Galle Furniture by Alastair; Bartha, Georges de Duncan - 2012-08

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 2014. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 239 pages: chiefly illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (black and white), decorated end-papers; 31 cm. Summary; Although renowned for his work as a verrier, lamps did not form a significant part of Galle's repertoire in glass until immediately prior to 1900. Indeed, only in the last few years of his life does it appear that he realised the full aesthetic potential of opalescent glass viewed by transmitted light. In an Art Nouveau context, Galle's creations reached their apogee between 1900 and his death in 1904, a brief period during which he adapted the shape of much of his glassware to its theme. Vases decorated with lilies became lily-shaped in a marriage of form and function. Fully-ripened gourds pendent on their vines glowed from… Read More

ACC Publishing Group, 2012-08-16. Hardcover. New.

Suffolk, UK / New York: Antique Collector's Club, 2012. Hardcover. New/Sealed. brown cloth boards. 368 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. grey, pictorial dustjacket. "Emille Gallé was one of the leading figures of the Art Nouveau movement in France, and founder of the famous École de Nancy. A polymath and committed social activist, he was best known for his glasswork and faience. Furniture became his third discipline after experimenting with the manufacture of wooden bases on which he could mount his glass vases. Gallé ardently followed the French tradition of furniture decoration known as marqueterie. His work is characterized by its meticulous decorative veneers, stained with subtle organic dyes; its panels inlaid with stunningly intricate country scenes and flowers. This book outlines all of Galle's major works of furniture, from the unique pieces that were designed for an exclusive clientele, to those displayed between 1889 and 1904 at the annual Paris Salons and two World Expositions. The… Read More

ACC Publishing Group, 2012-08-16. Hardcover. Like New.

Antique Collectors Club (Distribution). New. 2012. Hardcover. 1851496629 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 368 pp. ; 716 illus. (451 in color. ) -- with a bonus offer-- .