Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts

Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts
Author: Charissa Bremer-David
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1997-11-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892364556

This beautifully illustrated work brings together more than one hundred objects from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of European decorative arts. Included here is a generous selection of French and Italian furniture from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth century. Masterpieces by André-Charles Boulle, Bernard (II) van Risenburgh, and others reveal the virtuoso craftsmanship that makes these objects such compelling examples of the furniture maker’s art. Many of the Museum’s finest pieces of porcelain, glass, and tin-glazed earthenware are also represented. Tapestries from Gobelins and Beauvais, bronze firedogs from Fontainebleau, and a lathe-turned ivory goblet of astonishing complexity from Saxony are among the other highlights of this handsome volume.

English, French and American Furniture

English, French and American Furniture
Author: American Art Association
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2017-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780260929648

Excerpt from English, French and American Furniture: Chinese Porcelains and Semi-Precious Mineral Carvings, Georgian Silver Paintings, Antique d104iles and Laces, Table China and Glass, Tapestries, Rugs; Property of the Residuary Legatees Under the Will of the Late Jessie R. Doremus Comprising twelve dinner plates, twelve entree plates, twelve dessert plates, and twelve bread and butter plates, with tooled and gilt borders. (bloss) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.