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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Edition:Hardback978191649571516/12/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Lartigue was given his first camera when he was eight. This is a carefully edited collection of pictures from his archive.
Lartigue: The Boy and the Belle Epoque
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These lovely house-blessers are the latest subject for Moss, following his 'Wren' and ' Robin', and a decade after Horatio Clare's glorious 'A Single Swallow'. Illustrated.