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33%OFFDouglas Congdon-Martin - Figurative Cast Iron - 9780887406225 - V9780887406225
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Figurative Cast Iron

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Description for Figurative Cast Iron Paperback. This will give insight into the creativity of designers of cast iron which allowed mundane objects of life to become interesting works of art and fancy. From doorstops to doorknockers, still banks to lawn sprinklers, bottle openers to bookends, their functionality was hidden in the forms of animals, flowers, buildings, people, and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, 930 color photos. BIC Classification: WCP; WCR; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 944.
From the bronze age to the present, molten metal has been poured into molds to create an infinite variety of forms and to serve a variety of functions. This marriage of form and function is what has made figurative cast iron so popular among collectors. This beautiful new book will give the reader insight into the creativity of the designers of cast iron which allowed the mundane objects of life to become interesting works of art and fancy. From doorstops to doorknockers, still banks to lawn sprinklers, bottle openers to bookends, their functionally was hidden in the forms of animals, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887406225
SKU
V9780887406225
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Douglas Congdon-Martin
Douglas Congdon-Martin resides in West Chester, Pennsylvania. This is his eleventh book, with others including The Collectible Maxfield Parrish, Baseball Treasures, Tobacco Tins: A Collector's Guide, America for Sale: A Collector's Guide to Antique Advertising, and Country Store Antiques.

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