Author: Jean-Baptiste GrosierPublisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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The Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Author: Beatrice PannequinPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300073380
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
The tumultuous years of the French Revolution left France’s prestigious decorative arts industries poised on the brink of ruin. It was not until after the fall of the monarchy and the ascendancy of the Consulat and Empire under Napoleon that they began to recover so that by the middle of the nineteenth century they stood at the pinnacle of their achievement. This book is the first in depth study of the renowned porcelain works at Sèvres during its virtual rebirth under the 47 year direction of the scientist, teacher, and administrator Alexandre Brongniart. Some 110 working drawings from the Sèvres Archive are reproduced here for the first time in color. They celebrate the high skill of the artists whose work often documented contemporary events in France. There are table services in the 'Egyptian' and 'Etruscan' taste as well as individual pieces that recall Napoleonic military campaigns. There are also exquisite Neoclassical decorations using motifs such as birds, butterflies, and insects that reflect the century’s early fascination with the natural sciences. The repertoire of nineteenth century eclecticism is evident in the output of Sèvres from the revival of Gothic and renaissance motifs to the outburst of naturalism. Eleven essays by leading authorities assess this dynamic period.
Description of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain
Author: Yan ZhuToute la France
Author: Jean LeemanChinese Porcelain and Hard Stones
Author: Edgar GorerPublisher:
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Category : Glyptics
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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A History and Description of French Porcelain
Author: Ernest Simon AuscherPublisher:
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Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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De la Chine
Author: Jean-Baptiste GrosierPublisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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The Houses and Collections of the Marquis de Marigny
Author: Alden R. GordonPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366941
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Between 1750 and his death in 1781, the Marquis de Marigny?brother of Madame de Pompadour, courtier to Louis XV, and one of eighteenth-century France's important patrons of art and architecture?amassed a collection that was broad in scope, progressive in taste, and exceptional in quality and provenance. This book offers a transcription of the exhaustive inventory of Marigny's estate together with an essay in which Alden R. Gordon not only sketches Marigny's life and times but also re-creates the interiors and grounds where the paintings, statues, books, household goods, and other property listed in the inventory were displayed and used. Also included are plans of Marigny's last four residences; lists of heirs, paintings, and auction sales; transcriptions of shipping manifests and sales catalogs; indexes; and a glossary.
Pottery & Porcelain
Author: Emil HannoverPublisher:
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Category : Pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain
Author: William ChaffersPublisher:
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Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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Publications
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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