NEOCLASSICISM IN THE NORTH - SWEDISH FURNITURE AND INTERIORS 1770-1850.

Author: Groth, Håkan. Photography by Fritz von der Schulenburg
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 1990
No. of pages: 224
Illustrations: 204 Color Illustrations. 184 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11”x 9”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 500281068
Biblio/Bio: Bios. Index. Bibl.
Code: 0016

Price: $65.00

From royal salons with exquisite Pompeian ornament to modest spatter-painted Biedermeier halls, this book opens the doors on an astonishing sequence of interiors which will come as a revelation to all but a few fortunate travelers. This publication traces the evolution of the Neoclassical style in Sweden, placing it in its wider European context, and explores each of the 20 houses and apartments and their history. Treasure houses of superb craftsmanship, a stimulus to contemporary decorators.