Arti decorative e design

California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism

Stern, Bill · 2001 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2001. Hardcover. Blue paper over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 119 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Extensive text on the history of pottery in California; Includes a section on pottery marks, useful for identifying pottery; Wonderful, vivid ...

Fabric of an Exhibition: An Interdisciplinary Approach - Preprints = L'Etoffe D'Une Exposition: Pluridisciplinarie - Pretirages

1997 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Conservation Institute, 1997. Softcover. Light green illus. wraps, 206 pp. BW illus. Texts of 44 papers and descriptions of demonstrations scheduled to be presented at this same-named 1997 textile conference in Ottawa. Articles are in English, with ab...

Tischbrunnen: Forschungen Zur Europaischen Tafelkultur

Wiewelhove, Hildegard · 2002 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Berlin, Deutscher Verlag fur Kunstwissenschaft, 2002. Hardcover. White canvas, cream & color illus. dust jacket, 224 pp. 8 color plates, 216 BW illus. Text is in German. A highly illustrative survey of the craft of building table-top water fountains: a craft popularized during...

American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum

Montgomery, Charles F. · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

NY, Viking Press, 1966. Hardbound. Brown leather, gilt-embossed presentation copy, leather-edged slipcase. 497 pp. Hundreds of bw illustrations. Foreword by Henry Francis Dupont, background section on various fascinating aspects of furniture, followed by catalogue sections on ...

American Furniture: 1620 to the Present

Fairbanks, Jonathan L. and Elizabeth Bidwell Bates · 1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Richard Marek Publishers, 1981. Hardcover. Blue cloth, white DJ. 561 pp. Hundreds of color and bw plates. From the DJ.. "Meant for both connoisseur and amateur, serious collector and people simply interested in the subject, [this] is the definitive book in its field,...

American Decorative Arts: 360 Years of Creative Design

Bishop, Robert and Patricia Coblentz · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1982. Hardcover. Dark brown cloth boards with light brown embossed cover and spaine, beige and color illustrated dust jacket, 405 pp. 160 color, 283 bw plates. From the dust jacket: .. "Spanning more than 360 years, text and illustrations treat ...

Sandwich Glass: The History of the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company

Lee, Ruth Webb · 1939 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Framingham, Mass, Ruth Webb Lee, 1939. Third Edition. Hardcover. Navy blue boards, gilt letters on spine & front cover, maps on flyleaves, 526 pp. 203 BW illus, A standard resource for collectors of glass -- and wondrously written as well. "You cannot criticize the Sandwich de...

Jade in Ancient Costa Rica

Jones, Julie (editor) · 1998 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998. Paperback. Green & color illus. wraps, 127 pp. many color illus. "An exhibition that illustrates a particular moment in Precolumbian America when a group of works of art takes on a special and traditional singularity. The jades p...

Los Esmaltes En la Orfebreria Catalana

Alcolea, Santiago · 1962 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Barcelona, Joyeria Bagues, 1962. Softcover. Color-illustrated wraps with red lettering; 19 pages profusely illustrated in color and bw. Enamels by Catalan goldsmiths. Extensive essay, for the book's size. Text in Spanish (not Catalan). Most examples are large enamels, located ...

Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain

Galloway, Francesca · 1999 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

London, The Fine Arts Society, 1999. Softcover. Decorative arts colored cornflower blue, black and tan card wraps; unpaginated with over 50 color images. Catalogue from the exhibition held 4-29 October, 1999. Includes price list, set in, (in pounds sterling) of 51 textiles for...

Important Watches, Including Contemporary Classics: A Gentleman's Passion

Sotheby's · 2013 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

New York, Sotheby's, 2013. Softcover. White & color illus. wraps, 184 pp. many color illus. Issued in conjunction with an auction held December 10, 2013, featuring quite a wide array of gentleman's watches. As New .

Centenaire de L'Orfèvrerie Christofle. 1839 - 1939

Lanel, Luc · 1940 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Paris, Vignettes de Daragnes, 1940. Not the limited edition. Softbound. 28 pp. plus 4 black and white plates of illustrations on 4 leaves of paper. Ornamental wood block prints in text. Text in French. Presents the workshop of the French silversmith Christofle in the period fr...

American Silver 1670-1830: The Moore Collection at Providence College

Hauck, Alice H. R. et al. · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Providence, Rhode Island, Providence College / Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; Gray pictorial dj.; 151 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Features early American silver from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Philadelphia, Con...

American Silver 1670-1830: The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College

Hauck, Alice H. R. et al. · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Providence, Rhode Island, Providence College / Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards. Gray pictorial dj. 151 pp. Profusely illustrated in BW. Cover title: American Silver 1670-1830: The Moore Collection at Providence College. Features e...

English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century (Volume III)

Cescinsky, Herbert · 0 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York, Funk & Wagnalls Company. Hardcover. Three-quarters maroon cloth with maroon leather spine & corners, gilt letters on spine, gilt top edges, marbled flyleaves, 384 pp. 385 BW illus. Volume 3 of a 3-volume set on the subject. Includes the work of Robert and James Adam;...

19th Century Wooden Boxes

Burgess, Arene · 1997 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Atglen, Pennsylvania, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 1997. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 156 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. A wonderful guide to all kinds of wooden boxes of the nineteenth century, including apothecary boxes, immigrant trunks, lap desks, liquor chests, sa...

Spongeware and Spatterware

McConnell, Kevin · 1999 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

West Chester, PA, Schiffer Publishing, 1999. Second edition. Softbound. Glossy, color-illustrated wraps. 127 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. An essential and most useful illustrated reference on this unique ceramic style. From the publisher: "Spongeware and spatterware, co...

Monmouth-Western Stoneware

Martin, Jim and Bette Cooper · 1998 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$80.00 (€72.58 | £60.55 | ¥12,775)

Des Moines, Iowa, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1998. Third printing. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 151 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color and bw. The guide to what is today known as the Monmouth-Western Stoneware Company, as well the seven companies that preceded it; I...

Red Wing Stoneware: An Identification and Value Guide

DePasquale, Dan and Gail and Larry Peterson · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Paducah, Kentucky, Collector Books, 1990. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 167 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. A later edition of this 1983 title, which features many color photographs; Values updated in 1990. VG .

Redware: America's Folk Art Pottery

McConnell, Kevin · 1999 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 1999. Second. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 95 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos. Book about collecting Redware pottery; Includes sections on pricing, condition, terminology, and rarities; This is the revised...