Author: Clare Le Corbeiller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Describes types of snuff boxes made during the period inculding: gold, silver and other metals; hardstone, porcelain, enamel, lacquer, tortoiseshell, horn, ivory, and wood.
European and American Snuff Boxes, 1730-1830
Author: Clare Le Corbeiller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Describes types of snuff boxes made during the period inculding: gold, silver and other metals; hardstone, porcelain, enamel, lacquer, tortoiseshell, horn, ivory, and wood.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Describes types of snuff boxes made during the period inculding: gold, silver and other metals; hardstone, porcelain, enamel, lacquer, tortoiseshell, horn, ivory, and wood.
The Story of Snuff and Snuff Boxes
Author: Mattoon Monroe Curtis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Snuff
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Snuff
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Snuff and Snuff-boxes
Author: Hugh McCausland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
The Book of Snuff and Snuff Boxes
Author: Mattoon Monroe Curtis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Smokeless tobacco industry
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Smokeless tobacco industry
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Meissen Snuff Boxes of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Sarah-Katharina Acevedo
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
ISBN: 9783777421377
Category : Meissen porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Powdered tobacco, originally used in Europe as a medicine, became a fashionable stimulant in high society during the eighteenth century. Precious little containers, known as tabatieres (snuffboxes), were important accessories for elegant ladies and gentlemen. The publication presents 121 of the finest snuffboxes. Essays by S.-K. Acevedo, B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, H. Ottomeyer, U. Pietsch, J. Weber"
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
ISBN: 9783777421377
Category : Meissen porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Powdered tobacco, originally used in Europe as a medicine, became a fashionable stimulant in high society during the eighteenth century. Precious little containers, known as tabatieres (snuffboxes), were important accessories for elegant ladies and gentlemen. The publication presents 121 of the finest snuffboxes. Essays by S.-K. Acevedo, B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, H. Ottomeyer, U. Pietsch, J. Weber"
Tobacco, Snuff-boxes, and Pipes
Author: Lutz Libert
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Snuff Boxes
Author: Kenneth Blakemore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780584102697
Category : Snuff boxes and bottles
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780584102697
Category : Snuff boxes and bottles
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Chinese Snuff Bottles
Author: Lilla S. Perry
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909604
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art. It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bottles and other products of Chinese craftsmanship. All the skills and ingenuity of the Chinese artisans were lavished upon the production of these tiny bottles, making them pre-eminent representatives of the best in Chinese craftsmanship. This classic art history book is the first full account in any language of this facet of Chinese art. It includes a comprehensive treatment of the origins and development of the snuff bottle in China as well as over 150 actual-size reproductions, the majority in full color. It is a fascinating story by an enthusiastic collector, who captivated by the beauty and ingenuity found in these bottles, had the interest to delve into the historical background techniques of manufacture, kind and quality of materials, classification and organization of types, and the like, as well as a delightfully informal style with which to communicate her wide knowledge and enthusiasm to the reader.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909604
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art. It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bottles and other products of Chinese craftsmanship. All the skills and ingenuity of the Chinese artisans were lavished upon the production of these tiny bottles, making them pre-eminent representatives of the best in Chinese craftsmanship. This classic art history book is the first full account in any language of this facet of Chinese art. It includes a comprehensive treatment of the origins and development of the snuff bottle in China as well as over 150 actual-size reproductions, the majority in full color. It is a fascinating story by an enthusiastic collector, who captivated by the beauty and ingenuity found in these bottles, had the interest to delve into the historical background techniques of manufacture, kind and quality of materials, classification and organization of types, and the like, as well as a delightfully informal style with which to communicate her wide knowledge and enthusiasm to the reader.
The Book of Snuff and Snuff Boxes, by Mattoon M. Curtis
Author: Mattoon Monroe Curtis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Snuff
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Snuff
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
English Snuff-boxes
Author: George Bernard Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780261632271
Category : Snuff boxes and bottles
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780261632271
Category : Snuff boxes and bottles
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description