Author: Hartop, Christopher
Title: Royal Goldsmiths: The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797 - 1843
Description: Cambridge. John Adamson. 2005. First Edition. Quarto. Soft Cover with Slipcase. As New. 168 Pages, over 160 colour photographs. Together with the latest Koopman Rare Art Silver catalogue: Silver from a Gilded age: George III to Queen Victoria. 64 Pages, Illustrated throughout in colour. The first to be devoted to Rundell & Bridge, the Royal Goldsmiths, who served four monarchs, this book presents a wealth of gold and silver objects, jewellery, snuffboxes, watches, medals and decorations, as well as works in ormolu and bronze, from museums and private collections around the world, including the Royal Collection. Some of the items are published here for the first time. It is an indispensable tool for the collector as well as for anyone interested in the arts and commerce of early nineteenth-century Britain. Tying in with the exhibition, this book is published and distributed by John Adamson. It features a foreword by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and essays by Philippa Glanville, Diana Scarisbrick, Charles Truman, David Watkin and Matthew Winterbottom.

Keywords: Silver