Everyday at least for that great patroness… loved not least because she paid her bills on time. This illustrated chronology of the porcelain, its commissioning and use, is a magnificent book combining art, politics and social history. The author is the legendary former director of the Wallace Collection, one of the most world’s famous experts on porcelain. Beautifully produced in two volumes, in a slipcase.
Everyday Rococo: Madame de Pompadour and Sevres Porcelain
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£200.00
Edition:Hardback978191649571516/12/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Following the catastrophe in which Henry's heir was drowned, England sank into a terrible civil war in which English, Normans, Scots and Welsh competed in the ancient game of thrones.
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As a war photographer and his driver travel through Germany in late 1945, it becomes apparent that they have different reasons for wanting to be there.
The Invisible Land
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Poulenc: A Biography
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A facsimile edition of Carmontelle's original, illustrated presentation of the 8-hectare garden he designed for the Duc de Chartres in 1779, on the cusp of the French Revolution. It had an i... read more
Garden at Monceau
Hardback £60.00