This essential guide continues Duncan's survey of this key period with a study of both orfevrerie - the objects d'arts created by gold and silversmiths - and metalware. At this point in history, the distinction between the fine and decorative arts began to weaken, resulting in exquisite enamelling by such luminaries as Lalique, brilliantly fashioned household accoutrements of bronze and wrought iron and a flourishing of sculpture. Over 2,000 illustrations beautifully document these important pieces.

Dictionary of Furniture
Dictionary of Furniture

Author: Charles Boyce

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 1628738405

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In a comprehensive listing of entries from "Aalto, Hugo Alvar Henrik" to "Zui Weng Yi," Boyce illuminates readers about furniture styles, construction details, terminology, furniture designers, and design movements throughout history and throughout the world. Styles covered include European-inspired classical, baroque, pop, rococo, and modernist. This extensive guide will be helpful for furniture enthusiasts, historians, and those interested in redecorating their homes.

The Paris Salons, 1895-1914: Jewellery, the designers L-Z
The Paris Salons, 1895-1914: Jewellery, the designers L-Z

Author: Alastair Duncan

Publisher: ACC Distribution

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13:

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The catalogues of the Paris Salons from the turn of the century provide a unique archive of illustrations of the decorative arts at a pivotal time in their development. These volumes contain over 5,500 illustrations of items of jewellery by leading designers such as Boucheron, Chaumet and Lalique. The pictures have been sourced and re-photographed from the original and often rare catalogues. They have been rearranged alphabetically by artist-designer thus providing an indispensable and practical reference for this seminal twenty year period. They are a unique source for identification and authentication and an invaluable key both to design ideas and the jewellery of the period. AUTHOR: Alastair Duncan is a consultant on nineteenth and twentieth century decorative arts to Christie's, New York. He is author of books, catalogues and articles on this and related subjects and one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of Art Nouveau. 8 colour and 2500 b/w illustrations