Instant Expert: Collecting Art Deco (Instant Expert (Random House)) [Paperback]

Tony Fusco (Author)

Book Description

Series: Instant Expert (Random House) | Publication Date: May 11, 2004

Learn to think, act, and talk like an expert!

• What names are given to the three phases of the Art Deco style?

• Who is Norman Bel Geddes?

• What is an 'ebeniste'?

• What water images are considered Art Deco design icons?

This is a one-of-a-kind reference on Art Deco furniture, sculpture, metalware, prints and graphics, glass, ceramics, and industrial design. Includes a 'fakes alert', plus listings of Art Deco dealers, International Art Deco Societies, museums, shows, and auction houses.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: House of Collectibles (May 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375720421
• ISBN-13: 978-0375720420
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,138,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Expert advice: Collecting Art Deco, June 7, 2004

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This review is from: Instant Expert: Collecting Art Deco (Instant Expert (Random House)) (Paperback)

Collecting Art Deco is a great, accessible, and useful guide to collectibles and decorative art from the Art Deco period, appropriate for any level of collector. It contains a multitude of resources within the field of collecting, as well as a complete guide to what to collect and how to identify Art Deco. Collectors will find complete in-depth information, simplified in one book that is user-friendly and compact. Collecting Art Deco covers furniture, sculpture, metalware, prints and graphics - all different types of collectibles and decorative art that fall under the category of Art Deco.

The book is divided into easy-to-use chapters, with helpful sections on recognizing Art Deco, understanding today's market, identifying fakes, and understanding a collectible's value. There are chapters that focus on furnishings, sculpture, glass, prints, industrial design and more, with lots of black and white pictures throughout the book. In the back, there are invaluable resources such as a directory of art deco dealers, art deco societies, a bibliography and the Instant Expert Quiz, which tests how much you have learned from the book.

All in all, if you are looking for introductory information about Art Deco that is in-depth and comprehensive, look no further than Collecting Art Deco; as the tagline says, it will help you to "Think like an Expert."