Decorative Art
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FABRICS THE DECORATIVE ART OF TEXTILES
by Caroline Lebeau et al
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1994. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. 9 x 12 in. Cloth boards. Lavish color photos. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, no wear, one corner dented. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; very clean, spine area sunned. Dec. Stax.
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SGD 34.47
LE VITRAIL FRANCAIS Sous La Haute Direction du Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Paris
by Marcel Aubert, Andre Chastel, Jean Verrier, Francois Mathey & others
Paris: Editions Deux-Mondes, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good +. 10 x 12 inches high. 336 pages with numerous tipped-in color plates. Condition of the book is Very Good+; light wear at the top corner of rear cover, otherwise excellent, text and illustrations are very clean, binding is tight, embossed color illustration on cover is amazing and in excellent condition. Decorative art RGR
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SGD 62.04
Wemyss Ware; a decorative Scottish Pottery
by Davis, Peter (With Robert Rankine.) (Contributor Victoria de Rin; David MacMillan.)
Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press [0-7073-0354-0] 1986. (Oblong 4to hardcover) 173pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Green leatherette. Illustrated endpapers, illustrations, black and white and color photographs, tables, chronology, references, glossary, index. There are very minor bumps at the corners and on the top edge. Contributors include Victoria de Rin, David MacMillan. (Antiques, China--Porcelain, Collectibles, Fife Pottery, Porcelain, Tableware, Wemyss Ware).
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SGD 651.44
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Fine Asian, Australian and European Arts and Design. Melbourne 18 June 2013 [Auction Catalogue]
by [Sotheby's]
Melbourne: Sotheby's. 2013. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Goodcondition. Illustrated with Colour photographs and reproductions 88 pages. Sotheby's Auction catalogue. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Softcover.
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SGD 22.53
The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples
by Harrison, Julia D. (introduction)
"The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples." Introduction by Julia D. Harrison, Curator of Ethnology, Glenbow Museum. This book grew out of an exhibition entitled The Spirit Sings, mounted by the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, as part of the Arts Festival of the 1988 XV Olympic Winter Games. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart and Glenbow Museum, [1987]. pp. 264, Bibliography. 221 illus. (many in colour). Hardcover, beige cloth with gilt design on cover and gilt title on spine...
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SGD 50.48
Eiko by Eiko: Eiko Ishioka: Japan's Ultimate Designer.
by Ishioka, Eiko
New York: Callaway [0-935112-18-9] 1983. (Folio hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, chronology. A previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper, a small bump at the foot of the spine and a lightl smudge to the dust jacket spine. (Design, Art, Design, Designers--Japan).
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SGD 282.29
Nature and Ornament (Volumes 1 and 2)
by Day, Lewis F
London: Batsford, 1909. 2 volume set. Hard covers, 8vo. Vol 1- Nature and Ornament: Nature The Raw Material Of Design. Second Edition, Revised, published London: Batsford, 1929. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4", xv+126pp., illustrated throughout with b/w plates and reproductions. Dark green cloth with black titles and borders. Minor sun fade at the crown, previous owner bookplateand name, else near fine in very good dust jacket with minor loss at spine and tips. Vol 2 - Nature and Ornament: Ornament The...
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SGD 241.27
The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
by Holmes, Martin
"The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London." by Martin Holmes. Department of the Environment Official Guide. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, [1971]. Originally published 1953. Third edition, Third impression, 1971. pp. 36. mostly colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white & black title (corners worn, front cover scuffed some, scratch on back cover).Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).
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SGD 25.24
Ming Ceramics in The British Museum: Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in The British Museum
by Harrison-Hall, Jessica
British Museum Press, London, 2001 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 640 pages with 1025 colour and 100 black and white illustrations; 22.70 x 28.5 cm; 2.75 Kg; Used book with minor signs of wear on the dust jacket. Interior as new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; VERY HARD TO FIND.; Ming pottery and porcelain, dating from China's Renaissance period between the mid fourteenth and mid seventeenth centuries, has influenced the way...
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SGD 1,477.10
Fresh Wood; New Designers V.1
by Asbury, Greg; Cortinas, Corrine
Sierra Madre: Mitra, 2004. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Foreword: Conversations with Sam Maloof on student design. Bound in the publisher's original printed paper over boards.Full-color illustrations throughout.
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SGD 59.28
PRINTING ART QUARTERLY AND 1937 EXHIBITION OF DESIGN IN PRINTING
by Scott, John L. (Editor)
Chicago: Dartnell Publications, 1937. First printing. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Stiff illustrated card covers with orange comb binding. 154 pages. Illustrated throughout with color and b/w images. Corners worn. One tooth at top of comb binding is missing. No names or marks. Includes ten page reproduction of the New Bauhaus [Chicago] catalogue designed by Moholy-Nagy. Due to size, international shipping at cost.
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SGD 117.19
JODAI-GIRE, 7TH AND 8TH CENTURY TEXTILES IN JAPAN FROM THE SHOSO IN AND HORYU-JI
by Matsumoto, Kaneo
Japan: Shikosha Publishing Co. Near Fine. 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. 4879400122 . Clean soft pictorial covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with color plates & B/W photographs. Textile catalogue. Japanese and English text. Antiques, Textile. ; Color Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 252 pages .
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SGD 241.27
French Interiors: The Art of Elegance
by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a specialist in furniture and antiques at Christies and Honelon, invites her readers to enter the elegantly luxurious interiors of some of France's most exclusive... Read more about this item
Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a specialist in furniture and antiques at Christies and Honelon, invites her readers to enter the elegantly luxurious interiors of some of France's most exclusive... Read more about this item
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SGD 172.34
Rug and Furniture Style Book (Sears and Roebuck)
n. 1930. Soft cover. Good. 1930 Soft cover Good+ catalog of rugs and decor
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SGD 227.49
The Old-World House: Its Furniture and Decoration. 2 Vols
by Cescinsky, Herbert
London: A.& C Black, 1924. Two volume set. First editions. Quater bound morocco with gilt spine titles and red pebbled cloth, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, ribbon markers. Published London: A.& C Black, 1924. 4to., 8" x 10", xi+307; iii+371pp., profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w plates, frontis in each volume. Ex-library with no exterior markings, minimal interior. Some normal shelfwear, pages clean, bindings tight. Good. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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SGD 151.66
The Good Earth: the pots and passion of Walter Ostrom
by Greenhalgh, Paul et al
"The Good Earth: the pots and passion of Walter Ostrom" by Peter Greenhagh et al. Introduction by Shannon Parker, Curator of Collections at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. [Halifax, NS]: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and [Frederiction, NB]: Goose Lane Editions, [2021]. exhibition checklist loosely inserted. pp. 175. numerous colour illus., some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards (top & bottom of spine bumped, one top corner bit bent, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 9...
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SGD 50.48
Five Centuries of Italian Majolica
by Liverani, Giuseppe
NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First Edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First American Edition. Folio. 9 1/2" x 12." 260pp., 83 tipped-in color plates and 52 b/w illustrations.A Very Good or better copy - clean, straight, tight, no markings, in a Good, heavily frayed dj with several small chips missing.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Good. Folio. Illus.
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SGD 68.94
Nova Scotia Furniture
by MacLaren, George
"Nova Scotia Furniture" by George MacLaren. [Photos by Ken Gilmour and Ron Merrick]. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Petheric Press, [1974]. Third printing. pp. 44. many b. & w. illus. Softcover, stapled (faded, some marks on cover, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm).
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SGD 25.24
Duncan Phyfe and The English Regency
by McClelland, Nancy
NY: William R. Scott, 1939. First edition. Hard cover, bound in library cloth. Published NY: William R. Scott, 1939. 4to., 8 3/4" x 12", xxix+364pp., illustration with 295 b/w plates plus drawings and tables. Rebound in green library cloth with white titles. Professional, short tape repairs along bottom edge first 15 sheets, pp.27, 28 tipped in in facsimilie, otherwise very good. Pages clean, binding tight. A lavishly illustrated study of the furniture maker. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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SGD 151.66
![THE SCHOOL ARTS MAGAZINE. An Illustrated Publication for Those Interested in Fine and Industrial Art [Vols. 26-27, 1927 -1928]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/985/090/1592090985.0.b.jpg)
THE SCHOOL ARTS MAGAZINE. An Illustrated Publication for Those Interested in Fine and Industrial Art [Vols. 26-27, 1927 -1928]
by Lemos, Pedro J. [Editor]
Worcester, Ma: The Davis Press, 1928. First edition. Published Worcester, Mass: The Davis Press, 1928 8vo., 7" x 9 1/2", approx. 700pp., lavishly illustrated. 12 non-continuous original issues of the magazine bound in one volume. Includes Jan, Feb, May, June, Sept, Nov, Dec 1927; Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June 1928, with each issue dedicated to a specific topic. Topics include Indian (Nov, 1927), Bird, Handicraft, Tree, Christmas, Design, Our Country, Home, Rural, Art Teaching, Spring, Travel. Each...
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SGD 482.54
Noble Blue: The Enduring Appeal of Blue Ground Chinese Porcelain
by Jorge Welsh (ed.)
Jorge Welsh Research and Publishing, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover.; 23.5 x 29.7 cm.; 2.2 Kg.; 296 pages with 269 colour and 6 black & white illustrations.; LIMITED EDITION OF 400 COPIES.; Exibition catalogue dedicated to the theme of Chinese blue ground porcelain produced in the city of Jingdezhen, from a period ranging from the 17th to the 19th century. This is the first publication ever dedicated to this particular theme, illustrating and discussing 94 individual...
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SGD 214.18
DUNCAN PHYFE AND THE ENGLISH REGENCY 1795-1830
by McClelland, Nancy
1939. 1939 McClelland, Nancy DUNCAN PHYFE AND THE ENGLISH REGENCY 1795-1830 Foreword by Edwar Knoblock NY: William R Scott, c1939 1/1350 copies 364pp, index, illus b/w photos 4to charcoal cloth with printed paper labels on front cover, spine lower rear corner lightly bumped, 2 small faintly discolored spots on spine else fine bright hardcover copy.
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SGD 482.54
Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe
by Snowman, Kenneth A
Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, 1966. First American edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, 1966. Folio, 10 1/4" x 12 1/2", 192pp., illustrated with two-hundred-and-twenty-nine full page plates, of which eighty five are in color - reproducing seven-hundred and fifty figures.. Foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell, and an Appendix by F J B Watson. Green cloth with gilt spine titles in black block, top edge gilting. Near fine, clean, crisp, bright, unmarked...
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SGD 206.80
Ye "SMOKIANA" Historical, Ethnographical
by Pritchett, R. T
Small Quarto (9 1/2 X 7 inches) London: Bernard Quaritch, 1890. First Edition. 101 + (1) pages, almost 50 lithographic plates (more than 35 printed with color), quarter leather binding over cloth boards, front cover embossed with title, author, and publisher in gilt; back cover similarly embossed in gilt with "Ye Pipes of all Nations A. D. Up to Date," and gilt bust of a soldier in cap and tunic in the form of a pipe bowl. Very good condition, minimal wear to spine; age toning in margins of plates, but...
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SGD 199.91
A Collection of Scale-Drawings, Details, and Sketches of What is Commonly Known As Colonial Furniture
by Nye, Alvan Crocker
NY: William Helburn. Good; Library stamp on lower right corner of each leaf, leaves tattered at edges, library pocket and stamps, de-accession correspondence enclosed.. 1895. Hardcover. Measured drawings by the architect author of colonial American furniture, including high-boys, clocks, tables, looking glasses, beds, and various chair styles. A collection of 55 plates of measured drawings and three other printed leaves measuring 17x12 inches housed in a folding red cloth-covered portfolio titled in...
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SGD 137.87
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