- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Nov 10 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312282656
- ISBN-13: 978-0312282653
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 23.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #857,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Everyone knows the beauty and value of Tiffany glass lamps, vases and windows. But few know that the masterful pieces fron the Tiffany Studios would not have been possible without Arthur Nash, developer of the now-priceless Favrile glass, and his son Leslie, director of the Studio's division of glassmaking, pottery and enamel. Leslie's memoirs, along with notes and references, tell the unfiltered and refreshing story of the Studio's heyday, and substantially expand our knowledge, and his photos comprise the largest collection of here-to-fore unseen images of the studio's earliest pieces. This historical find is an event in the decorative arts world and will appeal to both collectors and museums and those who use e-bay and watch "Antiques Road Show."
About the Author
Nancy A. McClelland is the International Head of Christie's 20th C. Decorative Arts department and is also an occasional commentator on "Antiques Road Show."
Martin Eidelberg is a professor of art history at Rutgers and a widely acknowledged expert on Tiffany glass. He is the author of or contributor to numerous books on 20th Century Decorative Art.
Martin Eidelberg is a professor of art history at Rutgers and a widely acknowledged expert on Tiffany glass. He is the author of or contributor to numerous books on 20th Century Decorative Art.
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Arthur J. Nash's importance to Tiffany's glassmaking operations has been increasingly recognized in the last few decades, yet we have known curiously little about the man. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Arthur J. Nash's importance to Tiffany's glassmaking operations has been increasingly recognized in the last few decades, yet we have known curiously little about the man. Read the first page
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Nash Family Story: This book gives Tiffany worker's truth,
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This review is from: Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks (Hardcover)
An indispensable historical find for collectors and dealers. A Mint copy, heavily and beautifully illustrated in color and in black and white. Reproductions of images of early Tiffany pieces. Leslie Nash's father Arthur developed Favrile Glass; Leslie was the director of various Tiffany Furnace operations. So, much of this book is firsthand not only in the writing but in its images, too.The world-renowned beauty and value of Tiffany glass lamps, vases, and windows are legendary. Few people know that the masterful pieces from the Tiffany's firm would not have been possible without Arthur Nash, developer of the now-priceless Favrile glass, and his son Leslie, director of the Tiffany Furnace's divisions of glassmaking, pottery, and enamel. Leslie's notebook, along with annotations and references, provide an invaluable FIRSTHAND acccount of the studio's heyday while introducing the largest collection of heretofore unseen images of its earliest pieces. This historical find is a remarkable event in the decorative arts world and will appeal to both collectors and museums as well as those who use eBay and watch Antiques Road Show.
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Nash Family Story: This book gives Tiffany worker's truth,
By Michail Kyril - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks (Hardcover)
An indispensable historical find for collectors and dealers. A Mint copy, heavily and beautifully illustrated in color and in black and white. Reproductions of images of early Tiffany pieces. Leslie Nash's father Arthur developed Favrile Glass; Leslie was the director of various Tiffany Furnace operations. So, much of this book is firsthand not only in the writing but in its images, too.The world-renowned beauty and value of Tiffany glass lamps, vases, and windows are legendary. Few people know that the masterful pieces from the Tiffany's firm would not have been possible without Arthur Nash, developer of the now-priceless Favrile glass, and his son Leslie, director of the Tiffany Furnace's divisions of glassmaking, pottery, and enamel. Leslie's notebook, along with annotations and references, provide an invaluable firsthand account of the studio's heyday while introducing the largest collection of heretofore unseen images of its earliest pieces. This historical find is a remarkable event in the decorative arts world and will appeal to both collectors and museums as well as those who use eBay and watch Antiques Road Show.
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Nash Glass is great and should be more collected.,
By T. Dreiling - Published on Amazon.com
Although no one denies that Tiffany was the driving force around the creation of Tiffany glass he was neither a glass gaffer (blower) nor a chemist, it was the Nash's that turned his visions into reality. And as the years went by Tiffany began to lose interest and the designing and execution fell more and more to the Nash's and others in Tiffany's employ. Many of Tiffany's most iconic lamps, such as the drop dragonfly and the wisteria, were designed by someone else, who received no credit. It's a shame that no one collects the Nash glass made after Tiffany retired, (except me) it's every bit the equal of Tiffany, it was made in the same factory, with the same glass formulas by the same gaffers by the same factory managers, the Nash's. And the latter glass made at the Libbey Glass factory (which I also collect) is also great glass that is unjustly ignored. The Nash's, like many, deserve much more recognition than they have received. Yes, Tiffany owned the factory, but it was in no way a one-man operation as was Steuben run by Frederick Carder, who developed all the glass formulas and did all the designs use at Steuben.
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