Isbn: 9780917046902 - a Noble Pursuit: English Silver from the Rita Gans Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (28 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. In 1997 Rita Gans generously gave the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts an outstanding array of English silver from the collection she and her late husband, Jerome, had amassed over some thirty years. Thanks to the munificent gift in 2010 of more stunning silver collected by her during the past thirteen years, the museum is home to one of the most important collections of English silver in the United States. Using examples from the Gans Collection, this book looks closely at the time-honored pursuit of the beautiful and rare in silver and charts the rise of antique silver collecting in Europe and America during the past three centuries. Many motives lie behind silver collecting, but more than an object?s beauty, scarcity, provenance, or historical significance, the main driving force is frequently the thrill of the chase. Copublished by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and John Adamson Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.…

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ex-library paperback book with library stickers, labels and stamps on cover and inside. Cover is in good condition. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, free of markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Softcover, 88 pgs. Color illus. Fine.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Oversized hardcover. No date on title page. Copyright 2011. 421 pages. Cream cloth over boards. Navy stamping on spine. In very good condition. DJ in good condition--some scuffs, a scratch, and some wear along the edges; otherwise, DJ is clean and glossy. Binding is tight. Corners are square. Pages and covers are clean. Overall, a very good and clean copy. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. This is an oversized (and overweight) book. Extra shipping charges may be required for international or priority delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In 1997 Rita Gans generously gave the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts an outstanding array of English silver from the collection she and her late husband, Jerome, had amassed over some thirty years. Thanks to the munificent gift in 2010 of more stunning silver collected by her during the past thirteen years, the museum is home to one of the most important collections of English silver in the United States. Using examples from the Gans Collection, this book looks closely at the time-honored pursuit of the beautiful and rare in silver and charts the rise of antique silver collecting in Europe and America during the past three centuries. Many motives lie behind silver collecting, but more than an object's beauty, scarcity, provenance, or historical significance, the main driving force is frequently the thrill of the chase.Copublished by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and John AdamsonDistributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Many motives lie behind silver collecting, but more than an object's beauty, scarcity, provenance, or historical significance, the main driving force is frequently the thrill of the chase. Copublished by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and John Adamson Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+/VG. First. Ivory cloth/boards with dark navy spine lettering. White dj with color illus. and faux yellow band. Decorative end papers. 421 pp. with mostly color images throughout. The VMFA's amazing collection of Fabergelia, numbering several hundred. Includes stunning color photos of the individual pieces, along with bw photos from the era of Faberge and the Russian monarchy. Also includes works by other Russian jewelers. Delightful silver bunny on page 138. Good with no tears or chips but with bumping and some soiling.…

Condition: New. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 221 x 10. Weight in Grams: 558. . 2011. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 88 pages. 11.50x8.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: New. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 221 x 10. Weight in Grams: 558. . 2011. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 88 pages. 11.50x8.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. 4to. 421 pp. Hard Covers. Dust Jacket. New, in Publisher's Original Shrink-Wrap. Illustrations, some in color."The exquisite objects created by goldsmith and jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé and his studio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the aristocracy and nobility of imperial Russia are considered to be some of the most refined examples of the jeweler's art of any age. Of greatest fascination are the extraordinary Easter eggs created as special commissions for the Russian imperial family and other notable patrons - works that remain unparalleled in their ingenuity of construction and sheer beauty. Accompanying a major exhibition Faberge Revealed represents a landmark for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and for Fabergé scholarship. The essays by Géza von Habsburg and other scholars present new findings on Fabergé, his workshops, and the creation of these extraordinary objects. For the first time all items by or attributed to Fabergé in VMFA's collection are documented along with the museum's significant holdings of other Russian decorative arts." --Publisher description.Heavy book, will cost extra for shipping.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnPublished to mark the opening of the new Silver Gallery at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, September 24, 2010.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Published to mark the opening of the new Silver Gallery at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, September 24, 2010.

Soft Cover. Condition: As New. 4to 88pp, as new softcover copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.