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The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 32 (1997)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 32

"A Noble Imposture: The Fonthill Ewer and Early-Nineteenth-Century Fakery":The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 32 (1997)

Stone, Richard E.

1997

32 pages

This title is out of print.

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Richard Shone

Richard E. Stone

Met Art in Publication

Ewer, Ferdinand Eusebio Miseroni Italian, Smoky rock crystal, enamel, gold, diamonds, Bohemian, Prague with French, Paris mounts — Ewer
Ferdinand Eusebio Miseroni
ca. 1680 and early 19th century

Cruet frame (one of a pair)

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot

ca. 1817

Cruet frame (one of a pair), Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot French, Silver gilt, glass, French, Paris — Cruet frame (one of a pair)
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
ca. 1817

Tureen, Charles Percier French, Silver gilt, French, Paris — Tureen
Multiple artists/makers
1794–1814

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