Serrurier-Bovy: From Art Nouveau to Art Deco by Jacques-Gregoire Watelet (Book)

In 1931, aged 29, Jean Royère (1902-1981) resigned from a comfortable position in the import-export trade in order to set up business as an interior designer. He learnt his new trade in the cabinetmaking workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In 1934, he designed the new layout of the Brasserie Carlton on the Champs Elysées and found immediate success, embarking upon an international career that was to endure for nearly half a century. Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America; among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein...

The Laurence and Patrick Seguin Collection by Jean Prouve The esteemed collectors Laurence and Patrick Seguin first discovered the work of Jean Prouvé in the late 1980s, and were qui...

Both couturiers by trade, Jacques Doucet (1853-1929) and Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) were also genius collectors. In search of a certain absolute, they both created "collection-sp...

In this beautifully illustrated volume the author Marc Heirmans has selected 290 "masterpieces" from the Archive at Murano, as well as from museum and private collections in Europe, ...

Caftans From Classical to Camp By: Cameron Silver Join Cameron Silver, founder of LA’s famous—and highly influential—vintage boutique Decades, on a romp through the history and countless manifestations of the caftan, the world’s most universal garment Caftans are never out of style, and this gorgeous book by vintage guru Cameron Silver shows why: Arguably the world’s oldest known garment, the caftan appears in every culture, from the chitons depicted on urns and murals in ancient Greece and Rome to diaphanous versions wafting down today’s red carpets, from the flowing garb immortalized in pre–Raphaelite paintings to the striped stunner worn by Isaac Hayes...

Art: Over 2500 Works from Cave to Contemporary by Nigel Ritchie Hardback Book. 2008.The definitive visual guide to over 2,500 paintings and sculptures from around the world, from pre...

Collectors reference book showing many Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps from the period. In good condition. Private art dealers collection.

Magnificent and rare pair of Arts & Crafts nightstands or bedside tables.Design by Gustave Serrurier-Bovy.Striking Belgium design from the 1900s.Solid American walnut frames with or...