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Book SynopsisThe partnership of Philip Rundell and John Bridge began in London toward the end of the eighteenth century and went on to become the greatest firm of goldsmiths, jewelers and medalists of the age. Its stable of distinguished artists, headed by the sculptor John Flaxman, was the driving force in the adoption of a new imperial style
Trade Review'[M]uch-needed ...'--Silver Studies; '[W]onderfully illustrated, with well written and thought out essays by leading scholars; it brings our knowledge of these royal goldsmiths up to date.'--Spencer Marks
Table of ContentsForeword His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction Philippa Glanville; The Business of Luxury; At the Sign of the Golden Salmon; 'The First of Its Kind in the Empire'; A Patriotic Age: Rundell's and Their Gold Box Suppliers (by Charles Truman); '... the most splendid collection of jewels ... in Europe ...'; 'A Manufactory on a large and liberal plan': The Lure of Egypt (by David Watkin); 'Ten thousand ounces of sterling silver monthly'; Our 'greatest patron & best friend': George IV and Jewellery (by Diana Scarisbrick); George IV and the Grand Service (by Matthew Winterbottom); The Great Accumulator; An Imperial Style; Naturalism and Exoticism; The Final Years; Bibliography; Index
