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Article: Raising the bar: the first volume of the Getty Museum's sumptuous catalogue of its French furniture sets new standards of information and analysis.(French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes, Baroque and Regence: Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)(Book review)
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- September 1, 2008
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French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes, Baroque and Regence: Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection
GILLIAN WILSON, ET AL.
J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, $125
ISBN 97880892368747
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This catalogue, the first of three volumes on the ancien regime decorative arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum, is a magnificent contribution to the growing family of catalogues on French decorative arts in America. The Getty's French decorative arts form one of the finest parts of the museum's collection, and the baroque and regence collection includes particularly spectacular pieces. Its backbone is the ...