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Place of Origin: Chinese
Selections from the Paintings and Calligraphy Donated to the Shanghai Museum fro
Located in valatie, NY
Selections from the Paintings and Calligraphy Donated to the Shanghai Museum from the Ching Banlee Liangtuxuan Collection. Published by Shanghai Museum, Shangahai, China, 2002. 1st E...
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Early 2000s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Chinese Zhongzheng/Chengren Commemorative Short Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
20th Century chinese Zhongzheng/Chengren military commemorative short sword and scabbard gifted by Chiang Kai-shek
By: unknown
Material: iron, metal, paint, bronze, copper, wood, sh...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Steel, Iron
Alchemy: the Material World of David Adjaye
Located in New York, NY
A fascinating new take on the architecture of Sir David Adjaye OM OBE, exploring how he chooses, uses, and combines materials, and the extraordinary buildings and structures that res...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Breakfast, Lunch, Tea The Many Little Meals of Rose Bakery
Located in New York, NY
Breakfast staples, light lunches and afternoon treats from Rose Bakery in Paris
Breakfast, Lunch, Tea is the first cookbook by Rose Carrarini, who co-founded the much-imitated delic...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Set of Three Opium Harvesting Tools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of three 19th-century tools used for harvesting opium latex from poppy flowers. Formed of bamboo handles and iron blades, the rustic tools were used to scratch the surface of a...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Sino-Tibetan Lotus Bronze Cast Buddha China Nepali or Tibet Statue, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A 20th c Sino- Tibetan - Nepali statue. Bronze or cast iron.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: China
Period:...
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20th Century Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figurine for Weighing Opium – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A curious solid bronze figure serving as a counterweight in an opium scale, dating from the 19th century. It represents an animal in a symbolic form with a compact design and a rich ...
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19th Century Other Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
2 Iron-Red and Gilt Chinese Miniature Porcelain Vases, Kangxi
Located in Delft, NL
2 iron-red and gilt Chinese miniature porcelain Vases, Kangxi
Kangxi (1662-1722)
The bottles has minuscule chips
The measurements are 4 cm high and 2.7 cm diagonal
The weight i...
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Early 18th Century Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Double Butterfly Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of the Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spi...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Chinese Jade Pendant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Nicely carved Jade pendant. Weight: 29.13 grams.
Jewelry / Necklace.
Category
1970s Vintage Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade
Le Corbusier Ideas and Forms Book
Located in New York, NY
It is impossible to understand the architecture of the 20th century and of our own time without first coming to terms with Le Corbusier (1887-1965). His buildings can be found from P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Chinese Silver Kiddush Goblet with a Saucer
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver covered Kiddush cup, 19th century.
Round bowl on baluster stem mounted to stepped and flat circular foot. Double domed cover with pointed finial. Engraved band...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Chinese Shan Shui Relief Snuff Bottle, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Peter Marino Ten Modern Houses Luxury Edition
Located in New York, NY
An exclusive look inside world-renowned architect Peter Marino’s private, residential projects. This edition is bound in black leatherette and accompanied by a black, piano-lacquered...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Cameron Jamie
Located in New York, NY
The first serious study on the work of one of the most iconoclastic artists living today
An aesthetic outlier and artistic maverick, Cameron Jamie is a Los Angeles-born, Paris-based...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Architizer The World's Best Architecture 2020 Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The definitive collection of this year's most inspiring — and acclaimed — new buildings and spaces around the world
The Architizer A+Awards honor the year's most extraordinary architecture and building...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinese Twisted Iron Coal Chopsticks, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of iron chopsticks for moving burning coals in a hibachi or hand-warmer. Such chopsticks were also used to safely touch pipe bowls or tools that had been heated by an oil lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Korean Feminist Artists Confront and Deconstruct
Located in New York, NY
Explore the vibrant history and profound cultural resonance of feminist art from Korea and the diaspora
Renowned curator and scholar Dr. Kim Hong-hee’s book is the first to delve in...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Spittoon Dross Box with Buddhist Symbols, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Eighteen Luohan Walnut Shell Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Collecting Chinese Art Book by Sam Bernstein
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collecting Chinese Art Book by Sam Bernstein. Much of what we know about early Chinese art is undergoing change in light of recent archaeological dis...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ana Roš - Sun and Rain
Located in New York, NY
A personal chef monograph, and the first book, from globally-acclaimed chef Ana Roš of Hiša Franko in Slovenia
Set near the Italian border in Slovenia's re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Mid-Century 14 Karat Yellow Gold & Cut and Polished Agate Necklace
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This necklace may be signed by an unknown maker, but did originate from China and date to approximately 1970 and done in the period Mid Century Modern style. The necklace is composed of 14 karat yellow gold which accents the semi--circular cut and polished agate stones in varying colors. The clasp is done with pierced Chinese...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Gold
This Land
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
David Opdyke's massive collage This Land (as elucidated in this book by award-winning author Lawrence Weschler) presents a slow-burning satire of the American dream as it blunders in...
Category
2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first book to tell the stories of the most revered living Japanese ceramists of the century in their own words, tracing the evolution of modern and contemporary craft and art in ...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Grace Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue
Located in New York, NY
A chronicle of Grace Coddington's formative years at Vogue, now available as a jacketed paperback Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue showcases some of the most memorable photogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Living in the Forest
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular collection of 50 magnificent contemporary houses across the globe, each built to exist harmoniously amid the trees.
Take a walk through luscious jungles, get lost among snowy evergreens, and look out from mossy banks across vast Nordic fjords in Living in the Forest...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Concrete Architecture
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate book of concrete architecture, featuring 300 buildings of every type and style from the past 100 years
A singularly impressive volume featuring 300 examples of the most...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The North African Cookbook
Located in New York, NY
‘This cookbook is a must for a deep dive into North African classic and regional dishes.’ – Warda Bouguettaya, James Beard award-winning pastry chef and owner of Warda Patisserie, De...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Gardens of the Hamptons
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
First monograph to present the work of LaGuardia Design Group, a highly regarded landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary residential design in the Hamptons.
With offices in Water Mill, LaGuardia Design Group is immersed in the fragile landscape of the Hamptons, both its woods and meadows and the dramatic shoreline along the Atlantic. Notable projects include the rebuilding of the dunescape surrounding a landmark Norman Jaffe...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné Paintings and Sculptures 1977–1980 Volume 6
Located in New York, NY
The sixth volume of the acclaimed The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, covering his paintings and sculptures from mid-1977 to 1980
Volume 6, the final of four volumes dedicated to Wa...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Provincial Chinese Kite Reel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped object is a 19th century Chinese kite reel, cleverly carved to contain small wooden beads that rattle back and forth as the reel is used. A popular past time, kite flying...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Private Gardens of the Bay Area
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Seasoned garden writers Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner, along with leading landscape photographer Marion Brenner, tour more than thirty-five private gardens in the San Francisco Bay Ar...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Khitan Liao Dynasty Gold Clad Horse Trappings, 10th-11th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful and rare set of Khitan Liao gold clad copper alloy repousse horse trappings, featuring thirteen pieces on a modern museum display mount, Liao Dynasty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper, Gold
19th Century Chinese Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Rare 19th century Shrine Black lacquer with stage back panel painted as theater. Intricately carved detail of double dragons, long life symbol, with scroll work up sides. Set upon ...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings, 1976-1978, Volume 5
Located in New York, NY
The highly anticipated fifth volume of The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, covering his paintings from 1976 to 1978
This two-book addit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Evoke: Nina Magon
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first monograph of interior designer Nina Magon, featuring the glamorous spaces that have made her sought-after by jet-set clientele
Growing up in Houston, yet born in Canada, i...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Pair of Chinese White Brass Coal Chopsticks, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of white brass chopsticks for moving burning coals in a hibachi or hand-warmer. Such chopsticks were also used to safely touch opium pipe bowls or tools that had been heated b...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ikoyi: A Journey Through Bold Heat with Recipes
Located in New York, NY
‘In what seems like only a brief moment, Ikoyi has shaken the world of cooking – René Redzepi, chef & co-owner of noma
The exciting debut cookbook from the acclaimed chef of the t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wellness Principles: Cooking for a Healthy Life
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
From a world-renowned and beloved doctor, an accessible guide with 100 delicious tried-and-tested recipes for healthy living - to eat well, live well and stay well
For the first t...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk, Wood
Material Transfers
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A provocative examination of the connections between contemporary expression in architecture and traditional materials and forms
Architect, architectural historian, and preservationist Françoise Bollack presents eighteen projects that use traditional materials to build contemporary forms or use modern materials to build traditional forms, blurring the boundary between tradition and modernity in architecture.
Bollack rejects the modernist taboo against imitation and precedent, tracing the history of adaptive and imitative design from the Renaissance to the Greek and Gothic revivals and to the nineteenth-century modular cast-iron facades that Philip Johnson considered “the basis for modern design.”
The book examines projects in the US, Europe, and Japan, encompassing a broad range of building types: residential, hospitality, commercial and retail, and cultural spaces. All share an intriguing, even radical, approach to reinterpreting traditional forms and materials. Humble thatch moves beyond the farmhouse roof to clad the walls of a Danish environmental center; a photographic image of a Parisian facade becomes a scrim on the facade of a new building; the ghost of an ancient Italian basilica is outlined in wire mesh.
Among the featured architects are Kengo Kuma, architect of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic stadium; MVRDV, a highly regarded Dutch firm; Lacaton & Vassal and Chartier/Corbasson in France; Skene Catling de la Peña in the UK; Morris Adjmi...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Connection CCY Architects
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Connection is a monograph of ten residences that articulate the office's design process and exploration of creating architectural solution rooted in natural place.
Connection provid...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Beatles a Hard Day's Night
Located in New York, NY
In March of 1964 director Richard Lester began shooting A Hard Day's Night, a black-and-white feature film starring the Beatles. With slapstick humor and a fantastic soundtrack, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ezra Stoller
Located in New York, NY
A captivating history of 20th century Modern American architecture, as seen through the eyes of a legendary photographer
It is impossible to overstate the importance of photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
nendo: 2016-2020 Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A brand-new monograph celebrating one of the most sought-after design studios working today
nendo's extensive, idiosyncratic body of work flows seamlessly across disciplines, and is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Hummelo
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
An intimate look at the personal garden of the Dutch landscape designer renowned for his plantings at the High Line in New York City, and Lurie Garden at Chicago’s Millennium Park.
...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Gaetano Pesce, the Complete Incoherence
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
In a category, all his own, Gaetano Pesce is widely considered one of the most important and elusive creative figures of the last half-century.
Bridging numerous key art and desig...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique 14 Karat Yellow Gold & Hand-Carved Jade Chinoiserie Styled Necklace
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique women's necklace is unsigned and unmarked but dates to approximately 1900 and presumed to originate from China and done in a period Chinoiserie style. The necklace is composed of 14 karat yellow gold with a thick robe chain and features and prong set hand-carved floral jade...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Gold
Rogan Gregory: Event Horizon
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first monograph of Rogan Gregory, the artist/designer at the forefront of contemporary organic form-making
Rogan Gregory’s work pushes boundaries across media and scale – from miniature bronze animal forms to towering sculptures and furniture in innovative aggregated materials. Gregory’s iterative process and life-long interests in abstract forms, geology, and evolutionary biology allow him to develop an organic aesthetic unlike that of any designer working today.
This debut monograph explores Gregory’s work through the elemental inspirations that condition his work. Contributions by landscape architect Edwina von Gal, interior designer Pamela Shamshiri...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
From Classic to Contemporary
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Interior design firm Cullman & Kravis infuses traditional interiors with a modern perspective, embracing historicism and referencing a wide range of cultures and contemporary design ...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Today's Special Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Get to know 100 of the most exciting rising-star chefs from around the world - as selected by 20 culinary masters
The international dining scene is a v...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Wayne Thom
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first monograph of photographer Wayne Thom, whose documentation of late modern architecture constitutes an architectural/visual archive unlike any other.
A key primer to late-twentieth century Modernism, this monograph devoted to Wayne Thom chronicles his photographic practice and the architectural and urban environment in which he worked. An innovative chronicler of the booming West Coast urbanism of the 1960s and 70s, Thom’s photographs of key projects by path-breaking architecture firms such as William Pereira & Associates, Edward Durell Stone, SOM, Gio Ponti, John Portman...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Bras, The Tastes of Aubrac
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The story behind one of the most influential restaurants in the world, situated in the picturesque Aubrac region of France.
With this long-awaited book, Sébastien Bras, son of legendary French chef Michel Bras, invites us through the doors of Le Suquet, his two Michelin-star restaurant with dramatic views over the breathtaking countryside.
Through never-before-published recipes and specially commissioned photography, Bras tells the story of his family, where cooking is not only passed from generation to generation but is constantly reinvented and imagined. Grounded and shaped by the terroir of his home in Aubrac, Bras' cuisine is internationally recognized as one of the most influential in the world, particularly for having raised vegetables and herbs to an art form.
Featuring 40 iconic recipes, including Gargouillou of Young Herbs and Vegetables; Curry Cream Coulant; Onion Squash Aligot; and Potato Waffle filled with Beurre-noisette Cream; along with sumptuous and evocative images of the restaurant and surrounding landscape, Bras: The Tastes of Aubrac opens the Bras family album, showcasing the amazing story...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Anatomy Exploring the Human Body
Located in New York, NY
A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body - and the latest in the bestselling 'Explorer' Collection Anatomy: Exploring the Human Bod...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Magnum Photobook, The Catalogue Raisonne
Located in New York, NY
The first complete illustrated bibliography of 1,000 iconic photobooks created by members of the renowned photo agency
This fascinating in-depth survey brings Magnum's history alive through the genre of the photobook, an essential vehicle for photographers to share their work.
Its pages include unpublished behind-the-scenes material, together with ephemera from the photographers' archives about the making of their books. With an introduction by Fred Ritchin and texts by Carole Naggar, this book explores the evolution of the photobook, as well as the important role that Magnum has played in the history of documentary photography.
"If the photographic life were a treasure hunt, The Magnum Photobook is a rightfully vaunted treasure chest. Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's introduction expanded my understanding of how the photobook, as expressed early and continuously by Magnum photographers, plays a critical role in defining and expressing a photographer's voice beyond the settings of assignment-based work. Then learning about the creation of each book is the richest of rewards, made all the more so by a final section of the book that shows the early iterations of many of the photobooks. This book about books is one that I must have in the library." —Mike Davis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Radical Architecture of the Future
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
An important and fascinating collection of original projects by unique thinkers in the world of architecture and spatial design
Architectural practice today goes far beyond the de...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Intimate Geometries
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
In a career spanning nearly 75 years, Louise Bourgeois created a vast body of work that enriched the formal language of modern art while it expressed her intense inner struggles with...
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2010s Chinese Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.