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Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik 1906

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Autore/i	Introduzione di Graham Dry
Editore	Antique Collectors' Club	Luogo	United Kingdom
Anno	1988	Pagine	389
Dimensioni	25x30 (cm)	Illustrazioni	XII tavv. a colori, 43 ill. b/n, disegni b/n n.t.
Legatura	t. tl. edit. sovracc. ill.	Conservazione
Lingua		Peso	3000 (gr)
ISBN	185149510X	EAN-13	9781851495108

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Testo in inglese.

The English Catalogue 1906 with an introdution by Graham Dry.

- Completely revised in 2010, this faithful facsimile of the original 1906 WMF catalogue is now printed in colour throughout for the very first time
- Contains 3,500 Art Nouveau and other decorative objects from a leading European producer
- Provides a fascinating insight into the type and style of domestic metalwork available at the time

'This is definitely a book that fits into the useful category... a valuable tool' Antiques Trade Gazette

At the end of the nineteenth century, Württembergische MetallwarenFabrik, or the Würtemberg Electro Plate Company as the firm was known outside Germany, was the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of household metalware. At its height, over 6,000 workers were employed in Germany, Poland and Austria, and almost 10,000 designs for objects ranging from teaspoons to enormous table centrepieces were produced. Widely known by its initials WMF, the company sometimes employed the services of leading German designers of the day, but for the most part the wares were in a popular Jugendstil style, the German version of Art Nouveau. These decorative pieces are highly sought after today and are prized by collectors throughout the world.WMF's domination of the export market is illustrated by the fact that they produced a sumptuous catalogue showing over 3,000 domestic pieces with descriptions in the English language. This catalogue was issued in 1906 by the company's English subsidiary from their showroom in Fore Street, London, and, as each illustration was hand-drawn, it must have represented a considerable investment. Original copies are now virtually unobtainable, and the complete catalogue is reprinted here with a detailed historical introduction by Graham Dry, a noted authority on nineteenth and twentieth century decorative arts. For the collector, this revised edition will provide a fascinating insight into the type and style of domestic metalwork that was available at the height of the Art Nouveau period.

Strappetto al dorso della sovraccoperta. (T-CA)