Description

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Plates bright and vivid. 2 Volumes. Year 1966. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> The foremost private collection in the United States of French eighteenth century furniture and objets d’art is here catalogued by one of the most distinguished authorities in the field and fully illus- trated in black-and-white and color. The economic and social milieu that produced these masterpieces of decorative art and the reasons for their continued popularity over the past two centuries are exten- sively analyzed. All aspects of the more than five hundred pieces are discussed: each entry includes a detailed physical description attribution prove- nance bibliography and mention of comparable examples. Ninety-two craftsmen’s marks are illus- trated in photographic facsimile. An appendix on the Savonnerie manufactory biographies of craftsmen a complete glossary of the French technical vocabulary and an extensive bibliography of books and periodicals round out what is not only a comprehensive catalogue but an invaluable work of reference in the field. The paintings porcelains and other objets d’art in the Wrightsman Collection will be catalogued in future volumes. (OS)