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 No author, Haute Nouveaute. 12 Embroidered Fabric/Textile Floral Designs/Appliques
No author
Haute Nouveaute. 12 Embroidered Fabric/Textile Floral Designs/Appliques
No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher place or date. 12 floral designs, perhaps embroidery, attached to paper card stock. No creator, place or date, perhaps early to mid 1900s. A collection of 12 samples that appear to be embroidered appliques. All are very similar to each other, with only slight variations in use of colors. Haute Nouveaute across the top in a decorative banner, with ruling along the borders. Number 2783 stamped at the upper left. GOOD condition. Samples in nice condition with little wear. Card stock backing soiled, creased, with a few stains. Good .
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Book number: 016611
USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 21 | £UK 17.5 | JP¥ 3301]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn Textiles

 Various authors, American Furniture with Related Decorative Arts 1660-1830
Various authors
American Furniture with Related Decorative Arts 1660-1830
New York, Hudson Hills Press, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Pale yellow cloth in unclipped jacket. 315 pp. Color photos throughout. A study of American furniture and decorative arts from 1660 to 1830, with emphasis on items held in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Five essays look at the various periods: the 17th century, William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale and Federal, discussing artists, styles, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some toning to the jacket, with minor scuffing and edgewear. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Very Good.
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Book number: 016910
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Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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 Various Authors, The Branded Windsor Furniture of Independence National Historical Park
Various Authors
The Branded Windsor Furniture of Independence National Historical Park
No Place, Independence National Historical Park, Publisher, 1981. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small oblong format. 40 pp. A few small illustrations throughout. A catalog of annotated entries on Windsor furniture at the Independence National Historical Park, arranged by maker and including work by John Brientnall Ackley, William Bowen, William Cox, Thomas Manson and many others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Some scuffing along the spine. A few tiny creases at the corners. Very Good .
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Book number: 016059
USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 | £UK 10.5 | JP¥ 1950]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn

 Various authors, British Design-Konstindustri Och Design 1851-1987
Various authors
British Design-Konstindustri Och Design 1851-1987
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum Stockholm, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 110 pp. Black and white photos throughout. All text in Swedish, except for a short introduction. A catalog to a 1987 looking at British design from the mid 1800s to late 1900s, focusing on decorative arts. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, rubbing and edgewear to the covers. Perhaps a faint musty odor when opened. Good .
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Book number: 018589
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 2400]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn

 Various Authors, Form 3/4 1954. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift
Various Authors
Form 3/4 1954. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift
Stockholm, No Publisher, 1954. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs throughout. All text in Swedish. Pagination runs 63-96 plus ads in the front and rear. Sheet laid in with English text explaining contents of this issue. A journal devoted to topics related to Swedish design, much representing what may also be considered Mid-Century Modern (or Danish Modern). This issue with articles on the programme of the Halsingborg Exhibition; the confusion in modern Swedish architecture; an experimental house in Gothenburg; color in interior decoration; living at Sorgenfri; a look at the Ditzinger interior decoration firm; a look at the furniture associated with Sven Staaf; wallpaper of 1954 etc. GOOD condition. Covers browned, with some soiling and dark scuffing. Minor wrinkling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Good .
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Book number: 015888
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 4801]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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 Various Authors, Form 3 1955. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift
Various Authors
Form 3 1955. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift
Stockholm, Svenska Slojdforeningens, Publisher, 1955. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs throughout. All text in Swedish, with a 2 page leaf printed in English, laid in, that gives a summary of contents Ads throughout. A journal devoted to topics related to Swedish design, much representing what may also be considered Mid-Century Modern (or Danish Modern). This includes a look at furniture, household goods (plates, cups, etc.) and other items. This issue with articles on a new manufacturing house for glass, Johansfors; examples of mosiac; stained glass windows; plastics for everyday use; the new Artek, etc. GOOD condition. Covers browned, with some soiling and minor foxing. Minor wrinkling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Good .
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Book number: 016684
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 4801]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn

 Various authors, Kontur. Number 1. 1950
Various authors
Kontur. Number 1. 1950
Stockholm, Swedish Society of Industrial Design, 1950. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 31 pp. plus ads. Black and white and a few color photos throughout. All text in Swedish, with summaries of each article in English, laid in. First issue of this journal "for professionals in the field" devoted to trends in Scandinavian and Swedish design, in what would now perhaps be considered Mid-Century Modern. With pieces on American Functionalism, the triune outrage against beauty, Danish quality, the tool vs. the work of art, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Light curling along the extremities. Very Good .
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Book number: 014326
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Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn

 Various authors, Kontur. Number 6. 1957
Various authors
Kontur. Number 6. 1957
Stockholm, Swedish Society of Industrial Design, 1957. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 62 pp. plus ads. Black and white photos throughout. Text in Swedish and English. An issue of this journal "for professionals in the field" devoted to trends in Scandinavian and Swedish design, in what would now perhaps be considered Mid-Century Modern. This issue devoted to Swedish form and the relationship between past and present, including rhythm and expression, steel and form, etc. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate uneven toning to the covers. Minor scuffing and soiling. Good .
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Book number: 015732
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 4801]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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Buhler, Kathryn C.
Massachusetts Silver in the Frank L. And Louise C. Harrington Collection
Worcester. MA, Barre Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Grayish blue paper covered boards. First edition, one of 300 copies. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 121 pages. With black and white photos throughout. A catalog of the silver collection of Frank and Louise Harrington, examining the growth of silver collecting in America in the early 1900s to the present, and providing biographical and technical information on the silversmiths in Massachusetts in the collection. Pieces in the collection are described, with many photos accompanying the descriptions. GOOD condition, EX-MUSEUM LIBRARY with pocket, pastedown label and spine label present, as well as a few stamps and call numbers, in pencil, on the copyright page. Minor darkening along the extremities of the book. Minor soiling. Interior clean and solid. Good/No Jacket.
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Book number: 004391
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Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn American Silver

 
Bulkeley, Houghton
Contributions to Connecticut Cabinet Making
Bloomfield, CT, The Connecticut Historical Society, 1967. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards. 97 pages including index. With black and white photos throughout. A collection of articles, originally published in The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, on various aspects of cabinet making in Connecticut, including notable makers and their contributions to the trade. These include Aaron Roberts, John Wells, George Belden and others. GOOD condition, EX-MUSEUM LIBRARY with the usual markings: bookplate, card pocket and spine label. Spine and extremities somewhat faded. Interior solid, with a few underlines and notations in pencil, presumed from the previous owner, Dean Fales (who gifted this to the museum). Fales authored several books on American furniture. (Ames and Ward p 88). Good/No Jacket.
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Book number: 004469
USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 23 | £UK 19 | JP¥ 3601]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn Connecticut Furniture Cabinetmaking

 Burks, Jean M., Documented Furniture. An Introduction to the Collections
Burks, Jean M.
Documented Furniture. An Introduction to the Collections
Canterbury, NH, Canterbury Shaker Village. Shaker Village, Inc, 1989. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 23 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A descriptive guide to various pieces of Shaker made furniture at the Shaker village in Canterbury, New Hampshire, discussing makers and the history of the pieces, when known. GOOD condition. Ex-museum library. Exterior and interior pastedowns and stamping present. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Light curling at the corners. Good .
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Book number: 013186
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 2400]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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O'Connor, Kathleen B. (editor)
Nineteenth-Century American Silver. Report of a Yale-Smithsonian Material Culture Seminar at Yale University, 7-8 April 1988
New Haven, Yale University. Wraps. Light brown wraps. 50 pages. With a few black and white illustrations. A look at the silver making industry in 19th century America, studying the sources of silver, metallurgy, manufacturing, style, patents, merchandising and consumption, etc. GOOD condition, ex-museum library. Pocket, pastedown and spine label present. Rear cover rather scuffed/scratched along the lower spine. Small blue stain in that same area. Text clean and solid. Good .
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Book number: 006848
USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 | £UK 10.5 | JP¥ 1950]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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 Currier, Ernest M., Marks of Early American Silversmiths. With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types and List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841
Currier, Ernest M.
Marks of Early American Silversmiths. With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types and List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841
Harrison, NY, Robert Alan Green, Publisher, 1970. Cloth. One of 1000 copies of this reprint edition. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Quarto. 179 pp. A guide to marks of American silversmiths, reproducing marks and containing brief information on the silversmiths/businesses associated with the marks. Spanning from colonial times to the 19th century. FAIR jacket on a GOOD+ book. Heavy offsetting, darkening and large areas of faint staining to the jacket, with some soiling. Many small chips, tears and associated creases along the extremities. Upper 1 inch and lower 4 inches missing from the spine. General toning to the paper in the interior. Good/Fair.
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Book number: 009662
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Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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 Davies, Karen, At Home in Manhattan. Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression
Davies, Karen
At Home in Manhattan. Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression
New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1983. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 123 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog issued for an exhibition of decorative arts embracing Modernist, Art Deco, Bauhaus, etc. aesthetics as found in Manhattan homes. With critical essays and annotated entries. GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear to the covers. A hint of toning in the interior. Slight curling to the upper corners of the last third of the book. Good .
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Book number: 018317
USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 | £UK 10.5 | JP¥ 1950]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
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 Dillingham, Rick; Elliott, Melinda, Acoma and Laguna Pottery
Dillingham, Rick; Elliott, Melinda
Acoma and Laguna Pottery
Santa Fe, School of American Research Press, 1992. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 241 pp. Black and white and a few color photos throughout. A history of the practice of pottery at the Acoma and Laguna Pueblos, charting its progress from utilitarian and ceremonial origins to the more decorative and sculptural work produced today. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling, fading, scuffing and edgewear, with minor foxing to the first and last few pages. Good .
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Book number: 019958
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 2250]
Catalogue: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Noisbn Mesoamerican History

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