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Books on Imperial Russian Antiques
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Sotheby's Auction Catalog, London, Sept. 2007. The auction that never was! The entire collection of Imperial Russian antiques & Soviet art sold to a Russian oligarch prior to the auction.
Maker Marks of Russian Porcelain, 1744-1917, RR
Musina et al, Moscow, Znanie Publishing House, 1995. In
four languages: Russian, English, German and French. This
reference guide can be easily used by almost any collector
around the world!
Russian Gold and Silverwork from the 15th to 20th
Century
by Postnikova-Loseva et al, C. 1995, Moscow. Russian
text. Complete list of gold and silver hallmarks, cross
referenced to date of manufacture with nearly 6,500
Imperial Russian hallmarks shown, identified, and dated. A
SUPERB and invaluable reference!
Fedoskino, Nikolai Malakhov, C. 1990, Moscow.
Beautifully illustrated catalog encompassing best examples of Fedoskino lacquer boxes from the early XIX C. through the late Soviet era. In Russian and English, hard cover with slip case. A scarce Soviet period publication in near mint condition.
Russian Enamel, Mid XIX through XX C. Andrei Gilodo, C. 1996, Moscow. Russian Decorative Metalwork series. English and Russian text, 194 pp. Photos of 119 items from the collection of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Folk Art in Moscow from old masters to modernists of the 1990s.
The Magical World of Porcelain, Russian, East Asian, Western European, collection of National Museum of Tatarstan. Rare out-of-print 2003 edition, Russian & English text.
Ode to Joy, Immense Photo Album of Russian & Soviet Porcelain in Yuri Traisman Collection, 2008. In Outstanding Condition
Russian Faience and Porcelain, the Kuznetsovs Empire and Konakovo, 2010 Edition. Exceptionally Rare, Only 1,000 Copies Printed. in Excellent Condition.
Old Russian Faience, by E. Bubnova, 1973, Moscow, Russian & English Text. In Excellent Condition.
Album Russian Porcelain, mid-XVIII C. to 1980s, rare out-of-print 1993 edition. VG condition.
Porcelain of Private Factories in St Petersburg, the
Russian Museum (Collection), by Yelena Ivanova and Irina
Petrova. Large 13" x 9.5" format, fine quality coffee-table
book printed in Italy in 2008. Hardcover with dust jacket,
richly illustrated with color photographs. Outstanding catalog
of finest works by two of Russia's foremost porcelain
manufacturers: Batenin and Kornilov Brothers. Includes 208
pages featuring hundreds of beautiful creations of these
firms' work masters. Includes brief history of both firms.
Single copy available in excellent, like new condition.
Russian Porcelain. The Art of the First Russian Porcelain
Works by A. K. Lansere. This very scarce 1968 Soviet
publication is about the Imperial Porcelain Manufacturer, the
premier Russian porcelain maker founded in 1744 which later
became the famous LFZ Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. A deluxe
coffee table format hard cover with dust jacket, 272 pp.
Russian, English, German and French text (the captions under
the photos are in Russian but they are fully translated in
three languages in the index). Written by Alla Lansere, one of
the most notable LFZ artists. In excellent condition.
Birthplace of Russian Porcelain book, by L. Nikiforova, 1979. Russian text, in good condition.
State Porcelain Factory, 1904 - 1944, T.N. Nosovich,
I.P. Popova, C. 2005, St. Petersburg. Massive Russian-language
752-page hardcover, 11 ¾ "x 8 ½ "x 2" format. This monumental
work encompasses 40 years of history of the premier Russian
porcelain maker that is currently known as LFZ. The book
contains staggering amount of information and photos, by far
the best book available on the subject. Single copy in stock.
Set of 16 color plates State Armory Museum of the Moscow Kremlin, Russian & English text, dated 1977. Excellent condition.
Lomonosov Porcelain Manufacture, St Petersburg, 1744-1994
, by Galina Agarkova and Nataliya Petrova.
Large 12"x9.5" format, English-language edition from 1994,
published in Switzerland. Hardcover with dust jacket, richly
illustrated with high quality color photographs. A fine
history and reference guide to this famous Russian porcelain
manufacturer. The book has 249 pages featuring hundreds of
this firm's splendid creations. Text includes a history of the
firm, as well as thumbnail biographies of the artists and
designers that supplied its distinctive creative artistry.
Single copy available, in excellent condition.
Icons and Works of Folk Art of XV- early XX Centuries in
Private Collections. A superb quality catalog of Russian
orthodox icons and objects of folk art which were exhibited in
Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior in 2011-12. Large
format hard cover with Russian text. The book includes not
only large photos but also detailed description of every item.
Set of 18 Samovar Color Plates, Imperial Russian and Soviet Era Tula Samovars, dated 1991.