Search Results: Decorative Arts from Carnegie Hill Books

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1972. Two volumes in slipcase. Quarto. 708 pp; 689 illustrations; index. Half cloth in slipcase. Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy in ndar fine slipcase - appears unused.. "A detailed catalogue of more than 600 pieces of American silver by more than 150 known makers in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which is unsurpassed in examples of New England manufacture. The catalogue is arranged geographically, then chronologically by makers' dates under place of origin." Arntzen. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

NY: Praeger, 1971. First edition. Octavo. 255 pp; 286 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, former owner name on front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy; jacket shows light edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First edition. Quarto. 352 pp; profusely illustrated with 524 color & b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. A well-illustrated survey of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum, home of America's most important collection of painting, sculpture and decorative arts, dating from 1630. Separate chapters on the Period Rooms, furniture, silver, pewter, ceramics, glass, paintings, prints, drawings and watercolors, and sculpture.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1998. Octavo. 190 pp; full of color & b/w photographs; bibliography; index of names & makers; general index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Near Fine. A tiny nick to corner on front panel of jacket, else a crisp, unused copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Antoine Cheneviere, 2002. Quarto. 26 objects - tables, chairs, mirrors, marble obelisks, commodes, armoire, etc, illustrated in color. Hardcover. VG+, corners a bit bumped, else Near Fine. Catalogue of Italian, Russian, Austrian, German furniture and objets d'art offered by this London antiques dealer.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1986. Quarto. 160 pp; numerous color photos and illustrations; materials; suppliers; recommended reading list. Paperback. VG.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: American Federation of Arts, 1983. Quarto. 208 pp; color & b/w photographs; marks; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy. The catalogue of the Schroder silver collection, containing the 79 objects in the exhibition, and an appendix of 15 objects too fragile to exhibit. The objects date from the 13th into the 19th centuries. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. First edition. Square octavo. 160 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w; map; glossary; bibliography. Paperback with flaps. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. This book features the diversity of Indonesian decorative arts - textiles and beading, wood and horn carvings, pottery ranging from simple cooking pots to elaborate terracotta modeling, jewelry and metalwork, masks and puppets, and baskets.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Abbeville Press, 1988. First edition. Square quarto. 246 pp; color photographs throughout. Red cloth with dustjacket, Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; rear cover of jacket shows light scuffing. A fascinating book with menus and recipes contributed by well-known hosts and hostesses. It is illustrated with fine examples of American decorative arts from Winterthur's vast holdings, arranged in some of the museum's over 200 period rooms.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Paris: Ch. Massin Quarto. 6 pp text, 40 b/w loose plates, as issued. Text in French. Paper-covered portfolio with cloth spine, ties. VG. With photographs of decorative objects in sculpted and gilded wood from the era of Louis XV and Louis XVI, including clocks, small tables, wall and door panels. Portfolio. Very Good.

NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1974. First American edition. Quarto. 120 pp; 9 color & 117 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean copy in unclipped jacket; previous owner name on front free endpaper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 1998. Quarto. 231 pp; 29 b/w illustrations; 12 floor plans of Burghley from 1623, 1688, 1738, 1770s, 1804, 1998; catalogue of 166 items, described & illustrated in color; glossary; bibliography; family tree. Paperback. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy; looks unread. The catalogue contains paintings, sculpture, and architectural drawings related to the Cecil family and Burghley House; miniatures; Virtu: the Countess’s jewels; other virtu; Grand Tour objects; sculpture; European ceramics; Chinese ceramics; Japanese ceramics; furniture & furnishings; and silver.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Sotheby's, 2004. Quarto. 146 pp; 212 lots, all described & illustrated in color; index of makers. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. A first-rate collection of Austrian, Swedish and French decorative arts and design, including superb examples of furniture & objects by Josef Hoffman and his contemporaries; important pieces of furniture by the masters of prewar Swedish design, including Carl Malmsten, Carl Bergsten,, Gustav Bergstrom, Axel Einar Hjort, and textile designer Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom. The many examples of French decorative arts from the 1920s to the 1950s include furniture & objects by Andre Arbus, Ramsay and Raphael, and Poillerat.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Christie's, 1983. Quarto. 254 pp with 781 lots illustrated in b/w & color. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Auction held October 14 & 15, 1983. An important sale of fine American and English furniture, English and Continental ceramics, Chinese export porcelain, textiles and related decorative arts.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Cooper Union, 1942. Octavo. pp 327-351; 11 b/w illustrations. Stapled wraps. VG, minor soiling to covers, adhesive residue from price sticker on cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Rizzoli, 1991. Quarto. 96 pp; 64 color illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. A near fine, unmarked copy - looks new. The designs are from The Drawings Collection, The British Architectural Library, and The Royal Institute of British Architects. C.F.A. Voysey (1857-1941) . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Rizzoli, 1986. Quarto. 357 pp; 640 illustrations, some in color; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. A comprehensive and well-illustrated study devoted to the neoclassic style -- French Empire, English Regency, American Federal, German Biedermeier. The author, curator-in-chief of objets d'art at the Louvre, looks at furniture, interior decoration, lighting, bronzes, pendulum clocks, vases, curtains, wallpaper, and carpets.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1972. First edition. Quarto. 343 pp; nearly 200 color & b/w illustrations; notes; bibliography. Red cloth with gilt lettering in dustjacket. VG/VG.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Cologne: Taschen, 2000. Quarto. 575 pp; thousands of b/w & color illustrations; index. Text in English/German/French. Flexible binding. VG, a clean, unmarked copy with minimal cover wear. This is an excellent visual reference to the interiors and decorative arts of the 1960s. The editors have compiled highlights from the "Decorative Art" yearbooks published by Studio magazine.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1984. Octavo. 68 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; catalogue of the exhibition. Paperback. VG, light rubbing along backstrip, back cover lightly soiled.. Soft Cover. Very Good.