{"product_id":"pierre-gouthire-virtuoso-gilder-at-the-french-court-9781907804618","title":"Pierre Gouthire: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court","description":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Gouthire: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court celebrates the life of Pierre Gouthire (1732-1813)  considered to be one of the best Parisian bronze chasers and gilders of the eighteenth-century. Gouthire became gilder to Louis XV in 1767  and is credited with inventing a new type of gilding that left a matte finishdorure au matone of the hallmarks of his work. Although incredibly successful in his day  Gouthire died in relative obscurity and poverty; unlike some of his contemporaries his works never regained popularity after the French Revolution. The inclusion of detailed entries and plates of forty-nine works positively attributed to Gouthire  five essays by leading experts that examine Gouthires life  career  clientele  and gilding techniques  as well as examples of his work from American  Polish  Portuguese  French  and British collections  ensure that this beautiful volume is an invaluable new resource on Gouthire. The only other volume on this master was published in 1912  and is now long out of print.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665849507893,"sku":"ByrdShop_1907804617","price":51.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781907804618.jpg?v=1782410205","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/pierre-gouthire-virtuoso-gilder-at-the-french-court-9781907804618","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}