Sir Walter Scott

A finely carved "Black Forest' pipe stand. Carved Lindenwood with a single bear standing over a naturalistic base with the pipe holders and astray to fron...

The gospel according to Marc. Marc Newson's complete works to date. He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For Australian Industrial designer Marc Newson, the sky is no limit. From mass-produced objects to limited edition furniture to fashion, Newson has blurred boundaries, mapped new territories, and made himself an international superstar. This comprehensive tome leaves no stone unturned in cataloguing all of Newson’s works to date, from early pieces such as Lockheed Lounge (which holds the world record for the highest price paid for a piece of designer furniture, at over two million dollars) through designs of household objects and more recent, large-scale projects such as the interior of Qantas’s A380 and the Aquariva boat. Encyclopedia-style entries, arranged chronologically by categories: Furniture, Objects, Interiors and Architecture, Timepieces and Jewelry, Transport, and Unreleased Projects. Extended, in-depth case studies for a selection of Newson’s most important projects: the Kelvin40 plane, Qantas Airbus A380, Gagosian art editions, Ford 021C, Ikepod watches...

Heading : Victorian coromandel games compendium Date : c1880 Period : Victoria Origin : England Decoration : Contains: Chess, Draughts and Backgammon board, all chess pieces mounted ...

Auction catalog with outstanding works of Important European Works of Art, Arms and Armour, Furniture and Tapestries. Ideal for collectors, galleries ...

This is an antique novel The Snow Ship by Percy St. John. An English language fiction book with secondary title Merchant of Yakoutsk, dating to the Vict...

Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are entitled "Histoire du protestantisme français" (History of Fren...

This charming set of brushes and jars was once used by a well-to-do lady to store her cosmetics and maintain an elegant updo hairstyle. Also known as a toilet service...

Auction catalog with outstanding works of Fabrgè, Russian Works of Art, Objects of Vertu and Silver. Ideal for collectors, galleries and art lovers. Illustrated editions, reference p...

Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called "Commentaries". These beautiful books are perf...

A grouping of three first editions of Hemingway's earliest novels: "The Sun Also Rises", published Scribner's 1927. This is an exploration of the lives of disillusioned American Brit...

Auction catalog with outstanding works of Fabergé, Russian Works of Art, Objects of Vertu and Silver. Ideal for collectors, galleries and art lovers. Illustrated editions, reference ...

New shipment of over 200 leather bound books in English, photo's are of sets. Preconditioned as we fully condition all of our books before they go out. Also have an extensive collect...