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Circa: 2001
Manufacturer: Arnoldsche
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. OUR NOTES:Commedia Dell’arte: Carnival of Comedy Players: - Exquisite Ceramics from the World’s Museums. This is a boxed three volume set. The research & reference work titled “Demmedia Dell’Arte” is an especially large volume, 333 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. The subject matter is a very thorough treatment of antique porcelain Carnival figurines made by some of the finest “porzellan manufactories” on the European continent. Jugglers, Acrobats, Costumed Ladies & Gentlemen, masked figures, children in costume and many other unusual figures are shown. There are hundreds of porcelain figurines, shown in color photos, most of which are carefully annotated with as to maker, tradestamp markings, measurements, date of production, etc.
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| For those who collect, appraise, buy or sell in this field, the information is invaluable; I doubt whether there is another reference comparable to this. The central volume is written in German, but the boxed set also includes a smaller supplemental volume, which is the English translation of the German text. The other supplement contains black & white engravings of Carnival figurines from earlier centuries and smaller views of what appear to be important paintings or sketches of notable society figures in costume from Carnivals of these earlier periods. Some of the manufactories noted within this work include: Meissen Ansbach Commedia Dell’Arte & Berlin Porcelain Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory Hochst Porcelain Ludwigsbury Porcelain Manufactory Severs Zurich Porcelain Factory Faience Manufactories … and more. --- John Kincaid, Collector Bookstore PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION: This lot includes three books in a slipcase set: Commedia Dell'Arte: Fest der Komodianten - 334 pages, hardcover - written in GermanCommedia Dell'Arte: Carnival of Comedy Players - 88 pages, softcover - English translation of Fest der KomodiantenCommedia Dell'Arte: Stichfolgen - 24 pages, softcoverFrom the 16th century until well into the 18th century, the commedia dellarte, a popular Italian type of improvised comic theatricals, cast its spell on a large and diverse audience. Here an exuberant joy of living was reflected in a portrayal of all aspects of life exaggerated with pomposity and humour. No medium was better suited than precious porcelain to immortalise the vivacious performance of the comedians on the stage, let alone surpass their exaltation: No other subject produced a similar symbiotic relationship between the downright expressionist sculptures executed by the porcelain modellers and their heightening with brilliant colours by the porcelain painters in their astounding depiction of the costumes. Still today, these luxurious creatures enthral the observer with the splendour of the Baroque, with that particular "joie de vivre" of a grand poque. Delighted, we enter a bygone world where to enjoy life was the highest good. The present publication is the first comprehensive survey of the commedia dellarte as a subject of the ceramic arts. Almost 400 objects from more than 45 European manufactories cover the period from the 18th to the 20th century. Commedia dellarte figurines were every workshops the most highly prized items. The colourful scenes from the commedia dellarte produce an entrancing vibrancy in the nea |
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