About Potterton Books
Potterton Books specialises in sourcing vintage and out of print reference books on 20th century design, the fine and decorative arts, jewellery and textile design.
Established in 19801stDibs seller since 2010
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
VAT ID
GB332351491
Featured Pieces
Line Vautrin: Miroirs by Patrick Mauries (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a limited edition hard backed book with the original dust jacket, in very good condition. Line Vautrin was one of the most brilliant and innovative figures if Parisian and Fr...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Regency Furniture by Francis Collard (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Regency furniture is popularly defined as the furniture produced in the period 1790-1840 and this definition is followed here. These fifty years produced some of the most inventive a...
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20th Century Books
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Lumieres, je pense a vous. Catalogue de l'exposition au Centre Pompidon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Jean Francois Grunfeld, Marie-Laure Jousset
A set of original texts, written by writers, historians, and philosophers, casts new lights on these objects full of charm and mystery:...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Wegner: En Dansk Mobelkunstner by Johan Moller Nielsen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hans Jørgensen Wegner (2 April 1914 – 26 January 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the ...
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20th Century Books
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Swedish Design by Denise Hagstromer
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
An introduction to Swedish design for those in other countries interested in the subject at any level, from simply curious to the professional or academic. Contemporary Sweden has a ...
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20th Century Books
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Italian Light 1960-1980 by Paolo Palma & Carlo Vannicola (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
One hundred lamps from the Cortopassi collection
A collection of lamps designed by various designers such as Gino Sarfatti, E Sottsass Jr, Tobia Scarpa, Sergio Asti, Giorgio Reggior...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Anouska Hemple, Kay Saatchi, Ivor Braka Three Tastemakers (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Christie's softcover auction catalogue for 17th January 2012.
Featuring over 350 lots, the sale promises to provide bidding opportunities for collectors at every level, with estimate...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
R M Schindler: The Gingold Commissions (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Auction Sunday 3rd December 2008.
This sophisticated, full-colour exhibition catalogue documents, for the first time, a treasure-trove of 30 pieces of furniture designed by seminal S...
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20th Century Books
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Bill Willis (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautifully photographed book which features some of the few remaining examples of Bill Willis's work in his adopted homeland of Morocco. There was probably not another arc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Paper
Exposition Marc du Plantier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Gallerie Willy Huybrechts. Exhibition dated 15th November to 15 December 2005. Fifteen years after his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Madrid, devoted mainly to ...
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20th Century Books
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The collection of Villa Fiorentina, Cap Ferrat (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Wednesday 23rd May 2001.
Scarce Sotheby's auction catalogue featuring 410 lots from this iconic Cap Ferrat estate designed by the legendary Billy Baldwin who decorated La Fiorentina ...
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20th Century Books
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Sinatra Christie's catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Fine Objects of Vertu, Faberge, American Paintings and Memorabilia from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Frank Sinatra.
The New York Christie's Sinatra Hard Back Auction Catalogue. The ...
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20th Century Books
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