The Paris salons, 1895-1914
By: Alastair Duncan.
Contributors: Antique Collectors' Club.
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk
Language: eng
Subjects: Jewelry -- History -- 19th century -- France -- Paris.; Jewelry -- History -- 20th century -- France -- Paris.; Decoration and ornament -- Art nouveau.
Description: These are the first of a multi-volume series illustrating the decorative arts of the Paris Salons, which are taken from all the known and available Salons' catalogues. These two volumes contain over 5,500 magnificent illustrations of jewellery by designers such as Boucheron, Chaumet and Lalique from the original catalogues of the Paris Salons, produced from 1895 to 1914, allowing the identification and authentication of many pieces for the first time.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Jewellery, the designers A-K.; title: v. 2. Jewellery, the designers L-Z; title: v. 3. Furniture; title: v, 4. Ceramics and glass