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Product Identifiers
PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10088740622X
ISBN-139780887406225
eBay Product ID (ePID)7038723310
Product Key Features
Book TitleFigurative Cast Iron : a Collector's Guide
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Silver, Gold & Other Metals, Decorative Arts
Publication Year1997
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Art, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorDouglas Congdon-Martin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight33 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN94-065628
Dewey Edition20
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal739.4/075
SynopsisFrom the bronze age to the present, molten metal has been poured into molds to create an infinite variety of forms and to serve a variety of functions. This marriage of form and function is what has made figurative cast iron so popular among collectors. This beautiful new book will give the reader insight into the creativity of the designers of cast iron which allowed the mundane objects of life to become interesting works of art and fancy. From doorstops to doorknockers, still banks to lawn sprinklers, bottle openers to bookends, their functionally was hidden in the forms of animals, flowers, buildings, people, and more. Figurative Cast Iron: A Collector's Guide documents this practical art with over 900 beautiful full-color photographs. A price guide will help make this book useful as well as pleasurable., From the bronze age to the present, molten metal has been poured into molds to create an infinite variety of forms and to serve a variety of functions. This marriage of form and function is what has made figurative cast iron so popular among collectors. This beautiful new book will give the reader insight into the creativity of the designers of cast iron which allowed the mundane objects of life to become interesting works of art and fancy. From doorstops to doorknockers, still banks to lawn sprinklers, bottle openers to bookends, their functionally was hidden in the forms of animals, flowers, buildings, people, and more.Figurative Cast Iron: A Collector's Guide documents this practical art with over 900 beautiful full-color photographs. A price guide will help make this book useful as well as pleasurable., This will give insight into the creativity of designers of cast iron which allowed mundane objects of life to become interesting works of art and fancy. From doorstops to doorknockers, still banks to lawn sprinklers, bottle openers to bookends, their functionality was hidden in the forms of animals, flowers, buildings, people, and more.
LC Classification NumberNK8204.C65 1994
