Important French furniture, clocks, porcelain ... [etc.].
Author: Maude Hunnewell Atherton
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Published: 1991
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Author: Maude Hunnewell Atherton
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Published: 1991
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeffrey Munger
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2018-05-09
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1588396436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPorcelain imported from China was the most highly coveted new medium in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Europe. Its pure white color, translucency, and durability, as well as the delicacy of decoration, were impossible to achieve in European earthenware and stoneware. In response, European ceramic factories set out to discover the process of producing porcelain in the Chinese manner, with significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications for Britain and the Continent. Indeed, not only artisans, but kings, noble patrons, and entrepreneurs all joined in the quest, hoping to gain both prestige and profit from the enterprises they established. This beautifully illustrated volume showcases ninety works that span the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and reflect the major currents of European porcelain production. Each work is illustrated with glorious new photography, accompanied by analysis and interpretation by one of the leading experts in European decorative arts. Among the wide range of porcelains selected are rare blue-and-white wares and figures from Italy, superb examples from the Meissen factory in Germany and the Sèvres factory in France, and ceramics produced by leading British eighteenth-century artisans. Taken together, they reveal why the Metropolitan Museum’s holdings in this field are among the finest in the world. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
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Published: 1995-10
Total Pages: 508
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Timbs
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Published: 1851
Total Pages: 386
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the origin and progress of the Great Exhibition of 1851, including the French national expositions from 1797 to 1849, the origin and construction of the Crystal Palace, the lay-out of the exhibits and the objects exhibited. There is also a description of the close of the exhibition. The appendix contains a list of the medal winners, tables of the daily number of visitors to the exhibition including the amount of money received at the doors on each day and a financial statement of the proceeds and expenditure of the exhibition. Finally a statistical note on the official catalogue is quoted from The Edinburgh review. Includes index.
Author: Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd (Londres)
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Published: 1819
Total Pages: 476
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gillian Wilson
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2013-08-15
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0892362545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produced for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum is fortunate to have in its decorative arts collection twenty clocks dating from around 1680 to 1798: eighteen produced in France and two in Germany. They demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. In this handsome volume, each clock is pictured and discussed in detail, and each movement diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clockmakers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations.
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 722
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