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1	Art Deco Furniture: The French Designers more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist The Art Deco movement - with its emphasis on up-to-date individuality combined with good taste, fine materials and exquisite workmanship - became all the rage in France. Other countries produced their own versions of the style, but in furniture especially, the French predominated: the world had not seen such creative design for 125 years; on the ... see all copies from $12.73! new only from $19.23! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Tiffany windows more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.15! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Art Deco more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist This volume traces the history of the art deco movement and examines its influence on design. Examples are given of art deco furniture, textiles, ironwork, lighting, silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, posters, books, jewellery, and architecture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.81! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Treasures of the American Arts and Crafts movement 1890-1920 more books like this by Tod M. Volpe, Beth Cathers, Alastair Duncan add to wishlist Based on the ideals of William Morris and his circle, the Arts and Crafts Movement flourished vigorously when transplanted to American soil at the turn of the century. With Gustave Stickley as its moving spirit, the movement eventually included such notable designers, architects and firms as Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Adelaide ... see all copies from $4.88! new only from $16.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist see all copies from $11.31! new only from $24.99! \| first editions
6	American Art Deco more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist After the initial explosion of art deco in Europe in the mid-1920s, American designers were soon making their own contribution to the style. The illustrations in this book seek to demonstrate that a dynamic American tradition developed in sculpture, ceramics, furniture, architectural decoration, graphics, and virtually all the applied arts. ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $22.59! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Authentic Art Deco Interiors: From the 1925 Paris Exhibition more books like this by Maurice Dufrene, Alastair Duncan (Introduction by) add to wishlist The 1925 Paris "Exposition des Art Decoratifs" heralded the emergence of the Art Deco movement. This work examines the movement's origins, development and influences, observing its mixed and often surprising antecedents: the Arts and Crafts Movement, fin-de-siecle Vienna, Cubism, Expressionism and the Bauhaus. see all copies from $74.78! new only from $123.47!
8	Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist Louis Comfort Tiffany is associated with glass, but, as this volume demonstrates, he excelled in a wide range of media. Here are examples of Tiffany's work in enamels, jewelry, bronze, ceramics, mosaics, paintings, and even wood, as well as his glass designs. The book traces Tiffany's search for influence as a young decorator and his later ability ... see all copies from $3.28! new only from $24.95! \| first editions
9	Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist This beautiful and comprehensive work illustrates a seemingly inexhaustible selection of the oil and electric light fixtures issued by the Tiffany studios: table and floor lamps, chandeliers and sconces. Also included are the other metalware items produced by the firm, including fancy goods, desk sets, miscellaneous household goods such as ... see all copies from $135.00! new only from $149.83! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Glass by Galle more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00! new only from $228.00! \| first editions
11	The Technique of Leaded Glass more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist Covers traditional stained glass, lamps and lanterns, ceilings, clock faces and three-dimensional glass sculptures. This guide takes the reader from basic composition and characteristics to the most detailed finishing operations. see all copies from $4.87! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum Collection: Garden Museum Collection more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist Alastair Duncan, the world-renowned authority on Louis C. Tiffany, has produced the definitive work on America's premier artist-designer, examining every facet of Tiffany's unrivalled achievements in a lifetime consecrated, in his own words, to 'The Quest of Beauty'. As Tiffany's wares have continued to rise in popularity since their resurgence in ... see all copies from $110.00! new only from $125.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Art Nouveau more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist With its fluid organic forms and its devotion to beauty in design, art nouveau has enjoyed great popularity, both at its inception and during the modern resurgence of interest and enthusiasm. Alastair Duncan tells the story of its meteoric rise from its origins as a reaction by young artists and designers to the traditionalism and revivalism of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.56! \| SVS
14 view cover	Paris Salons 1895-1914: Vol VI--Textiles and Leatherware more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist The catalogues of the Paris Salons at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century provide a unique archive of illustrations of the decorative arts at a pivotal time in their development, the five previous volumes covering Jewellery, Furniture, Ceramics and Glass, and Objets d'Art. The fabric designers of the Art Nouveau style who exhibited at the ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $60.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Rorstrand Porcelain: Art Nouveau Masterpieces more books like this by Bengt Nystrom, Alastair Duncan (Introduction by), Robert M Schreiber (Foreword by) add to wishlist Inspired by the ideas and designs of William Morris, the artists of the Rorstrand factory incorporated native flora and fauna in their art nouveau designs. Nystrom focuses on the Rorstrand factory's designers and their revolutionary forms during the period from 1896 to 1915. see all copies from $37.00! new only from $53.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	Erte Sculpture more books like this by Salone Estorick, Salome Estorick, Alastair Duncan (Foreword by) add to wishlist The first and only book on the sculpture of Erte, one of the most remarkable and celebrated graphic artists of the 20th century. 141 color plates, 23 halftones. see all copies from $40.00! new only from $84.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Claude Simon: Adventures in Words more books like this by Alastair B Duncan add to wishlist Introducing novels by the Nobel Prize for Literature author, Claude Simon, this text gives emphasis to peaks in his literary achievement: "The Flanders Road" (1960), "The Georgics" (1981) and "The Acacia" (1989). Alastair Duncan traces the development and recurrence of major themes, such as war, time and memory, and the constantly renewed ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00!
18 view cover	High Style: Masterworks from the Bernard & Sylvia Ostry Collection in the Royal Ontario Museum more books like this by Alastair Duncan, Ross Fox (Contributions by), Peter Kaellgren (Contributions by) add to wishlist Representing three of the decorative arts movements that spanned the 1930s - Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this work illustrates the best pieces from the collection which epitomise the field. see all copies from $14.84! new only from $27.62! \| first editions
19 view cover	Louis Comfort Tiffany more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), whose name is synonymous with brilliantly colored stained glass, with Art Nouveau and with the Gilded Age, is one of the masters of American decorative arts. His research in the chemistry of glass enabled him to produce the famed Favrile iridescent glassware. He collaborated with the jewelers at Tiffany & Company ... see all copies from $4.02! new only from $58.15! \| first editions
20 view cover	Tiffany Stained Glass Windows: 24 Ready-To-Mail Full-Color Postcards more books like this by Alastair Duncan (Editor) add to wishlist Depictions of magnificent stained glass windows from 1870s-1930s, lush garden scenes, brilliant New England landscapes, more. 24 full-color cards. see all copies from $2.19! new only from $3.22!
21	Leaded Glass: A Handbook of Techniques more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $56.80! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Paris Salons Vol 2: Jewellery L-Z more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist The decorative arts of a brief period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries reflect the mood of the times - reaction was in the air and the result was a vogue for the ornamental style known as 'art nouveau', a style characterised by naturalism, sinuous lines, asymmetrical forms and excellence in craftsmanship, and one which has been reassessed ... see all copies from $59.02! new only from $59.02! \| SVS
23	Moral philosophy; six radio lectures broadcast on CBC university of the air. by Alastair Robert Campbell Duncan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
24	Fin de Siecle Masterpieces from the Silverman Collection more books like this by Alastair Duncan add to wishlist see all copies from $24.26! first editions
25	The beauty of Kenya more books like this by Brian Tetley, Alastair Matheson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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