Garnitures: Vase Sets from National Trust Houses
by Ferguson, Patricia F
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1851779000
- ISBN 13
- 9781851779000
- Seller
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Lisbon, Portugal
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About This Item
V&A Publishing, United Kingdom, 2016 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued); 16.5 x 16.5 cm; 0.274 Kg; 64 pages.; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; This exquisite gift book explores the phenomenon of 'garnitures', or matching sets of ceramic vases. From the 1650s such sets were used in elite European interiors as an integral part of the decorative scheme; displayed on chimney-pieces, cupboards, tables or over doors, they 'garnished' the interior and so enhanced the status of the owner. The fashion began in Europe using mismatched Chinese porcelain beakers and jars. As imports of Chinese porcelain ceased between 1657 and 1683, European potters at Nevers and Delft copied the originally exotic forms, unifying the sets with matching patterns, or with metal mounts. The fashion continued throughout the 1700s, with almost every ceramic manufactory producing examples, but came to its conclusion during the Arts and Crafts period, when the singular vase became the rage and many sets were broken up and dispersed. This book brings together some of the National Trust's most important sets of garnitures, showing them in their historic context. Many have never been published before, and will be an important souvenir of a unique exhibition..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 336ABE
- Title
- Garnitures: Vase Sets from National Trust Houses
- Author
- Ferguson, Patricia F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1851779000
- ISBN 13
- 9781851779000
- Publisher
- V&A Publishing, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- CERAMICS,PORCELAIN,GARNITURES,CHINA,EUROPEAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collections and exhibitions; European Ceramics;
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Jorge Welsh Books
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Lisbon
About Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
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