Through tremendous grit and research, Malcolm D. Gutter has been forming a remarkable porcelain collection over several decades, primarily on a professorâs salary. A Princely Pursuit presents more than one hundred significant pieces from the collection, which focuses primarily on early Meissen, particularly the royal collection that Augustus II (1670 â 1733) commissioned for the Japanisches Palais, his pleasure palace in Dresden, and the porcelain works he had imported from China and Japan.
In addition to reproducing many documented pieces from the royal collection, this volume includes numerous âcollectorâs storiesâ which capture, in Gutterâs own voice, his determined and painstaking hunt for Meissen porcelain around the world, as well as the legendary figures he has met and worked with along the way. Pairing Meissen history with exemplary objects from the German manufactory, A Princely Pursuit makes an essential contribution to the field of decorative arts.
Categories:
- Arts & Photography
- History & Criticism
- Criticism
- History & Criticism
Publisher : Hirmer Publishers
Author : Hirmer
Language : English
Edition : Main
Published :2018-07-15
Number Of Pages : 272
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 3777429848
ISBN-13 : 9783777429847
Item weight : 4.56 lb
Dimensions : 1.14 in x 9.84 in x 12.01 in
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