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'British Artists 1880-1940' lists some 41,000 artists and contains much information that has not previously been published.
Overall view of the history and development of furniture design.
This delightful book would make a charming gift that will delight all dog lovers. It is an elegant and useful address book with a difference and contains a wealth of suprb dog paintings in full colour from William Secord'd best selling book.
Includes biographies of designers and information on design tools.
20th-century French glass designer René Lalique was known for his art deco creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks, and - the unusual subject of this book - car radiator cap ornaments. Stunningly beautiful and now highly collectible, these glass mascots range in design from a peacock's head to the goddess of speed, from a boar to an owl, from a fox to the king's greyhound, some in clear, strikingly coloured glass, others frosted, some electrically illuminated and all with their Lalique provenance etched somewhere into the glass.
Gives essential background of silver and silversmithing, followed by a grounding in hallmarking systems worldwide, with a chapter on some of the most famous English makers. Covers items most favored by collectors and by those wishing to buy silver to use. Discusses over fifty different types of object, from beakers to tankards, candlesticks to pincushions, cigarette cases to mustard pots, together with practical advice on what to look for and what pitfalls to avoid. Also, suggests where and how to buy silver and then how to care, clean, and store it.