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Figures of the Enlightenment: A Catalogue of Eighteenth-Century Meissen from a Private Collection

Figures of the Enlightenment: A Catalogue of Eighteenth-Century Meissen from a Private Collection

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Figures of the Enlightenment: A Catalogue of Eighteenth-Century Meissen from a Private Collection

W037054 | $45.00

Philip Kelleway and Tristan Sam Weller. Unicorn, Unicorn Publishing Group, London, 2022.

128 pp. Well illustrated (all col.). 27 x 20 cm. In English. Hardcover.

ISBN 9781913491857

This book presents more than one hundred specially commissioned photographs of eighteenth-century Meissen porcelain from a significant private collection, illuminating what elite consumers of that era valued, aspired to, and found entertaining. With an expert eye, each object is showcased in the round and up close, highlighting all important features. Detailed entries accompany each item and an introductory essay helps to place them in their proper historical context. Anyone with an interest in the decorative arts of the eighteenth century will find this book a feast for the eyes.

Subject Headings: Eastern and Western European Art ; Western Art -- Germany -- 1600-1800 -- Ceramics -- Decorative Arts and Design --

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