Format:
232 S
,
zahlr. Ill
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9781904832812
,
9781931485098
Content:
"Traces the history of Russian silver from before 1700 to 1917, following its fate in the 1920s and 1930s, when much of it was sold to American collectors and is now found in many public museums"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Introduction -- Major American collectors : contrasts in taste and focus -- Transition to Western styles : silver before 1700 -- Triumph of the Baroque : Peter and Elizabeth -- Rococo to Neoclassicism : Catherine and Paul -- Revival styles from Empire to Neorococo : Alexander I and Nicholas I -- The Russian style to Faberge -- Faberge to Modernism -- The Revolution and the fate of Russian silver -- Comments on marks -- Glossary.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Russland
;
Russische SFSR
;
Silberschmiedekunst
;
Sammlung
;
USA
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Hillwood Museum and Gardens
;
Bildband
;
Katalog
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