Argenterie

Chandrika: Silver Ornaments of India

This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the traveling exhibitioin that opened in 2001. Illustrated throuout in color. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide,, 131 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.

change view change view change view change view The Sourcebook of Contemporary Jewelry Design

Hardback, 292x228mm, 600p, English edition . ISBN 9780062105035. The Sourcebook of Contemporary Jewelry Design is a cutting-edge design anthology featuring more than 300 established and emerging designers around the world. Included in this volume are the world's most notable contemporary jewelry designers, master jewelers and up-and-coming designers alike, showcasing their work in over 1300 graphic full-color photographs and illustrations. For easy reference, sketches, photographs, and designer bios are categorized according to style and aesthetic. Also included is a visual index for quick reference and designers' contact information. This impressive design book is the first large-scale book of its kind to showcase a complete and diverse range of contemporary jewelry designers notable for their work in in a broad and eclectic field of design. From coral-like Lucite necklaces to intricately crocheted earrings, mineral dust rings to ceramic hair pieces, wooden pendants to leather pins, this lushly illustrated, information-rich book is an invaluable resource that consumers, designers, design students, fashion retailers, merchandisers, and stylists will turn to again and again.

CHARLES II.

283 p. + Wonderful plates, including a magnificent color printed frontis and fine mezzotint-like portraits. Folio. Three-quarter red leather binding, over marbled boards. Rubbed. First edition. Limited to 1250 numbered examples. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W150

CHATS ON OLD PEWTER. (692 grams)

IN 8. CART [BE]. 421 PP. 91 HT EN NOIR. [BE]

Chefs-d'oeuvre d'orfevrerie europeenne. European silver masterpieces.

Relie, catonnage illustree, 108pp., 29.5x24.5cm., nombr. ills. en coul., comme neuf.

Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay, Buenos Aires... Patagonia, terra del fuoco ed isole Maluine... Isole diverse dei tre oceani e regioni circompolari...Possedimenti inglesi dell'America settentrionale Traduzione a cura di A. F. Falconetti e adorna di settantaquattro incisioni

In 8, pp. (4) + 99 + (1b) + 63 + (1b) + 92 + 172 con 56 tavv. f.t. inc. all'acq + una cartina ripiegata. Legatura in mz. pl. coeva. Traduzione italiana di quest'opera di viaggio della collana 'L'Universo. Storia e descrizione'. Rispetto ai titoli presenti sul frontespizio le parti inserite in questo volume sono differenti. Compaiono la descrizione del Cile di Cesare Famin pp. 99 con 24 tavole; la descrizione delle province del Rio della Plata (Paraguay, Uruguay, Buenos Aires) pp. 63 con 16 tavole; la descrizione della Patagonia, Terra del Fuoco e Isole Maluine pp. 92 con 16 tavole + cartina (mancano la tavola 1 e la 2). L'ultima parte, pero', di pp. 172 non e' 'Isole diverse dei tre oceani e regioni circompolari' di Bory di Saint Vincent come indicato nel frontespizio ma 'Possedimenti inglesi dell'America settentrionale' (senza tavole). Rispetto al frontespizio - che annuncia settantaquattro incisioni - mancano quindi le altre tavole che facevano parte del libro mancante.

chouette au poinçon d'Anvers.1548-1549

Softcover, 43 pages illustre. ISBN 2872124055. Ce hanap en forme de chouette le plus ancien modèle anversois réalisé à partir d'une noix de coco que nous connaissons surprend par la maîtrise technique dont il témoigne. Il constituait sans doute une des pièces maîtresses d?une collection d?art ou d?un cabinet de curiosités. Ce chef-d??uvre, issu du siècle d?or, nous en dit long sur la vie à cette époque. Il témoigne de la richesse d?autrefois, de l?essor du port d?Anvers, de l?importation de produits exotiques et de l?artisanat de qualité en matière d?argenterie. On peut désormais admirer ce splendide objet d?art au DIVA à Anvers. Un maître anversois À côté du poinçon de l?orfèvre ? un pélican ? et le millésime 1548-1549, nous retrouvons sur l?objet la petite main si familière. Celle-ci rappelle la légende de Brabo qui trancha la main du géant Antigone et la jeta dans l?Escaut. Bien que nous ignorions le nom de l?artiste, nous savons ainsi avec certitude que ce hanap en forme de chouette provient d?Anvers. L?inscription ?Als alle fogels sin thoe neste, so is min flige beste? (Si tous les oiseaux dorment dans leur nid, je serai le meilleur en vol) réfère à d?anciens recueils de chants allemands et néerlandais. Le chant évoque l?amour que la chouette vouait au rossignol. Coupe à boire ou objet décoratif À la Renaissance, les hanaps en forme d?animaux réalisés dans les anciens Pays-Bas et dans les territoires germaniques étaient des objets tant fonctionnels que décoratifs. Ils étaient collectés par des amateurs d?objets exotiques et étaient étalés avec grande fierté sur des buffets ou dans des cabinets de curiosités ; ils étaient en outre utilisés dans certaines circonstances. La tête en argent de la chouette pouvait être dévissée et le liquide était versé dans le corps de l?oiseau. Il n?est cependant pas certain que l?on ait réellement bu dans la coupe anversoise. Une autre piste nous encourage à chercher l?origine de la chouette d?Anvers dans le système corporatif de la ville. Quelques références évoquent vers 1561 une chouette au sein de la guilde des carabiniers anversoise. Il se pourrait que les membres de cette guilde utilisaient de telles coupes à certaines occasions.

Cistine?. The Natural Order of Cistus, or Rock-Rose; Illustrated by coloured figures and descriptions of the Distinct Species, and the most Prominent Varieties, that could be at present procured in the Gardens of Great Britain; with the best direction for their cultivation and propagation.

First edition, 4to (260 x 160 mm), xx, 112 fine hand-coloured engraved plates (a little browned), each with a accompanying leaf of descriptive text, orig. green blind-stamped cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, uncut. Sweet's highly decorative guide to the cultivation of the Rock-rose or Cistus. Originally issued bimonthly in parts, each plate shows a single variety of cistus or rock-rose and is accompanied by text giving a taxonomic description and instructions for the plant's cultivation. Provenance: The Edge Hall Library, signed by Charles Wolley-Dod on front paste-down. Nissen, 1922; Dunthorne, 294; Great Flower Books, p. 77.

Clearly Art: Pilchuck's Glass Legacy

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 85 pages. Full gray cloth boards. 8 3/4"w x 11 1/4"h. Many color photos and illustrations.

Cleto Munari Collection Silver and Architects

This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition when it was shown in Jerusalem at the Israel Museum in 1986. Introduction by Paolo Portoghesi. Essays by Giuseppe Mazzariol and Anna Giannetti. The designers covered are: Gae Aulenti, Carlo Aymonino, Mario Bellini, Mario Botta, Stefan Buzas, Achille Castiglioni, Michele de Lucchi, Vittorio Gregotti, Josef Hoffmann, Hans Hollein, Vico Magistretti, Kasimir Malevic, Angelo Mangiarotti, Alessandro Mendini, David Palterer, Mattia Pastorino, Luigi Pellegrin, Paolo Portoghesi, Roberto Sambonet, Carlo Scarpa, Peter Shire, Borek Sipek, Ettore Sottsass, Luigi Spadolini, Giotto Stoppino, Matteo Thun, Oscar Tusquetts Bianca, Massimo e Lella Vignelli, Sami Wirkkala, and Marco Zanuso. Illustrated throughout in black & white with photographs of each designers' work. 9" square, 113 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.

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Catalogue of The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects at the V&A museum, London, 8-12 February 2007. The catalogue includes over 100 pieces with accompanying texts. Well illustrated. Index. Small red ink inscription on half-title page. A few slight finger marks on covers.

Collectible Automobile Magazine, October 1993

Features: 1952-55 Lincoln 'Road-Race' Champs; 1958 Pontiac - between 'Silver Streaks' and 'Wide-Track'; Paul W. Gillan - Retired Pontiac Chief Designer; 1947-50 Kaiser - History could have been different; 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A - photo feature; 1966 Exner Bugatti - photo feature; 1939 Ford Pickup; and more. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book

Collectibles (Magazine) - Articles of Excellence, Summer 1982, Vol 1, No. 3 - Gregory Perillo / James Lorimer Keirstead

74 pages. Features: Dolls - From Toy to Collectible; Collecting Graphics - How to Distinguish Original Prints; Paperweight Collecting - Treasures in Glass; James Lorimer Keirstead; Figurines for Collectors; Canadiana captures plate market; Gregory Perillo documents American Indian; Expert Opinion; Showcase; Happenings; Vancouver Plate Collector's Fair; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine

Collecting And Classifying Coloured Diamonds: An Illustrated Study Of The Aurora Collection.

Hardcover with dusjacket, 742 pages with more than 700 colour photographs and 650 black and white diagrams. ISBN 9780965941013. With 700 colour photographs and 650 black and white diagrams Also 300 quotations relating to coloured diamonds Chart listing coloured diamonds on public exhibit Charts denoting rarity for various diamond colours. And 1400 coloured diamonds referenced. The Aurora Collection, considered one of the finest in the world, has been on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York since 1989

Collecting Miniature Antiques : A Guide for Collectors

No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased with very slight fading to spine. 184pp.

COLLECTION CHARLES KETTANEH, VENTE 2. VINAIGRETTES, BOITES A PILULES, BOUTONS. 29/02/1988. (62 grams)

COLLECTION D. DAVID-WEILL. 3 VOLUMES. T1. ORFEVRERIE FRANCE XVIIe ET XVIIIe SIECLES. 04/06/1971. T2. ORFEVRERIE FRANCE XVe AU XVIIIe SIECLE. 24/11/1971. T3. ORFEVRERIE XIIe AU XIXe SIECLE. 04/05/1972-05/05/1972. (2250 grams)

AVEC LES RESULTATS DE LA VENTE

Collection de Cent-Vingt Estampes, Grav?es d'apr?s les tableaux & dessins qui composoient le cabinet de M. Poullain, Receveur G?n?ral des Domaines du Rio, d?c?d? en 1780; Pr?c?d?e d'un Abr?g? historique de la Vie des Auteurs qui la composent; D?di?e a M. le Comte d'Orsay....

First edition, 4to (290 x 210 mm), [6], 22pp., Dawson Turner's Copy, 120 engravings on 116 sheets (complete), engraved title as plate one, 4 sheets having of two engravings, some occasional browning and spotting to plates, finely bound in contemporary full green morocco, lightly faded, joints rubbed, boards and spine decorated in gilt and blind, five double-raised bands, all edges gilt, a very handsome volume. The catalogue is dedicated to the art collection of Antoine Poullain, French art collector. It includes 120 engravings after paintings by Old Masters, from the collection of Poullain, among them Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Claude Lorrain, Gerrit Dou and many others, accompanied by short biographies of the artists. The engravings were engraved by different artists under the direction of the French engraver Pierre Fran?ois Basan. The collection of Antoine Poullain, documented in this catalogue, was sold at auction in Paris after his death in 1780. Many masterpieces from his collection are now in prominent museum collections. Provenance: From the library of Dawson Turner sold as lot 692, at the auction of his library on 9th March 1853, signed a dated by him on front fly-leaf, along with three notations: the first relating to the auction of the collection in 1780; the next concerns a Rembrandt from the collection being re-sold in London in 1814; and the third noting that plate 61 is included on plate 20 "This requires to be observed, or the book may be supposed incomplete". Later in the library of Charles Butler (1821-1910), Warren Wood in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, armorial bookplate to front paste-down. Brunet I, 686; Cohen-De Ricci, 116.

COLLECTION DE FEU MONSIEUR ET MADAME ERNEST CARDEILHAC. COUTELLERIE. ORFEVRERIE..20/05/1936. (190 grams)

COLLECTION DE LUCIEN METZGER. ORFÈVRERIE ANCIENNE. 25/04/1929-26/04/1929. (126 grams)

AVEC LES RESULTATS DE LA VENTE

Collection de M. Lucien Metzger - Orfevrerie Ancienne

Paperbound, 50pp+xii plates hors texte, 17.5x26.5cm., good copy. (some traces of use). 148 objesct and marks described. Vente a Paris Hotel Drouot, Salle No. 10, Les Jeudi 25 et Vendredi 26 Avril 1929

Collection de Mlle P. - Orfèvrerie Française principalement du XVIIIe siècle. 16/05/1930. (190 grams)

COLLECTION DE MONSIEUR ET MADAME X..., ORFEVRERIE FRANCAISE XVIE, XVIIE ET XVIIIE SIECLES. [BALZAC. BARBEDOR. BESNIER. BINGANT. CHERON. DURAND. GUERIN. GUILLIEZ. LANGLOIS. LEDOUX. MARTEAU. NOLIN. PICARD. REGNARD. BOURGAREL. BARRAL. ETC..]. 24/11/1977. (20

COLLECTION DE MONSIEUR X. . OBJETS DE VITRINE ET MONTRES. 26/06/1919. (118 grams)