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Gilded Interiors: Parisian Luxury and the Antique - Softcover

Jacobsen, Helen

 
9781781300589: Gilded Interiors: Parisian Luxury and the Antique
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1781300585 ISBN 13: 9781781300589
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

The Wallace Collection has an internationally-renowned collection of French eighteenth-century art but perhaps lesser known today is their stunning collection of gilt-bronze objects. These bronzes d'ameublement – from clocks and mounted Sèvres porcelain to wall lights and candelabra – epitomised the levels of luxury achieved in Parisian interiors. Highly expensive and expertly wrought, they illustrate the heights of skilled craftsmanship achieved by French bronze workers in the eighteenth century as well as showcasing the wealth and connoisseurship o f their owners. Lavishly illustrated with new photography, this publication will be a book of 'highlights' to include the very best of what the Wallace Collection has to offer in this field.

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About the Author

Helen Jacobsen is senior curator and curator of French eighteenth-century decorative arts at the Wallace Collection.

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Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1781300585
ISBN 13 
9781781300589
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
112