Author: Robert ShackletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The Quest of the Antique
Author: Robert ShackletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, & Society 1700-1880
Author: Antigone ClarkePublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764316883
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The box represents great temptation. "Open me" it says. The human cannot resist it; its charm is overwhelming. So too, is the charm of this remarkable book, in which antique boxes and tea caddies - along with the people who inspired, made, and used them - dance gracefully through the pages. The reader is guided through the aesthetic, cultural, and social influences of the years covered, accumulating a deep understanding of the form, decoration, and purpose of eighteenth and nineteenth century boxes. The extensive text covers wooden, tortoiseshell, ivory, papier m*^ach*/e, and lacquer boxes. There are chapters on Anglo Indian, Scottish, Irish, Penwork, Straw work, and Tunbridge ware boxes, as well as on boxes made for special purposes. Captions include complete descriptions, values, and circa dates for all boxes shown. The 905 images include original drawings, magnificent photographs of complete pieces, and close-ups illustrating the structure and decoration of boxes. This is an indispensable companion for box collectors and reflects fascinating information about cultural forces that shaped the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The Antique Store Cat
Author: Leslie A. BakerPublisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316078375
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Alice the mischievous cat escapes from her third-story apartment and makes her way to an antique store filled with all kinds of wonderful, fascinating objects.
Antiques
Author: Leon RosensteinPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801447348
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Leon Rosenstein offers a sweeping and lively account of the origin and development of the antique as both a cultural concept and an aesthetic category.
The Connoisseur
Author: The Charm of the Antique
Author: Robert ShackletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Author: Chester (England)
Author: Publisher: YouGuide Ltd
ISBN: 1837049351
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Famous Collection of Antique Gems Possessed by the Late Prince Poniatowski
Author: James PrendevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Author: James Prendeville