Cartier. Exceptional Objects. 2 volumes.
by Bachet, Olivier, and Alain Cartier
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
2019. 966 pages, over 1000 entries illustrated in colour. Hardback in a slipcase 35 x 26cms. This is a limited edition of 500 copies that brings together over 1 000 rare objects created by Cartier between 1875 and 1965, most of which are in private collections, here published for the first time and illustrated life size.Volume one traces Cartier's history from its origins to the 1960s, beginning with the period of Fabergé influence through to the iconic 1920s art deco style and the exotic inspired by Chinese art and the maharajas of India.This chronology is complemented by a second volume on the relationship between the Cartier brothers and their collaborators, with a focus on the manufacturing process. In particular, it features more than 80 marks of master goldsmiths, a list of suppliers and original design drawings from both the Cartier Collection in Geneva and the authors' personal collections. Text in English.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Heneage Art Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119944
- Title
- Cartier. Exceptional Objects. 2 volumes.
- Author
- Bachet, Olivier, and Alain Cartier
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- 2019.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Thomas Heneage Art Books
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London
About Thomas Heneage Art Books
Founded in 1977, Thomas Heneage Art Books is the UK's largest and one of the world's leading art bookshops. We specialise in books for the art market, our core business being in catalogue raisonnés, monographs and international exhibition catalogues. It is our policy to stock the most authoritative book on any subject and in any language, irrespective of its being new or second hand. We also sell antiquarian books and objects of Fine Art. We are members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and LAPADA (the Association of Arts and Antiques Dealers).
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