20th Century Pewter: Art Nouveau to Modernism

(Hardback)

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20th Century Pewter traces the development of styles from Art Nouveau to Modernism highlighting the important factories and workshops in this seminal period of design. It is the first book to delineate the artists and manufacturers working in this versatile material. The book includes company histories, biographical information, marks / monograms and over 350 original photographs and sketches presenting outstanding examples of international 20th century pewter design. AUTHOR: Paul Carter Robinson is no stranger to the subject of 20th century pewter. He has been collecting and dealing in this specialist area, from his London gallery for over 20 years. He co-curated the exhibition The Beauty of 'English Art Nouveau Pewter, The Museum of British Pewter Harvard House, Stratford-Upon-Avon, May-Oct 2004. He has lectured extensively and published numerous articles on his specialist subject. SELLING POINTS: .A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to 20th century pewter, which combines key international manufacturers and designers in one book ILLUSTRATIONS: 504 colour *

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...well-illustrated and laid out, and it helps present an introduction to another special niche in the collecting world of antiques."- Maine Antiques Digest

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Paul Carter Robinson is no stranger to the subject of 20th century pewter. He has been collecting and dealing in this specialist area, from his London gallery for over 20 years. He co-curated the exhibition The Beauty of 'English Art Nouveau Pewter, The Museum of British Pewter Harvard House, Stratford-Upon-Avon, May-Oct 2004. He has lectured extensively and published numerous articles on his specialist subject.