Koeppe, Wolfram: Vienna Circa 1780. An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered. Exhibition: New York, Metropolitan Museum, 2010. 120pp with 150 colour illustrations. Cloth. 27.9x21.5cms. A rare survivor of Viennese neo-classical silver, the Sachsen-Teschen Silver Service made for Duke Albert Casimir and his consort, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (sister of Marie-Antoinette) is relatively unknown. Consisting of hundreds of pieces the service was made by goldsmith Ignaz Josef Würth and is characterised by its sculptural decoration.
A rare survivor of Viennese neo-classical silver, the Sachsen-Teschen Silver Service made for Duke Albert Casimir and his consort, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (sister of Marie-Antoinette) is relatively unknown. Consisting of hundreds of pieces the service was made by goldsmith Ignaz Josef Würth and is characterised by its sculptural decoration. Text in English
Koeppe, Wolfram, Clare le Corbeiller, William Rieder, Charles Truman et al
Reference : 095615
(2012)
ISBN : 0691154902
Koeppe, Wolfram, Clare le Corbeiller, William Rieder, Charles Truman et al: The Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Volume XV: Decorative Arts (Robert Lehman Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art). New York: 2012. Series: Lehman, Robert. 400 pages, colour plates throughout. Cloth. 29 x 22.5cms. Catalogue of a wide ranging collection including 20 painted enamels, 36 pieces of European jewellery, 51 European snuff bottles and other ceramics, 36 pieces of European furniture, 100 Chinese and 10 Islamic ceramics and 17 carpets and Asian textiles.
Catalogue of a wide ranging collection including 20 painted enamels, 36 pieces of European jewellery, 51 European snuff bottles and other ceramics, 36 pieces of European furniture, 100 Chinese and 10 Islamic ceramics and 17 carpets and Asian textiles.