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Rothschild Renaissance A New Look at the Waddesdon Bequest in the British Museum

Shirley Pippa, ? Thornton Dora

ISBN: PB: 9780861592128, Casemate, British Museum Press, June 2017
200 pp., 29.7x21 cm, 230 illus.

In 1898, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed to the British Museum the contents from the New Smoking Room at Waddesdon Manor, a collection of nearly 300 objects to be known as the Waddesdon Bequest. The Bequest contains some of the most beautifu...

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American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago

McGoey Elizabeth, Barquist David L., Barter Judith A., Harvey Medill Higgins, Kane Patricia E., Wagner Ann, Ward Gerald W. R., Waters Deborah Dependahl, Wees Beth Carver, Bach Deborah Schmidt

ISBN: HB: 9780300222364, Yale University Press, A+D Series, February 2017
224 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 151 black&white illus., 196 colour illus.

The history of American silver offers invaluable insights into the economic and cultural history of the nation itself. Published here for the first time, the Art Institute of Chicago's superb collection embodies innovation and beauty from the colonia...

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Classical Splendor Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House

Kirtley Alexandra, Olley Peggy A., Cohen Jeffrey A.

ISBN: HB: 9780300221718, Yale University Press, January 2017
160 pp., 25.4x28 cm, 170 colour illus., 22 black&white illus.

This handsome book explores in depth a group of stunning painted and gilded furniture designed by the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), best known for originating the plans for the United States Capitol. The furniture was made in Philadel...

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Ceramics in America 2016 Ceramics in America Annual

Hunter Robert

ISBN: HB: 9780982772287, Casemate, Chipstone Foundation, January 2017
232 pp., 28.6x21.3 cm, 280 colour illus.

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technol...

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Bringing Heaven to Earth Silver Jewellery and Ornament in the Late Qing Dynasty

Herridge Elizabeth, Wood Francis

ISBN: PB: 9780995557703, Casemate, Paul Holberton Publishing, November 2016
200 pp., 28x24 cm, 150 illus.

The prowess of Chinese creative abilities in the decorative arts in the 19th and early 20th centuries was well known globally, but, while much has been written about Chinese textiles and on the influence of the East on European styles of the time, th...

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Maiolica Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wilson Timothy, Syson Luke

ISBN: HB: 9781588395610, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2016
392 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 365 colour illus.

The brightly colored tin-enameled earthenware called maiolica was among the major accomplishments of decorative arts in 16th-century Italy. This in-depth look at the history of maiolica, told through 140 exemplary pieces from the world-class collecti...

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Journeys from Xanadu Asian Jewelry and Ritual Objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection

Ghose Madhuvanti, Casey Jane, Richter Anne, Krishnan Usha Bala, Qianbin Li, Zagitova Maria

ISBN: HB: 9780300214840, Yale University Press, A+D Series, July 2016
272 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 300 colour illus.

This book commemorates the remarkable gift of over 400 works from the collection of Barbara and David Kipper to the Art Institute of Chicago. These outstanding pieces of jewelry and ritual objects from across Asia offer a material record of vanishing...

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Rare Antique Asian and Colonial Decorative Arts

Backman Michael

ISBN: PB: 9781911300038, Casemate, Paul Holberton Publishing, June 2016
128 pp., 30x24.5 cm, 100 colour illus.

This lively, lavishly illustrated volume presents rare decorative arts from Asia – all of exceptional quality – from ornate handled daggers and exquisite silver fi ligree boxes to diamond-studded jewels, magnifi cent embroidered silk and divination b...

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Wittgenstein Vitrine Modern Opulence in Vienna

Tucker Kevin W., Baas Fran

ISBN: HB: 9780300214574, Yale University Press, December 2015
88 pp., 28x17.8 cm, 90 colour illus., 15 black&white illus.

The Wittgenstein Vitrine, a monumental silver and gemstone-encrusted cabinet, is one of the most important and complex works produced by Austria's Wiener Werkstatte. Kevin W. Tucker weaves together a fascinating portrait of the vitrine, examining its...

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European Clocks and Watches In the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent Clare, Leopold J. H., Sullivan Elizabeth

ISBN: HB: 9781588395795, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2015
256 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 200 colour illus.

Among the world's great technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining for the first time the Metropolitan Museum's unparalleled collection of European clocks and watches created from the early...

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