Using specific examples of masterpiece quality furniture, lighting, silver, porcelain, and glass made in America or for an American clientele between 1810 and 1840, this book examines issues of rarity, attribution, condition, and conservation in a new, unique, and straightforward manner.
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...drop-dead furniture... and decorative objects...contains enough treasures to serve as a textbook of the era. -- Grace Glueck, New York Times, Jan.11, 2001
...examines the emergence of the neoclassical style in the United States... -- Current & Coming, The Magazine Antiques, December 2001
...examines the emergence of the neoclassical style in the United States... -- Current & Coming, The Magazine Antiques, December 2001
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Of the Newest Fashion has been written by father-daughter team, Stuart P. Feld, one of the leading authorities on Neo-Classicism in the United States, and Elizabeth Feld, who has developed considerable expertise in the English and Continental sources for Neo-Classicism in America. Of the Newest Fashion is Ms. Feld's first publication for Hirschl & Adler. Mr. Feld, formerly Associate Curator in charge of the Department of American Paintings and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a longtime collector and specialist in the field of American Neo-Classical decorative arts and has now been a partner at Hirschl & Adler Galleries for 34 years.
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