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1 lingua: inglese Legat. edit. in tela con sovrac. illustrata, cm 28x22, pag. 350, con circa 250 illustraz. a colori e 150 in b / n - A cura di William P. Hood Jr., Roslyn Berlin e Edward Wawrynek - Posate d'argento Tiffany, quando il pranzo diventa arte - This definitive book relates the history of the silver flatware made by others and retailed by Tiffany 1845 - c.1876 as well as that designed and made in - house 1869 - 1905. The story is woven into the broader fabric of the history of flatware in general and that of dining and food. The development and proliferation of many different flatware pieces types in America are analyzed and compared with the same in England, France and Germany. Based on research in the Tiffany Archives and elsewhere, this volume discusses and illustrates 23 Tiffany - made full - line patterns (plus variations) numerous not - full - line patterns and ten custom patterns. - Perfetto stato.