The Frick Collection - An illustrated catalogue - V Furniture - Italian and French - VI Furniture and Gilt Bronzes - French - ( Furniture in the Frick Collection )

2 lingua: inglese Opera in 2 volumi, legat. edit. in tela con sovrac. illustrata, cm 27x21 - Vol. V Furniture Italian & French (Part 1): xxii + 384 pag. - Vol. VI Furniture French (Part 2) and Gilt Bronzes: 336 pag. - con complessive 30 tavole a colori e oltre 440 illustraz. in b.n. - Volume V covers Renaissance Furniture and 16th century Italian & French furniture (by David Dubon) and French Furniture of the 18th & 19th centuries (by Theodore Dell), Volume VI covers French furniture of the 18th and 19th centuries and french gilt bronzes - 720 pp in 2 volumes with 30 colour and 440 monochrome illustrations - This important work on French furniture by two of America's foremost authorities comprises vols. V & VI of the Frick collection. Included are 130 items, mostly French tables, cabinets, and chairs, 101 pieces of French 18th century furniture - desks, tables, commodes, cabinets, and chairs - featuring major works by Boulle, Carlin, Heurtaut, Lacroix, Riesener, and Vanrisamburgh. Among the examples of ormolu are clock cases, andirons, candelabra, candlesticks, and mounted vases by Caffiéri, Duplessis, and Gouthière - Ottimo stato di conservazione.