The Art of Karl Faberge and His Contemporaries; Russian Imperial Portraits and Mementoes; Imperial Decorations and Watches [Collections of Marjorie Merriweather Post]
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. Hardcover. 8vo., 238 pp. 75 color plates including color frontis. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Bibliography. Fully detailed, systematic study of the artistic achievements of Faberge [1846-1920] and his peers in the fields of gold and silversmithing, portraits, mementos, decorations, and watches, based almost solely on the contributions of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, one of the world's great collectors of Faberge and his contemporaries. Among the more uncommon works produced by the University of Oklahoma Press, a publisher more closely identified with Western Americana. Very Good in a Very Good, lightly worn dust jacket; interior is tight and square. Item #1022202407
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