CATALOGUES - Art & Entertainment - Antiques

The artistic revolutions in glasswork over the last 150 years - from the Arts and Crafts Movement to Art Nouveau and Art Deco - are illuminated and analysed in this compendium of art glass. Historically innovative methods of working in the glass medium are noted, as are the artists who created them. Among the artists given particularly detailed treatment are John La Farge, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Henri Matisse, and Marc Chagall.

Covering the use and development of gold as jewelry throughout human civilizations, this wide-ranging history moves from early ages in the Balkans, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, through to the end of the Bronze Age in Europe. The influence of jewelry on trade between East, West, and South America is discussed, as is the trade’s influence on the jewelry itself. Finally, modern metalwork during the European Renaissance, the Victorian Era in Britain, 19th century Art Nouveau and Art Deco, and post-World War II design complete the pres... read more

Discussing the role of museums in the conservation of antique clocks and the modern demand for them through the antiques trade, this historical and scientific look at English clock making in the 18th century links clocks to breakthroughs in both mathematics and astronomy. The craftsmanship required for the glass, gold, ivory, lacquer, textile, turtle shell, and wood cases of the period is described, and horology is positioned as a developing career field because of the dearth of skilled technicians working today.