![Catalogue of Objects of Art of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries, Old English Silver Plate, Old Sèvres & Other Porcelain, Old French & English Furniture, the Property of the Marchioness Conyngham ... Which, by Order of the Executors, Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... on ... May 4, 1908, and Three Following Days, Etc. [With Plates.]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/RaoSMwEACAAJ?fife=w150-h200)
Author: Jane Saint Maur Blanche CONYNGHAM (Marchioness Conyngham.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Catalogue of Objects of Art of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries, Old English Silver Plate, Old Sèvres & Other Porcelain, Old French & English Furniture, the Property of the Marchioness Conyngham ... Which, by Order of the Executors, Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... on ... May 4, 1908, and Three Following Days, Etc. [With Plates.].
![Catalogue of Objects of Art of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries, Old English Silver Plate, Old Sèvres & Other Porcelain, Old French & English Furniture, the Property of the Marchioness Conyngham ... Which, by Order of the Executors, Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... on ... May 4, 1908, and Three Following Days, Etc. [With Plates.]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/RaoSMwEACAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: Jane Saint Maur Blanche CONYNGHAM (Marchioness Conyngham.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-.
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
Author: Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: A Description and History of Powerscourt
Author: Mervyn Edward Wingfield PowerscourtPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781013401855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850
Author: Mark WestgarthPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000050629
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Rather than the customary focus on the activities of individual collectors, The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects illuminates the less-studied roles played by dealers in the nineteenthcentury antique and curiosity markets. Set against the recent ‘art market turn’ in scholarly literature, this volume examines the role, activities, agency and influence of antique and curiosity dealers as they emerged in the opening decades of the nineteenth century. This study begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, when dealers began their wholesale importations of historical objects; it closes during the 1850s, after which the trade became increasingly specialised, reflecting the rise of historical museums such as the South Kensington Museum (V&A). Focusing on the archive of the early nineteenth-century London dealer John Coleman Isaac (c.1803–1887), as well as drawing on a wide range of other archival and contextual material, Mark Westgarth considers the emergence of the dealer in relation to a broad historical and cultural landscape. The emergence of the antique and curiosity dealer was part of the rapid economic, social, political and cultural change of early nineteenth-century Britain, centred around ideas of antiquarianism, the commercialisation of culture and a distinctive and evolving interest in historical objects. This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, histories of collecting, museum and heritage studies and nineteenth-century culture.
American Art Auction Catalogues 1785-1942
Author: Harold LancourPublisher: READ BOOKS
ISBN: 9781443727501
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
PREFACE. THE Author of this very practical treatise on Scotch Loch - Fishing desires clearly that it may be of use to all who had it. He does not pretend to have written anything new, but to have attempted to put what he has to say in as readable a form as possible. Everything in the way of the history and habits of fish has been studiously avoided, and technicalities have been used as sparingly as possible. The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general. This section is interleaved with blank shects for the readers notes. The Author need hardly say that any suggestions addressed to the case of the publishers, will meet with consideration in a future edition. We do not pretend to write or enlarge upon a new subject. Much has been said and written-and well said and written too on the art of fishing but loch-fishing has been rather looked upon as a second-rate performance, and to dispel this idea is one of the objects for which this present treatise has been written. Far be it from us to say anything against fishing, lawfully practised in any form but many pent up in our large towns will bear us out when me say that, on the whole, a days loch-fishing is the most convenient. One great matter is, that the loch-fisher is depend- ent on nothing but enough wind to curl the water, -and on a large loch it is very seldom that a dead calm prevails all day, -and can make his arrangements for a day, weeks beforehand whereas the stream- fisher is dependent for a good take on the state of the water and however pleasant and easy it may be for one living near the banks of a good trout stream or river, it is quite another matter to arrange for a days river-fishing, if one is looking forward to a holiday at a date some weeks ahead. Providence may favour the expectant angler with a good day, and the water in order but experience has taught most of us that the good days are in the minority, and that, as is the case with our rapid running streams, -such as many of our northern streams are, -the water is either too large or too small, unless, as previously remarked, you live near at hand, and can catch it at its best. A common belief in regard to loch-fishing is, that the tyro and the experienced angler have nearly the same chance in fishing, -the one from the stern and the other from the bow of the same boat. Of all the absurd beliefs as to loch-fishing, this is one of the most absurd. Try it. Give the tyro either end of the boat he likes give him a cast of ally flies he may fancy, or even a cast similar to those which a crack may be using and if he catches one for every three the other has, he may consider himself very lucky. Of course there are lochs where the fish are not abundant, and a beginner may come across as many as an older fisher but we speak of lochs where there are fish to be caught, and where each has a fair chance. Again, it is said that the boatman has as much to do with catching trout in a loch as the angler. Well, we dont deny that. In an untried loch it is necessary to have the guidance of a good boatman but the same argument holds good as to stream-fishing...