Director's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Note to the Reader; Pierre Gouthiere: A Gilded Legend by Charlotte Vignon; The Life and Work of Pierre Gouthiere by Christian Baulez; Gouthiere's Network of Architects and Designers by Anne Forray-Carlier; Gouthiere's Network of Craftsmen by Christian Baulez; "Twenty Fingers on Each Hand": Pierre Gouthiere's Chasing and Gilding Techniques by Joseph Godla; Gouthiere's Legacy: Nineteenth-Century Collectors in Britain by Helen Jacobsen; Catalogue Raisonne: Silver Gilt; Vases, Incense Burners, Ewers, and Pots-Pourris; Clocks; Light Fixtures; Firedogs; Architectural Elements; Chimneypieces; Tables; Furniture Mounts; Columns and Pedestals; Catalogue Notes; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Photography Credits; Index.
Charlotte Vignon is Curator of Decorative Arts at the Frick Collection, New York. Christian Baulez is an historian of French 18th- century decorative arts and architecture and former Chief Curator at the Musee de Versailles. Anne Forray-Carlier is Curator of 17th- and 18th-Century Decorative Arts at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris. Joseph Godla is Chief Conservator at the FrickCollection, New York. Helen Jacobsen is Chief Curator at the Wallace Collection, London. Luisa Penalva is Curator of Gold, Silver, and Jewellery Collections at the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon. Anna Saratowicz-Dudynska is Curator of Silverand Bronze at the Royal Castle, Warsaw. Emmanuel Sarmeo is an independent scholar.
"An essay by Baulez, brought up-to-date with new discoveries and
insights and translated into English, constitutes the core of the
splendidly produced publication"--Reinier Baarsen, The Burlington
Magazine "The dazzling accompanying book, by Vignon and former
chief curator at the Muse´e de Versailles Christian Baulez, is the
first English monograph on Gouthière, and includes the first
catalogue raisonne´ of his work compiled since 1912"--Barrymore
Laurence Scherer, The Magazine Antiques "Publiés in extenso, ils
offrent une mine d'informations hors pair. Magnifiquement édité, ce
livre est donc appelé à devenir un usuel pour tous ceux qui
s'intéressent à Gouthière et au bronze doré"--Hervé Grandsart,
Connaissance des Arts
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