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A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to 20th century pewter, which combines key international manufacturers and designers in one book.
Pewter is a versatile alloy which has been used to make a wide variety of domestic objects since antiquity. Malleable and lustrous, it was commonly used for making tableware until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when porcelain and glass became more popular. An inexpensive alternative to silver, it re-emerged as a popular material in the twentieth century, allowing for a new-found flexibility, and encouraging designers to experiment with form. From architectural finesse to the smallest everyday object, pewter was used globally, and was favored as an inlay for decorative panels, furniture, vases, and bowls.
This book outlines the development of pewter design from the Art Nouveau movement up to the Modernist period. The first volume to examine the artists and manufacturers working in this versatile material, it highlights the important factories and workshops of Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Scandanavia, Japan, and America. Histories of Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (WMF) and Liberty & Co. are included, as well as details of marks and monograms.
With invaluable information on restoration, care, reproductions, and fakes, the volume includes over 350 original photographs of outstanding examples of twentieth century pewter design. "
" Un guide complet et richement illustré sur l'étain du XXe siècle, qui réunit en un seul ouvrage les principaux fabricants et designers internationaux.
(...) Ce livre retrace l'évolution du design de l'étain depuis le mouvement Art nouveau jusqu'à la période moderniste. Premier ouvrage à examiner les artistes et les fabricants travaillant ce matériau polyvalent, il met en lumière les usines et les ateliers importants d'Allemagne, de Grande-Bretagne, de France, des Pays-Bas, d'Autriche, de Scandinavie, du Japon et d'Amérique. L'histoire de Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (WMF) et de Liberty & Co. est incluse, ainsi que des détails sur les marques et les monogrammes.
Avec des informations précieuses sur la restauration, l'entretien, les reproductions et les faux, le volume comprend plus de 350 photographies originales d'exemples exceptionnels du design de l'étain du vingtième siècle. "
Les dinandiers français suivants sont évoqués : Jules-Paul Brateau, Jules Desbois, Maurice Bouval, Christofle, Abel Landry, Maurice Dufrene, W. Hareng, Etain Garranti, Claude Bonnefond, Jean Després, Eugène et Alice Chanal.
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