Miller's 100 years of the decorative arts
Subtitle: victoriana, arts & crafts, art nouveau & art deco
By: Eric Knowles.
Publisher: Miller's
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Decorative arts -- Collectors and collecting -- Europe -- Catalogs; Decorative arts -- Europe -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs; Decorative arts -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Catalogs; Decorative arts -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Catalogs; Decorative arts -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs; Decorative arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs.
Other titles: Miller's one hundred years of the decorative arts; 100 years of the decorative arts; One hundred years of the decorative arts; Decorative arts
Description: Written for both experienced and novice collectors, 100 Years of the Decorative Arts is a comprehensive illustrated survey of a period once ignored by serious antique dealers but now one of the most popular collecting fields. In this book, Eric Knowles brings together Victoriana, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Beginning with an introduction to the main events, artistic movements and technological advances of the period, Knowles looks in detail at all of the important craftsmen and women working in the United States, Britain, and continental Europe. The range of media considered is no less diverse and includes furniture, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry and glass. Each section includes information on identification, valuation, dating and fakes. Finally, there is a list of designers, craftsmen and women, manufacturers and their marks, and a glossary of technical terms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-249) and index.
Originally published: Miller's victoriana to art deco. London : Miller's, c1993.