The Tastemakers: British Dealers and the Anglo-Gallic Interior, 1785-1865
By Diana Davis
Hardcover
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By Diana Davis
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An examination of the development, role, and influence of the British decorative art dealers who invented an Anglo-Gallic style for elite interiors.
In this volume, Diana Davis demonstrates how London dealers invented a new and visually splendid decorative style that combined the contrasting tastes of two nations. Departing from the conventional narrative that depicts dealers as purveyors of antiquarianism, Davis repositions them as innovators who were key to transforming old art objects f...
In this volume, Diana Davis demonstrates how London dealers invented a new and visually splendid decorative style that combined the contrasting tastes of two nations. Departing from the conventional narrative that depicts dealers as purveyors of antiquarianism, Davis repositions them as innovators who were key to transforming old art objects f...


