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Oversized Hardcover. Condición: Good. The most complete history of garden ornament in America from 1740 to 1940 ever published. In chapters devoted to fountain pens, urns, sundials, fencing, and statues, the author presents a wealth of newly discovered information, tracing the development of American garden ornament from the austerity of the colonial period, through the complexities of the Victorian era, the grandeur of the Gilded Age, and on into the refined styles of the early 20th century. Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Illus, color/b&w. 256p.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm ISBN 9780810942035, 0810942038 OCLC 40674993 ; textured green boards, in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Introduction -- Fountains -- Statues -- Urns -- Furniture -- Sundials and armillary spheres -- Gates, fencing, and finials -- Other garden ornament: obelisks, plant stands, wellheads, and more -- Postscript -- Illustrated catalogue -- Appendix I: Manufacturers of garden ornament -- Appendix II: Maintenance, identification, and security of garden ornament -- Appendix III: Selected historic gardens of America ; In chapters devoted to fountains, urns, statues, sundials seating, fencing, and many other beautiful objects, Barbara Israel presents a wealth of newly discovered information on American gardens and their ornament, including the historical background for developments in landscape architecture, which influenced the design of individual pieces, houses, and plantations. ; Barbara Frelinghuysen Israel founded Barbara Israel Garden Antiques in 1985. More than 25 years and hundreds of exquisite objects later, Barbara is recognized as an authority on the subject. Barbara's first book, Antique Garden Ornament: Two Centuries of American Taste (1999) is the definitive work in the field. Barbara has served as a consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on their collection of nineteenth-century cast iron, and has sold pieces to the Winterthur Museum, the Smithsonian Institution and the Baltimore Museum of Art, as well as to many important private clients. As an active board member of Historic Hudson Valley, Barbara is helping to preserve landmark properties and their antique garden ornaments. She has appeared on television programs and webcasts including Good Morning America, Sunday Morning Today, Antiques Roadshow FYI and, most recently, on MSN's Collect This! Barbara has also been featured in The New York Times, Elle Décor, House & Garden, Garden Design and The Baltimore Sun. She continues to lecture extensively on all aspects of garden ornament.; Michael Hales is a British-born photographer and artist known for his atmospheric shots of interiors, gardens, and natural worlds, often published in magazines like Country Living, The English Garden, and Period Living. Studied at the London College of Printing, with a global upbringing in England, Pakistan, and Nigeria. His work has taken him to China seed collecting with Frank Cabot, founder of the Garden Conservancy. Working with Audrey Hepburn at Giverney, France, to the roof of the palace buildings in Delhi, photographing the home of Sidney Potier in Hollywood and the Rose Garden at the White House. He is a licensed Minister with Global Awakening Apostolic Network and lives in Bristol, England, with his wife, Christine Simoneau Hales, an artist and Icongrapher. ; FINE/FINE. Book.