Meissen Snuffboxes
Of the Eighteenth Century
$112.15
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2013
Summary
Powdered tobacco, originally used in Europe as a medicine, became a fashionable stimulant in high society during the eighteenth century. Precious little containers, known as tabatières (snuffboxes), were important accessories for elegant ladies and gentlemen. The publication presents 124 of the finest snuffboxes.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783777421377 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3777421375 |
| Author: | Röbbig München, S.K. Acevedo, B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, H. Ottomeyer, U. Pietsch, M. Röbbig-Reyes, L. Seelig, H. Zech |
| Publisher: | Hirmer Verlag |
| Imprint: | Hirmer Verlag |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 2.58kg |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 253mm x 286mm |
Critics Review
“This beautifully illustrated volume is something of an extraordinary breakthrough. [The book] discusses more than one hundred porcelain snuffboxes, … each photographed with great skill, many from more than one angle… . The catalogue itself is preceded by a number of essays by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field… . Such a collaboration is to be greatly applauded, and the result will prove to be of continuing benefit to those interested in the social history of taste in the eighteenth century, and to those with a passion for the products.”– “Burlington” (7/15/2015 12:00:00 AM)
Röbbig München
Gerhard Röbbig is the owner of Kunsthandel Röbbig, Munich, one of the world’s leading vendors of eighteenth-century Meissen porcelain.
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