 Excell ently illustr ated book with an introd uctory histor
ical essay and biographical (and mark) information on the major firms (see below). Russian/English Text.
Because it illustrates many common types of objects, not just Faberge masterpieces, this is a particularly useful reference. From the Dust Jacket:
The album "Russian Silver: Mid 19th Century — Beginning of the 20th Century", published by BERESTA is the opening issue of a series of albums on Russian decorative metalwork. Of similar publications on Russian silver of the period, this album is the first to draw the reader's attention to the formation of the "Russian style".
The illustrations are accompanied by an informative text which fully analizes the artistic and stylistic trends in the Russian silver of this period and
describes the prevailing techniques. Also featured are major jewellery firms such as FABERGE, SAZIKOV, OVCHINNIKOV, KHLEBNIKOV, POSTNIKOV, NEMIROVKOLODKIN etc.
All exhibits have been photographed for the first time by kind permission of the All-Russian DecorativeApplied and Folk Art Museum, Moscow, whose collection forms the basis of our album. Also see
Russian Jewellery and Russian Enamel |
