Search Results: Decorative Arts from Bernett Penka Rare Books LLC

Antique Italian bingo-type game set, likely late 19th or early 20th century, comprised of cardboard game board with 90 gold-numbered spaces on red ground with embossed gold paper frame, 90 hand-numbered wooden game tokens, and 15 sets of 87 total individual cards, housed in 8 colored cardstock sleeves, the cards hand-numbered and with hand-colored empty spaces. Some light age-appropriate wear and soiling, minor abrasions to board surface and corners, overall very good. Board measures approx. 13-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches, most cards 2-5/8 by 4-3/4 inches. Wooden tokens and cards housed together in a paper-covered cardboard box, contents loose as issued. N.p., n.d. Tombola is a traditional Italian board game very similar to bingo, first played in Naples in the 18th century. Traditionally, players would cover the numbers on their individual cards with beans, lentils, or pieces of orange or tangerine peel. The cards included here comprise 15 sets, labeled on the outsides of the sleeves and the backs of the… Read More

394 pp. scholarly study of ancient Middle Eastern artworks, incl. Sumerian, Cappadocian, Persian and Babylonian items, and their influence on later motifs in Islamic pottery, contributions by numerous noted scholars, ext. notes, bibliography, list, map, 524 plates from drawings after objects and decorative motifs, 30 plates from photographs. 4to. New cloth. Nice (Mathieu) 1948.

X, 252 pp. detailed critical catalogue, by Friedrich H. Hofmann, of the fine collection of European porcelain at the museum, listing 1222 pieces, index of artists, concordances, num. text illus., 5 plates of marks, approx. 200 illustrations on 72 plates. 4to. Cloth. Munich 1908. (Kataloge des Bayer. Nationalmuseums, 10). The Munich museum has a comprehensive collection of Nymphenburg figurines and dises, as well as a representative showing of other European factories.

4 vols. bound in two, 149, 216, 117, 116 pp. text on decoration and furniture of the Meuse region in Belgium, mostly 18th century, altogether 531 photographic illustrations. Large 4to. Cloth-backed boards, orig. wrpps. bound in. Liège (Imprimerie des Mutilés) 1930. One of 500 copies, signed and inscribed by the author.

3 vols. IX, 226, 450, 153 pp. study of the architecture and ornamentation of medieval church doorways in Gniezno, Poland, incl. discussion of metal-work, Christian symbolism, and conservative analyses, with bibliographic notes, summaries in Russian and French, index, and over 500 illus. in text and on plates (1 fold-out). 4to. Cloth. Wroclaw (Zaklad Imienia Ossolinskich Wydawnictwo) 1956. (Panstwowy Instytut Sztuki).

2 vols., XXVIII, VIII pp. description of the prestigious collection of 4525 objects made of iron or steel since the Middle Ages, text illus., XXIV pp. list of plates, 415 photogr. plates showing all the pieces. Small puncture hole in first several pages. Large 4to. Board portfolios, somewhat stained and worn. Paris (Schemit) 1924. Objects demonstrating the decorative potential of iron and steel range from ornamented keys and their locks, tools of all sorts, jewelry and small boxes to major pieces of furniture, architectural grilles, etc., from various countries.

Paris: Tanais, 1966. Octavo (25 × 16.5 cm). Original decorative boards; 227, [5] pp. Illustrations throughout. Some hand coloring of medals (likely by Pavel Pashkov) on pp. 29-33, 45, and 199. Very good. First edition of Serge Andolenko's work on Russian medals. The introduction to the text indicates that the book is printed on special stock intended for coloration, with information about original colors for each medal provided in the notes. Our item includes some hand coloring of medals to pp. 29-33, 45, and 199, likely by the former owner, Pavel Pashkov. Pashkov (1895-1974) was a famous collector of Russian military history and co-founder, along with A. A. Stakhovich, of the Obshchestvo liubitelei russkoi voennoi stariny (Society of the lovers of Russian military relics). He was also one of the editors of the journal "Russkaia voennaia starina" (Russian military relics), a White émigré military journal published in Paris in 1947. In 1961 Pashkov published the first ever work on White Army medals,… Read More

Unpaginated (6) pp. title and introductory matter, including list of exhibited works, accompanying 57 plates (3 in superb color) showing excellent photographs of dramatic Noh masks, most from the collections of private individuals (mainly patriarchs of Noh acting families) and a few held by National museums. Folio. Paper-covered boards, tie-bound, covers sl. rubbed, housed in later cloth case (worn). Kyoto (Onshi Kyoto Hakubutsukan) 1933. A superbly printed work, published shortly after a major exhibition at the Kyoto Imperial Museum in 1930.

[Paris?]: Baronne de Bondeli, 1969. Small folio (37 x 27 cm). Cream cardstock portfolio inside blue-grey portfolio-style slipcase, contents loose as issued; 90 pp. Some sunning to slipcase, excellent overall condition. Emilio Terry (Emilio Rene Terry y Sánchez, 1890-1969) was a Cuban-Irish architect, interior designer, and landscape designer. He created and designed houses, furniture, tapestries, gardens, and art objects in a neo-classical and baroque-influenced style he created which he named the "Louis XVII style". This was an imaginary style influenced by historical examples such as Ledoux or Palladio. Terry's work included decoration of an apartment intended for Princess Grace, design of the gardens around Château d'Haroué for the Beauvau-Craon family, and the interior design of the Château de Groussay at Montfort-l'Amaury for multi-millionaire Carlos de Beistegui. This portfolio is a collection of works of Emilio Terry, compiled "par un ami pour ses amis". It opens with a five-page… Read More

XXXVII, 203 pp. catalogue of 371 pieces or sets of Sevres ceramics in the Royal collection, including detailed descriptions and artists, 63 full page, color plates. Lg. 4to. 1/4 leather with cloth. London (Bradburh, Agner & Co.) 1907.