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Princes Risborough: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 1999 Call to mind the Victorian house and one instinctively sees the welcoming fire framed by its imposing mantelpiece. The mantelpiece would be enhanced by a range of eye-catching ornaments, with a proudly displayed mantel clock as the centrepiece. From the mid-19th century to the end of the Victorian era, the most popular mantel clock was the mass-produced French ''marble clock''. Even though these clocks came in a vast range of case styles, ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Universe Publishing, 2000, 2000 Brand New. This is a softcover, :6 X 8.25" volume with a publisher's issue price of $30.00. AUTHOR :KEIICHI TAHARA . . A volumnious 400 pages, with 223 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS, THAT SURVEY THE MOST IMPORTANT ART NOUVEAU BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS AND INTERIORS THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF EUROPE . KEYWORDS: ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE MODERN 20TH CENTURY HISTORY GENERAL (Published at $45.00).. ... more information

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1970 Hard Cover. As New/As New Book Jacket. Brodart Protective Book Cover. 8-1/4 x 5-7/8". From the flyleaf: "In times of world-wide economic uncertainty people tend to forsake tradtional forms of investment - stocks and shares - and turn to the assurance that comes fromt he possession of TANGIBLE objects." .This 207 page volume authored by James Mackay - examines the artistic and not so artistic products of the 19th & 20th centuries and assesses their interest and potential value to the ... more information

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Grange Books, 1996 "The Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernism. The last century has produces some of the most striking and pioneering movements in the history of the decorative arts. Celebrating one hundred years of design development, this book is both an informative and entertaining guide to the major movements of this fascinating period".. Hardcover. As New. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Thames & Hudson, 1997, 1992 Soft Cover. Brand New. Shrink-wrapped by Publisher. 8-1/2 x 11". Alistair Duncan presents us 85 of Paris's Art Deco furniture designers from the period 1910 - 1935, including Eileen Gray, Dufréne, Leleu and Ruhlmann. This fine book contains a 7 pages informative introduction with e.g. the history and material of Art Deco furniture. But also 160 pages of biographies of designers, including 244 black and white illustrations & 68 in colo... more information

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Great Britain & New York: Academy Editions, St. Martin's Press, 1974 8-1/2 x 11". Soft Cover. As New. The author charts the history of art deco fashion in this 112 page volume, with 118 illustrations including 20 in full color. Fully documented with over 100 illustratio ns, this study is at once a penetrating analysis and an invaluable visual document of a legendary age of fashion design and drawing. With a fascinating history of the French fashion world and superior drawings, the color plates ... more information

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Little, Brown & Co., 2001 Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New Book Jacket. 8-1/2 x 11". In Popcorn Palaces: The Art Deco Movie Theatre Paintings of Davis Cone, the artist captures the paradoxes of these iconic showplaces from the perspective of the generation that inherited rather than created them; their tackiness, peeling paint, gaudiness and often neglect contrast with the cool assurance of their fantastical design in its futuristic optimism, lurid wit and irony. Architecture writer Michael D. Kiner... more information

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Atglen, PA, USA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997 An impressive array of furniture, most never seen in print before, comprise this new study of American cabinetmakers and their furniture from the Victorian through the Modern eras. More than 500 photographs illustrate design elements that make this furniture distinctive and attractive to a wide audience today. From Rennaissance Revival to Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modern forms, the furniture shown here has had an impact on the history of interior design worl... more information

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Out of Print. The book is called simply ERTE'. The renowned author is Jean Tibbetts. It is a spectacular book/ New copy with book jacket. , 11x14". Full of those gorgeous photographs in magnificent full color of Erte's works from: Sculptures, Stage Designs, Costumes, Paintings, Figurines, even Jewelry. Page after page will just entrance the reader of this out-of-print and VERY hard to find volume! We have most of the ERTE books .. Hard Cover. Brand New/New book Jacket. Oversize. ... more information

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