1914 TRADE CATALOGUE OF CASTS FOR SCHOOLS
Book Description
Dated 1914 on pasted on label on the front cover, this is a very interesting and very scarce 52 page illustrated trade catalogue from the company founded by the Italian Sculpture Domenico Brucciani. The catalogue is a paperback format measuring 28cm tall, illustrating the company’s range of statues, friezes, sculptures, etc, for the use in Schools.
Domenico Brucciani (1815-80) emigrated to London from Lucca in Italy and founded a Gallery of Casts in Covent Garden. Replicating art was a profitable business at the time and his firm became very successful, providing casts of notable sculpture and architecture for the British Museum and the South Kensington Museum (now the V & A). It also supplied casts for schools of art, as listed in the present catalogue. Demand lessened in the early 20th century and the firm was taken over by the V & A in the 1920s.
Dealer Notes
The covers are marked and faded, white marks probably from plaster covered fingers, light creases within else contents in good condition
Author
Classical Greek Art, Statues, Friezes, Sculptures, etc
Date
1914
Binding
softcovers
Publisher
D. BRUCCIANI & CO., LTD. 254, 256, & 258, Goswell Road, London
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