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  • Art Deco Paintings & Prints

    by Gail Ellis ...
    IntroductionArt Deco derived from France in 1908 to 1939. The trend took off in the 1920’s and quickly flourished throughout many parts of the world. The Great Depression resulted in the style to tail off as people were looking for something new. The style began to wane further with the onset of the Second World War as people cared less for luxury and glamour as they had more important things to ... Read more

    $4.76 CAD

  • The Eastern Carpet and its Effect on the West

    by Gail Ellis ...
    The East played an important in demand for carpets in the western world. A demand that has over centuries has shaped and moulded the production of carpets including the methods, design, style and size of our carpets. This eBook gives a glimpse into the eastern carpet and its effect on the western world.Eastern carpet production and trading networks to the west played an important role creating ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • Understanding the Works of L S Lowry

    by Gail Ellis ...
    IntroductionThis eBook aims to help you understand the works of the great northern artist Laurence Stephen Lowry. This world renowned artist was famous for painting his match stalk men and dogs. These child-like paintings made Lowry a household name. But what made him paint what he did at the time and what made him change from painting such crowded scenes to landscapes were there was no people at ... Read more

    $6.44 CAD

  • Stolen Masterpieces, Museum Security, Thieves, Detection & Penal Systems

    by Gail Ellis ...
    IntroductionStealing paintings from museums is not a new phenomenon. The practice has gone on for centuries but various factors saw a rise in art theft during the last century. The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 raised many issues of museum security and sentencing issues. The outbreak of war saw the looting of hundreds of thousands of paintings which today still raise many controversial questions ... Read more

    $2.75 CAD

  • Why Thomas Holloway Chose Those Specific 77 Paintings For His College

    by Gail Ellis ...
    Thomas Holloway purchased 77 paintings for his College. He had the auction catalogue at his home and had time to read and study the paintings which his brother-in-law George Martin had bid and won on his behalf at Christie’s auction house. Holloway didn’t just choose these 77 paintings because the artists were renowned and had exhibited at the Royal Academy and other influential art establishments ... Read more

    $6.44 CAD

  • Understanding the Works of Beryl Cook with Price Guide

    by Gail Ellis ...
    Beryl Cook 1926 – 2008) has become one of the most iconic female British artists of the 20th Century. This eBook helps you to identify her works and gives a guide as to some of their values. You will a better understanding of her works and recognise signs that are typical of a Beryl Cook artwork. ... Read more

    $5.52 CAD

  • Price Guide Agatha Christie Books

    by Gail Ellis ...
    Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976) is one of the greatest crime novelists of our time with sales of her books reaching over four billion copies worldwide. Although Christie had written romance novels, short stories and screenplays this eBook concentrates only on her crime writings. It consists of the books that she herself had written up to the time of her death.This price guide gives brief information ... Read more

    $5.52 CAD

  • Frederic Leighton Works & Influences

    by Gail Ellis ...
    A selection of some of the works of Sir Frederic Leighton and the inspiration behind those works. ... Read more

    $5.52 CAD

  • Antique Chairs Made in the North West of England

    by Gail Ellis ...
    IntroductionFurniture maker in Lancashire and Cheshire created some of the most functional furniture suited to the country house within their communities. Lancashire included some of the following places during the late 18th and 19th centuries; Lancaster, Blackburn, Accrington, Preston, Oldham, Rochdale, Darwen, Chorley, Colne, Nelson, Liverpool, Wigan and Blackpool. These were not big country ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • Price Guide: Marc Chagall Original Illustrations Found in Books

    by Gail Ellis ...
    Marc Chagall born Moishe Segal (1887 – 1985) is one of the most famous of Russian Artists of our time. Born in Vitebsk this remarkable artist became a skilled painter, lithographer, designer and etcher. His artworks sell for millions and his book illustrations are in such high demand as most people cannot afford his artworks that prices have dramatically rose in recent years. This eBook gives the ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • Original Illustrations in Antiquarian Books with Recent Prices

    by Gail Ellis ...
    IntroductionCollecting rare illustrated books can be extremely profitable as well as enjoyable. This eBook will help you in your search by revealing what gives a book its value. It gives examples of rare books and discusses the reasons why they are valuable along with the prices that they obtained at auction along with the auction house and the date of the sale.There are many illustrative books on ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • British Ceramics: The Importance and Influence of the Meissen Factory on Figure Production in England in the Mid-18th Century

    by Gail Ellis ...
    Meissen had an enormous influence on English figure production which is still prevails to this day. English factories imitated Meissen and other pieces that copied Meissen figurines. Meissen has reigned supreme and their figures command vast sums at auction houses today. Those who imitated have worldwide collectors and pieces fetch decent sums of money at auction despite professional or amateur ... Read more

    $4.83 CAD