10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBJETS DE VERTU»
Discover the use of
objets de vertu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
objets de vertu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Renaissance jewels, gold boxes, and
objets de vertu
The book provides a comprehensive account of the objets de luxe made during the Renaissance, throughout the eighteenth century and at the Russian court around 1900.
Anna Somers Cocks, Charles Truman, Sammlung Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1984
2
Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry
Fine Jewelry, Silver, and Objets de Vertu. Tapestries and Oriental Rugs. Boston,
21—22 April 1996. lot 35. Habsburg Feldman, Hotel des Bergues, Geneva
Antique Jewellery, Miniatures, Objects of Venn, Faberge, Russian and Islamic
Works ...
Susan Weber Soros, Stefanie Walker, 2004
3
Heritage Fine Silver &
Vertu Auction #5010
OBJETS DE VERTU 92089 A GERMAN SILVER AND IVORY FIGURE OF A
KNIGHT Unknown maker, circa 1940 Marks: STERLING, GERMANY, 925 21-1/2
inches high (54.6 cm) The standing Teutonic knight in full armor, with ivory face
and ...
Tim Rigdon, James L. Halperin (editor)
4
The Robert Lehman Collection: Decorative arts. XV
The fact that watch movements signed by London goldsmiths and watchmakers
are commonly found in this group of nécessaires indicates an English origin,
even though the objets de vertu themselves are unmarked? On this basis it may
be ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Wolfram Koeppe, Clare Le Corbeiller, 2012
5
Black Americana: Price Guide
150 Fine Terra Cotta Bust of a Blackamoor Bust of a blackamoor, hand-painted
terra cotta, bearded black man dressed as Arab, raised on squared, stepped
pedestal base, Austria, Collection of John Walker Antiques and Objets de Vertu ...
6
Antique Trader Black American Price Guide
75-125 Fine Terra Cotta Bust of a Blackamoor Bust of a blackamoor, hand-
painted terra cotta, bearded black man dressed as Arab, raised on squared,
stepped pedestal base, Austria, Collection of John Walker Antiques and Objets
de Vertu ...
7
Colonialism and Culture: Hispanic Modernisms and the Social ...
6 Women, fashion, collectibles, objets de vertu, the luxurious and exotic articles (
silk, gems, perfumes, Chinese objets d'art) which underlay Baudelaire's fetishism,
for example, had under modernism/modernity an intrinsic value. The world of ...
Then all the fashionable world would be eager to purchase his swandown
counterpane or swanskin coverlet, or the objets de vertu he had collected — his
jewels cut in rare devices and his caskets inlaid with little mirrors to multiply the
lustre of ...
9
Music from the Tang Court:
... with flowers, stems, and leaves, of precious stones or metals - artificial Bonsai,
as it were - were made formerly as costly objets de vertu. acquired more specific
erotic significance, and the title had become I.
10
Old Rosa: A Novel in Two Stories
... his hands into the sink of filthy dishwater (for once a week his turn at
dishwashing came around), he would fish out glorious painted fans, filigreed
necklaces, rings, little gold charms and objets de vertu and delicately cut gems
that someone, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBJETS DE VERTU»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
objets de vertu is used in the context of the following news items.
THE GRAND TOUR: A World of Cultural Exploration at The …
Furniture, paintings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, glass, clocks, watches, arms, armour, rare books, manuscripts, jewelry, objets de vertu, ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
The Duchess sale at Sotheby's
The furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware, textiles, paintings, costume, jewellery, and numerous objets de vertu are all from West Horsley Place, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
The great dilemma of the art forger: how to fool the public and be …
... prints and objets de vertu writhe in wrapped accord with the market, with fashion, with fluctuating reputation and with the caprices of the court ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
MADE IN BRITAIN: The Best of British Art, Brit/Mod Masters Take …
Furniture, paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, glass, clocks, watches, jewellery, objets de vertu, silver, antiquities and Asian art ... «ArtfixDaily, May 15»
Rothschild Family Treasures on View at MFA in Boston
... featuring nine pear-shaped diamonds, and in objets de vertu made of lavish materials such as gold, agate, lacquer, enamel and gemstones. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, May 15»
Dame Nellie Melba's $2m in trinkets top Sotheby's art and design …
... role at the Melba auction, where the most impressive prices were for so-called objets de vertu – including bijoux clocks and bejewelled boxes ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
Rothschild Art Collection Seized By The Nazis On View In Boston
A wide variety of objets de vertu made of lavish materials—including gold, agate, lacquer, enamel and gemstones—form an important part of ... «ArtLyst, Mar 15»
Cartier's Archive: Home To Hidden Treasures
The Cartier archive unveils an unusual view of world history in objets de vertu (literally, “objects of virtue”). “In this one,” said. Petit, with the air of ... «Barron's, Feb 15»
A Vladimir Kanevsky Ceramic Cabbage Is on the Block
On February 21, Stair Galleries will offer a ceramic cabbage by Vladimir Kanevsky as part of its “Objets de Vertu” sale in New York. «Architectural Digest, Feb 15»
A Lebkuecher & Co. Frame Is on the Block
As part of its “Objets de Vertu” sale on February 21, Stair Galleries in New York will offer a picture frame by silver manufacturer Lebkuecher ... «Architectural Digest, Feb 15»
