Decorative Arts: Style and Design from Classical to Contemporary

442 Pages·2006·103.474 MB·English

by  Judith Miller

decorative arts
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Decorative
arts

Decorative
arts
judith miller
A dorling Kindersley Book
London, new York,
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art editors ian spick, simon Murrell, Victoria short
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foreword
the desire to decorate our homes is centuries old. From a prehistoric caveman
painting the walls of his cave, to an 18th century aristocrat collecting the new
european porcelain, to the late 20th-century desire for individualism and
design, the objects we surround ourselves with make our homes our own.
i have always been fascinated by the influences on these decorative arts and
their stylistic changes, as well as the stories of the craftsmen and designers who
have influenced the course of style through the decades. this book
tells those stories and explains the impact they had around the world.
this tradition of craftsmanship goes back to ancient greece and rome,
can be seen in the delicate porcelain figures of Johann Joachim kändler at
Meissen in the 1730s and 40s, the glass of Émile gallé at the end of the 19th
century, the exquisite rookwood vases painted by kataro shirayamadani, and
the furniture of senior and carmichael, as shown in the desk on the right, in the
early years of the 21st century.
as technology developed mass production became possible
and many of the decorative arts from the past 200 years reflect this.
Factory-made ceramics in the mid-19th century, like the rococo
revival vase on the left, enabled thousands of newly affluent middle
class families to share the decorative possibilities that had, until then,
been available only to the wealthy few. the decorative arts became
central to all our lives. in the late 20th century even the humble
corkscrew gained a design aesthetic which brought it into the
realm of decorative art.
i hope that you find the story of the decorative arts as
intriguing as i do and that this book will give you a lifelong
interest in the styles and history of this fascinating subject.
Consultants
Paul Atterbury Yves Gastou David Rago
Freelance writer and lecturer specializing Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris Expert and Partner, Rago Auction Center,
in 19th- and 20th-century art and design, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-century Lambertville, New Jersey
particularly ceramics Age of Excess Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau,
Birth of Modernism
John Axford Dr Henrietta Graaf
Director, Woolley & Wallis Fine Art Furniture historian and lecturer at the John Sollo
Auctioneers, Salisbury, Wiltshire Technical University of Munich Expert and Partner, Sollo:Rago Modern
Ceramics 1700–1900 Furniture 1700 to the present day Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Mid-century Modern
Keith Baker Jeanette Hayhurst
Consultant and valuer Jeanette Hayhurst Fine Glass, London Hervé de la Verrie
Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau Glass 1700 to the present day Head of European Ceramics and Glass
department, Christie’s, Paris
Lynda Cain Mark Hill Ceramics 1700–1900
Vice President American Furniture & 20th-century specialist
Decorative Arts, Samuel T. Freeman and Mid-century Modern, Postmodern and Patrick van der Vorst
Co., Philadelphia Folk Art Contemporary Director and Head of Continental Furniture
Department, Sotheby’s, London
Dudley Browne Liz Klein Furniture 1700–1900
Lamp and Glass Division, James D. Julia Consultant and collector’s agent specializing
Inc., Fairfield, Maine Age of Excess, in 20th-century decorative arts Professor Jonathan M. Woodham
Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau Mid-century Modern Director, Centre for Research Development
(Arts & Architecture),
Max Donnelly Maître Lefèvre University of Brighton, Sussex
The Fine Art Society, London Maison de Ventes Beaussant-Lefèvre, Paris Postmodern and Contemporary
The Aesthetic Movement, The Glasgow France 1700–1900
School, Christopher Dresser Dr Alfred Ziffer
Nicholas Lowry Art historian and lecturer. Curator of the
Dr Graham Dry President and Poster Specialist, Swann Nymphenburg Porcelain Bäuml Collection
Jugendstil and Art Deco specialist, Von Auction Galleries, New York Editor of Keramos
Zezschwitz Kunst und Design, Munich Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-century Ceramics 1700 to the present day
Art Nouveau, Birth of Modernism, Art Deco Modern Posters
image on page 1 LORENzL FIgURE This stylized figure is cast in bronze from a model by Josef
PRICE BANDS
LOïE FULLER Raoul Larche was known for his sculptures of dancer Loïe Fuller. Lorenzl and patinated with a silver finish. it has an onyx base. H:38cm (15in).
Some of the pieces in this book are accompanied by
as here, the gilt-bronze forms often doubled as lamps. H:32cm (12½in).
HEART CHAIR Verner panton’s sculptural chair was inspired by the work of
a number that gives an indication of value:
arne Jacobsen. The metal frame and foam construction is fully upholstered in a
images on pages 2–3
bright red fabric. 1958. H:101.5cm (40in).
1 £100–500 SWEDISH CONSOLE TABLE supporting a marble top, this table’s giltwood
2 £500–1,000 frame is carved in deep relief, in Louis XV style, with a lion mask, dragons,
gLASS SCULpTURE This is made from an opaque orange half-globe and a
3 £1,000–2,500 flowers, and scrolling foliage. c.1760. W:99cm (39in).
quarter-globe in clear orange glass by milos Balgavy. D:25cm (9¾in).
4 £2,500–5,000
5 £5,000–10,000 BOHEmIAN OvERLAy gLASS This lidded goblet made in ruby red over clear
images on pages 4–5
6 £10,000–20,000 overlay glass was wheel-engraved by august Böhm with a forest landscape with a
BALUSTER-SHApED vASE The scrolling form is encrusted with applied
7 £20,000–50,000 deer on the bowl and grapevines around the lid. c.1850. H:53cm (21in).
flowers in the english Rococo Revival style. 1850s. H:27cm (10¾in).
8 £50,00–100,000
9 £100,000–250,000 TUDRIC mANTEL CLOCk Designed by archibald Knox for Liberty & Co’s Tudric vENUS DESk made by senior and Carmichael for the marchioness of Bath,
0 £250,000 upwards range, it has a pewter case with stylized leaf decoration, and an enamelled dial the sycamore canopy of this mechanical cylinder yew desk was inspired by the
with berry motifs and copper arabic numerals. c.1905. H:21cm (8½in). scallop shell in Botticelli's painting Birth of Venus. 2005.
Contents
5 Foreword NEoCLASSICISM AGE oF ExCESS
6 Consultants 1760–1840 1840–1900
7 Contents 50 A New Classicism 96 19th-century Revivals
52 Elements of Style 98 Elements of Style
54 The Ancient World 100 FURNITURE
DECoRATIVE PAST
An Age of Revivals
4000bce–1600ce 56 FURNITURE
Battle of the Styles
A Classical Style
10 The Ancient World
Furniture Gallery
Late Neoclassical
12 Eastern Influence
The Empire Style 106 CERAMICS
14 The Middle Ages
Furniture Gallery Folk Ceramic Revival
16 The Renaissance
English Ceramics
64 CERAMICS
American Ceramics
British Pottery
AGE oF oRNAMENT Sèvres
Tin-glazed Earthenware
1680–1760 Meissen
Neoclassical Porcelain
20 Lavish opulence
116 GLASS
Ceramics Gallery
22 Elements of Style Surface Techniques
72 GLASS
24 FURNITURE Cut Glass
Cut and Engraved Glass
Régence to Rococo Historical Styles
Coloured Glass
From Walnut to Mahogany 122 METALWARE
Glass Gallery
28 The Huguenots Silverware
78 METALWARE
30 CERAMICS Victorian Ingenuity
80 CLoCKS
Pottery in Europe Metalware Gallery
Tin-glazed Earthenware 82 oBJETS DE VERTU 128 Pattern Books
The Arcanum Precious Gifts 130 CLoCKS
Porcelain Tea and Snuff 132 SoUVENIRS
American Folk Art
38 GLASS 134 TExTILES
Enamelled glass 88 TExTILES Eastern Carpets
40 oriental Influence The Silk Trade Needlework
Samplers
42 METALWARE 138 SCULPTURE
92 SCULPTURE
44 CLoCKS French Bronzes
American Sculpture
46 TExTILES
ARTS AND CRAFTS ART NoUVEAU BIRTH oF MoDERNISM
1880–1920 1880–1915 1860–1920
144 Traditional Values 188 Sinuous Contours 238 Dynamic Designers
146 Elements of Style 190 Elements of Style 240 Elements of Style
148 The Aesthetic Movement 192 FURNITURE 242 Christopher Dresser
150 FURNITURE A French Revolution 244 FURNITURE
Morris and Co. The Style Evolves The Glasgow School
The Stickley Dynasty German Jugendstil The Wiener Werkstätte
American Workshops 198 CERAMICS The Bauhaus
Furniture Gallery Innovative Glazes Le Corbusier
158 CERAMICS Tradition and Innovation Frank Lloyd Wright
Rookwood American Art Pottery 254 CERAMICS
American Art Pottery Ceramics Gallery European Modernism
New Glazes 206 GLASS The Birth of Studio Pottery
British Ceramics Émile Gallé 258 GLASS AND LAMPS
Ceramics Gallery Cameo Glass 260 METALWARE
168 Exotic Influences Iridescent Glass
262 TExTILES
170 GLASS AND LAMPS Louis Comfort Tiffany
Leaded Glass Glass Gallery
Lamps 216 LAMPS
ART DECo
174 METALWARE 218 METALWARE 1920–1940
The New Guilds French Luxury 266 Stylish Modernity
Liberty & Co. Northern Europe 268 Elements of Style
American Metalware Georg Jensen
270 FURNITURE
Metalware Gallery Metalware Gallery
A Change in Style
182 CLoCKS 226 CLoCKS Simple Design
184 TExTILES 228 TExTILES Furniture Gallery
230 SCULPTURE 276 Exotic Influences
232 PoSTERS 278 CERAMICS
French Street Art French Ceramics
Europe and Beyond Figurines
Female Designers
Ceramics Gallery