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The Secret of Colours
- Explores the intriguing story of porcelain glaze at the end of the 18th century in China, in the 19th century in France, and in the work of two 20th century ceramic artists: Fance Franck and Thomas Bohle- Accompanies a show at the Fondation Baur, (Geneva) beginning 13th September 2022This book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Fondation Baur, explores the intriguing story of porcelain glaze at the end of the 18th century in China, in the 19th century in France, and in the work of two 20th century ceramic artists. Part one investigates the development of opaque glazes for use on porcelain and copper during the 18th century in work from three collections: Alfred Baur's vast collection ...
Feu Et Talent III
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Traité de la porcelaine de Sèvres
Depuis plus de deux siècles la suprématie de Sèvres parmi les manufactures européennes ne s'est jamais démentie. En raison de sa précoce nationalisation en 1751 et grâce à l'incessante aide de l'Etat, la manufacture de Sèvres est l'un des rares, sinon l'unique établissement, qui ait subsisté inchangé jusqu'à nos jours. Son mode de fonctionnement technique et technologique est proche pour ne pas dire identique à celui de la manufacture du XVIIIe siècle. Non seulement toutes les pièces sont fabriquées et décorées à la main, mais encore toutes les pâtes, les couvertes, les couleurs et les métaux précieux sont préparés à l'aide de matières premières qui sont dosées e...
Discovering the Secrets of Soft-paste Porcelain at the Saint-Cloud Manufactory, Ca. 1690-1766
"Eight essays by leading scholars of French porcelain examine not only the history of Saint-Cloud but also its influence, aesthetics, and patronage."--BOOK JACKET.
The Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
The tumultuous years of the French Revolution left France’s prestigious decorative arts industries poised on the brink of ruin. It was not until after the fall of the monarchy and the ascendancy of the Consulat and Empire under Napoleon that they began to recover so that by the middle of the nineteenth century they stood at the pinnacle of their achievement. This book is the first in depth study of the renowned porcelain works at Sèvres during its virtual rebirth under the 47 year direction of the scientist, teacher, and administrator Alexandre Brongniart. Some 110 working drawings from the Sèvres Archive are reproduced here for the first time in color. They celebrate the high skill of t...
Decorative Arts
This volume includes concise, illustrated entries on the more than 450 examples of furniture, porcelain, and silver from the Museum's collection. New to this expanded edition are sections devoted to maiolica and glass. An index of previous owners and updated bibliographies are of particular help to the scholar.
Shapely Bodies
Shapely Bodies is the first study of the politics behind the making of porcelain’s fashionable image in eighteenth-century France.
