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Frankenburger,
Max. Die Silberkammer der Munchner Residenz. Munchen; Georg
Muller Verlag: 1923. Edition limited to 800 copies. A survey of the German silver in the
Imperial Silver Room at Hofburg Palace in Munich. The items date back to the 16th century,
but the majority are grand and fancy table-related pieces for banquets and such from the
17th and 18th centuries. Hardcover. 9"x11.5", xv + 293 pages, 130 b/w
illustrations; covers with some soil and wear, contents a bit tones and with a few
scattered spots. [03242] $250.00
The
London Cabinet Makers' Union Book of Prices. By a Committee of Masters and Journeymen.
London:1866. 4th edition. with The London Cabinet Makers Book of
Prices, for the most improved Extensible Dining Tables. (1866) and The
London Cabinet Makers' Book of Prices; for work not provided in the Union Book.
(1863) 2nd edition. The Union Book describes in great detail what each piece consists of,
what extras could be added, and what to charge for them. OCLC
locates only 2 copies of this edition. 8.5"x10.5", 474 pages plus 8
plates; 27 pages plus 9 plates; and 53 pages plus 6 plates; bound in sturdy quarter
leather, a nice copy. [11270] $850.00
Fuchs, Ronald W.
, II & David S. Howard. Made in China Export Porcelain from the Leo and
Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. Winterthur / University Press of
New England: 2005. This sumptuous volume accompanies a traveling exhibition of the same
name that opened at Winterthur in February, 2005. The full-color volume highlights 117
exquisite export porcelain objects from the extensive Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at
Winterthur. Authors Ron Fuchs and David Howard ground their presentation with an
introductory overview of the manufacture of porcelain, the history of the china trade, and
the importance of export porcelain in European and American history and material culture.
Individual entries are grouped according to function: dining wares, drinking wares,
household and personal utensils, and decorative wares. Each grouping is preceded by a
short essay that places the objects within a historic context. An illustrated appendix
addresses the coats of arms found on many of the objects, and an extensive bibliography
offers supplementary readings. Hardcover. 8.5”x11.5”, 212 pages, 280 color
illustrations, dj. New. [90148] $50.00
