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English French and Continental Furniture, Objets of Art, Porcelain, Tapestries and Sculpture, New York
Author: Fine French and Continental Furniture, Objects of Art, Tapestries, Sculpture and English and Continental Pottery and Porcelain
Author: Fine French and Continental Furniture, Objects of Art Tapestries, Sculpture and English and Continental Pottery and Porcelain
Author: Objects of Art, Fine French and Continental Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets and Tapestries
Author: Christie's New YorkFine French and Continental Furniture Objects of Art Tapestries Sculpture and English and Continental Pottery and Porcelain, New York
Author: European Porcelain in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Jeffrey MungerPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588396436
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 315
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Porcelain 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}
English and Continental Porcelain, Objects of Art, Foreign Silver, Flemish Tapestry and Old English and French Furniture
Author: Porcelain and Objects of Art, English and Continental Furniture, Tapestries, Textiles, Eastern Rugs and Carpets
Author: Christie, Manson & WoodsPublisher:
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Fine French and Continental Furniture, Tapestries and Sculpture, New York
Author: Textiles, Tapestries, Rugs and Carpets; French, Continental and English Furniture and Decorations and Egyptian Antiquities; American, English, French and Continental Furniture and Decorations; Fine Jewelry; 19th and 20th Century Works of Art; Chinese and Japanese Works of Art; 19th and 20th Century European and American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture; Continental, American and English Silver, Objets de Vitrine, Russian Enamels and Judaica; Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Author: Sotheby's (Los Angeles, Calif.)Publisher:
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