| Notes: [ART HISTORY]. Kristel Smentek, Anne L. Poulet, Colin B. Bailey. "Rococo Exotic: French Mounted Porcelains and the Allure of the East." New York: The Frick Collection, 2007. First edition. English language. Softcover with glossy pictorial wrappers. Nonfiction art historical essay on French rococo porcelain ware with a preface, appendix, notes, catalog, and bibliography, as well as 26 full-color illustrations. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. 10 oz. 52 pp. Shelf-wear. Scratches on back wrapper. Interior clean. Very Good Plus. ISBN: 9780912114361. "In mid-eighteenth-century France, elaborately mounted Asian porcelains were the height of fashion. More Far Eastern porcelains with gilt bronze mounts were produced in the period between 1740 and 1760 than at any other point in European history, and Paris was the center of this phenomenon. Drawing on prints, books, and other objects, this catalog, published in connection with the exhibition on display at the Frick Collection from March 6 to September 9, 2007, explored the fascination with the exotic that lies at the heart of the rococo." |