The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710-50
Published by GILES in association with The Frick Collection, New York
Publish Date — June 2008 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 800 pages, 279 x 229mm (9 x 11 in.), portrait
Illustrations — 1,060 colour and 15 b&w illustrations, including 1 colour map
Hardback price — UK£140.00 / US$275.00
ISBN — 1-904832-44-X
ISBN — 978-1-904832-44-7
Book Details (pdf) — Arnold_Collection_AI.pdf
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Press Release — Unique collection of Meissen porcelain on view
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“This is altogether a magnificent contribution to Meissen studies and the wider field of German art and collecting in the 20th century” Howard Coutts, The Art Newspaper
An invaluable source of reference for dealers, scholars and collectors
Features colour illustrations of more than 400 pieces of Meissen porcelain, the majority dating from the innovative early period of the royal factory, 1710-1740
About the Book
The Arnhold porcelain collection is the most important of the great pre-war Meissen collections to have survived intact, remaining with the descendants of the original collectors Heinrich and Lisa Arnhold. Most of the pieces date from the first decades of the royal factory established by August II, elector of Saxony and king of Poland, in 1710, featuring a broad range of early works, much of it experimental. Brought to America in the 1940's ahead of the family's move from Dresden, Henry Arnhold has continued to expand its depth and range, resulting in a rich and personal collection.
Published to accompany a major exhibition at The Frick Collection in 2008, this volume contains essays by Sebastian Kuhn and Heike Biedermann, and is introduced by Henry's Arnhold's personal recollection of his family as collectors and art patrons in Dresden and of how the porcelain collection was created.
