Author: Sotheby's SussexPublisher:
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Languages : en
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17th, 18th and 19th Century English and Continental Furniture, Metalwork, Works of Art and Including a Collection of Treen; Fine English and Continental Glass and Ceramics; Fine Oriental Ceramics, Works of Art and Furniture; Antiquarian and Modern Books and Original Drawings; Eastern Carpets and Rugs
Author: Sotheby's Sussex17th, 18th and 19th Century English and Continental Furniture, Metalwork, Works of Art and Including a Collection of Treen; Fine English and Continental Glass and Ceramics; Fine Oriental Ceramics, Works of Art and Furniture; Antiquarian and Modern Books and Original Drawings; Eastern Carpets and Rugs
Author: Sotheby King and ChasemorePublisher:
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Languages : en
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Index of Art Sales Catalogs 1981-1985: Main index, October 7, 1984-December 23, 1985. Subject index
Author: The Connoisseur
Author: Interior Designers Handbook
Author: Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Author: Marina BelozerskayaPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
Tadema Gallery London
Author: Beatriz Chadour-SampsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9783897905986
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Tadema Gallery was founded in 1978 by Sonya and David Newell-Smith in London's famed Camden Passage in Islington. They were successful photojournalists who ventured into the field of twentieth-century abstract art and the decorative arts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By 1982 they had discovered a passion for artist-designed jewelry and showed in the gallery an eclectic choice of jewels from significant designers of the Revivalist, Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts, Jugendstil, Art Deco, and Modernist movements. With over 500 unique jewelry pieces from the 1860s to 1960s, the book reflects the forty-year history of the gallery and the superb eye of its inspirational founders.
English and Continental Furniture
Author: Kende Galleries at Gimbel BrothersPublisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014378873
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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.
Craft in America
Author: Jo LauriaPublisher: Potter Style
ISBN: 0307346471
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Illustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft
Ancient and Modern Furniture and Woodwork
Author: John Hungerford PollenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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