We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of Contents - Contains the most comprehensive range of art deco figures ever published, reprinted eight times so far since its first publication in 1978
- Compiled by the leading specialist in these figures
- A popular collecting subject which is reflected in the enduring success of this important work of reference
"... of key importance... illustrating what is probably the largest selection of examples from the period" - Antique Trade Gazette This important book, a reprint of the revised edition, contains the most complete range of art deco figures ever published. It is based partly on the original importers' catalogs and partly on the wide range of pieces handled by the author Bryan Catley, the leading specialist in the subject. Between the wars an entirely modern style of decorative sculpture emerged which was a complete break with the heavy romantic late nineteenth century schools, and was totally in sympathy with the vibrant young society of the 1920s. The use of bronze and ivory for a great number of these sensual figures in no way obscures the fact that many are of exceptionally high quality; add to this their sense of movement and rhythm and one realises that the large sums they now command is a reflection of a discriminative international collectors market.
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