Product Description: The almost three hundred portraits that once composed the New York Chamber of Commerce's renowned collection capture the giants of American business with aesthetic and symbolic power. The images of civic leaders and entrepreneurs, carefully assembled over two hundred years, tell the story of American industry as shaped and reflected in the life of a major institution...read more

Product Description: This is the first comprehensive survey of the New York Historical Society's superb collection of early American silver. It features the full range of silver works, from masterpieces like the 1772 salver by New York City silversmith Lewis Fueter, to the teapot made by Albany silversmith Kiliaen Van Rensselaer in 1695—one of the earliest teapots made in New York...read more

Product Description: Among the rarest forms of classical revival furniture are those that used the sella curulis, or folding stool, as a prototype for chairs, sofas , settees. This gem of a publication accompanied an exhibition exploring the sources of inspiration for these uncommon objects, made primarily by New York craftsmen...read more

Product Description: Myer Myers, a Jewish silversmith in colonial America, created outstanding works for leading members of the New York elite, and the objects made in his workshop have long been regarded as among the most important American statements of the Rococo style...read more

Product Description: Book by Barquist, David L.