Gosudarstvennyi muzei-zapovednik Pavlovsk: Polnyi katalog kollektsii, tom VII, Farfor, vypusk 1, Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, konets XVIII – nachalo XX veka (Pavlovsk State Museum-Preserve: Complete Catalogue of the Collections, vol. VII, Porcelain, vypusk 1, The Imperial Porcelain Factory , 18th to the Early 20th c.)
St. Petersburg: Pavlovsk, 2009. sewn pb. Services for state ceremonies, vases and sculptural figurines that form an essential part of the palace's interiors, and pieces used quotidianly by the Russian imperial family, such as Empress Maria Fedorovna's toiletry articles, are here beautifully illustrated and described in detail. The authors identify the characteristic styles of different periods, scrupulously note painters and sculptors (Russian and Western European), and point out the connections between porcelain and other branches of art (for example, the way in which landscape paintings were adapted to the face of a work of vase or tureen). The Pavlovsk collection is outstanding not only for its high artistic merit but also the great memorial and iconographic value of most items. For over two hundred years Pavlovsk as an imperial residence and a museum has served as a receptacle for works from well-known court manufactories, big private factories and famous workshops in Russia, France, England, Germany, Denmark, Austria, and Sweden. The collection prides itself on its works from the best craftsmen and factories of Europe: Wedgwood, Sèvres, Berlin, rare objects from Ludwigsburg, Vienna, and works from the St. Peterburg’s Imperial Porcelain Factory. Covering the period from the 1760s to 1917, this catalog reflects the amazing wealth of the Pavlovsk Porcelain Collection. Besides high-quality illustrations, all entries include commentary and trademarks. 212 pp., 10 x 13 ins., 234 color illus., Rus. Item #612
ISBN: 9785918160091
Price: $84.00