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March 10, 1867: Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and furniture designer, is born.
March 10, 1915: Harry Bertoia, Italian-born American sculptor and designer, is born.
DISCUSSION: The earliest work in English located by Solon dealing specifically with tiles, and now very uncommon. The author’s brother, a Captain in the English military, had been a resident of Caen and sent the first description of the armorial tiles to the author, who then tried to interest British antiquarians in them, with apparently limited success.
ARTS ALMANAC-
March 10, 1867: Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and furniture designer, is born.March 10, 1915: Harry Bertoia, Italian-born American sculptor and designer, is born.
IN OUR STORE-
“Two Letters on the Origin, Antiquity, and History of Norman Tiles, Stained with Armorial Bearings”
By John Henniker.
Printed in London by John Bell, Bookseller to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, in 1794 .
DISCUSSION: The earliest work in English located by Solon dealing specifically with tiles, and now very uncommon. The author’s brother, a Captain in the English military, had been a resident of Caen and sent the first description of the armorial tiles to the author, who then tried to interest British antiquarians in them, with apparently limited success.
A scarce and desirable tile book.
DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", 114 pages plus 3 engraved plates reproducing twenty tile designs.
CONDITION NOTES: Bound in period marbled boards with a new leather spine and new endpapers; boards worn and scuffed. Very minor internal toning and a few light pencil notes but overall internally a very nice copy with wide margins. $600~
DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", 114 pages plus 3 engraved plates reproducing twenty tile designs.
CONDITION NOTES: Bound in period marbled boards with a new leather spine and new endpapers; boards worn and scuffed. Very minor internal toning and a few light pencil notes but overall internally a very nice copy with wide margins. $600~
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